Wednesday, December 13, 2006

A Hard Decision

Our kitties have been having problems for about the last four months - they are showing signs of stress, and Roxy is having litter box issues (in that she sometimes uses our couch instead). The vets that we have talked to believe that these are behavioral issues in reaction to Carter’s presence in our household. After several trips to the vet, numerous conversations with the doctors in between visits, and many, many failed strategies (including lab tests, pills, pheromone sprays and air fresheners, prescription food and behavior tactics to name a few), we have come to the difficult decision that the kitties would be happier in a different home. It is particularly sad because Carter is just getting to the age where he is interested in the kitties (of course, that manifests itself in his wanting to pull hard on their ears and whiskers). We are beginning the search for a new, good home for Rudy and Roxy. Please let us know if you have any cat-loving friends who might enjoy two lively and sweet cats. We want to make sure that they get a good home.

3 comments:

ash said...

oh no! i'm so sorry. maybe you could help me convince park that 5 is a beautiful number, not to mention that we have no girls in our house! ash

Anonymous said...

Oh, that is too bad. I think Park and Ashley would make ther perfect parents. Are you sure you have to give up both of them? Rudy seemed to be adjusting pretty well. Miss Scarlett would not like it - she is having to deal with a Shih Tsu puppy at the moment ( MIss Prissy to go along with Mr. Rhett and Miss Scareltt (not my idea) )so sorry I can't take them. They wouldn't like the plane ride anyway. Mom in Idaho

K. Welbes said...

You are not alone. We had two cats in Peru, Zoe and Toro. We just had to put Toro down because he was so stressed out that he was using our house as a litter box, he attacked Riley, and he had terminal disease!! Now we are looking for home for Zoe, who is fabulous, but we cannot take her to Japan. It is the first time we have had to choose the kids over the kitties. It was heartbreaking at first, but it gets better every day.