How can people sell their pets?

Daisymac_2

Poppycat wrote: »

If only that was the case, sure it may deter some.

However you can get a cat/dog or other pets from charities like RSPCA and they do check if you are suitable without much costs. the only costs is injections for a cat/dog etc for a cat its £45 which isnt bad because it would easily costs you that private

I got this little chappy other day

Oh Poppycat, I am so pleased you have another furbaby, I have been thinking of you, was in tears reading your posts.

MrsE_2

Poppycat wrote: »

If only that was the case, sure it may deter some.

However you can get a cat/dog or other pets from charities like RSPCA and they do check if you are suitable without much costs. the only costs is injections for a cat/dog etc for a cat its £45 which isnt bad because it would easily costs you that private

I got this little chappy other day

Glad you've given a home to a cat that needs one. It won't replace your friend, but it will take away the empty spots about the house.

Barneysmom

I could no sooner sell my furbabby dogs than cut my own arm off!
That being said I have tried hard to find a new owner for my 2 fish, a plecosomus and a blue acara.
They have suddenly outgrown their aquarium and I can't afford a 4 foot set up. I tried giving them on freecycle first, but got a mild telling off from mods as you can't give pets away.
So I tried putting themon EBay for 99p, no joy.
But they are now too big and what can I do?

lv1109

Barneysmom wrote: »

I could no sooner sell my furbabby dogs than cut my own arm off!
That being said I have tried hard to find a new owner for my 2 fish, a plecosomus and a blue acara.
They have suddenly outgrown their aquarium and I can't afford a 4 foot set up. I tried giving them on freecycle first, but got a mild telling off from mods as you can't give pets away.
So I tried putting themon EBay for 99p, no joy.
But they are now too big and what can I do?

When I got rid of my fish tank I had a couple of plecs left and I just rang the local aquatics shop and asked if they would take them. They offered me some credit but I wasn't bothered as I was getting rid of the tank anyway! He ended up having that off me too!

Firefly

My sister's colleague got a lab puppy because a neighbour knew she was looking for a dog and called to tell her there was one locally who'd been left in the garden with a note saying something like "gone on holiday, pup no longer wanted, help yourself"! They'd left him in the garden and he was only 10 weeks old!

He's got a nice home now.

sazziecee

aww that poor lab!

I worked in a pet shop and lost count of the amount of "free to good home" adverts that were on the board, and I agree it just means that *some* people will take them on just cos they are free, there was a girl who used to come in every week to look, would adopt a pet and then 2 weeks later be putting it back on the board "free to a good home" cos she couldn't cope.

My cat has had 2 litters (accidental, she is meant to be a house cat but obviously didnt agree!) and when I rehomed the kittens the second time I charged £25, not because I wanted to make money on them, but because I didn't want her to keep getting pregnant and the spay was £90 at my local vets, so at least I had over half the cash there waiting.

Also... I have paid £100 before for a bengal cat who was an ex breeding queen who was 6. I do think in retrospect that it was a cheek of the woman to sell her as she has obviously already got her "moneys worth" out of her and should have been more concerned about finding a good home, Incidentally that cat had NEVER been allowed in the home, only the kittens were brought in to be socialised and so after about a month of hiding from us, even getting into the cavity wall to hide!! this cat escaped out of a window never to be seen again cos she just couldn't handle family life. I think the breeder was very irresponsible for not telling me the whole story.

I could never part with the 2 cats I have now and I hope they are with me a very long time

Perhaps it is a credit crunch thing? people can't afford to feed their pets and pay vets fees according to the paper so are getting rid of their pets, maybe they are trying to actually MAKE money on them at the same time, not that I agree with doing it!

Francesanne

Daisymac wrote: »

I also think it is wrong selling an older cat, but that is just becuase I know I would look after a cat whatever, but I can see why people charge for kittens like on the link you have posted, it costs a small fortune to raise kittens, we took in a rescue cat that was pregnant, she went on to have 5 healthy kittens (see my other post 'my baby kitten ruby'), but the money it cost was as follows:

Cost of initial Vet Check up when cat pregnant: £30
Cage for birth: £60
Food for Pregnant Mum (high protein etc) £10 a week for 9 weeks £90
Towels that got thrown away after birth £10
Food for nursing Mum £10 extra a Week for 9 weeks £90
Trip to vets and treatment for poorly Mum (mastitus) £190
Food for 5 x Kittens £10 per week £90
Cat Litter 2 bags a week at £4 a bag for 9 weeks, £72
Worming Tablets at 4 weeks £50
Worming Tablets at 8 Weeks £50
Worming Tablet for Mum Cat £12
Kitten Toys £5

Total £749

the list just goes on and on, I could add new sofa into that equation because the kittens have trashed mine, the curtains cant face many more 'climb ups' and the smashed vases etc are all now forgotten.

Saying that, wouldnt have traded them for the world, but belive me Mummy Cat has an appointment that she needs to keep with the vets very very soon this week !!

I'm just amazed at the amount of money you spent on one pregnant cat. Your vet must have been rubbing his hands in glee. £112.00 on worming tablets? Cage for birth £60.00 & towels £10.00?. We used carboard boxes filled with clean OLD towels. We've safely reared 5 litters of healthy kittens over the years and it didn't cost a fraction of what you spent on one litter.

DKLS

Barneysmom wrote: »

I could no sooner sell my furbabby dogs than cut my own arm off!
That being said I have tried hard to find a new owner for my 2 fish, a plecosomus and a blue acara.
They have suddenly outgrown their aquarium and I can't afford a 4 foot set up. I tried giving them on freecycle first, but got a mild telling off from mods as you can't give pets away.
So I tried putting themon EBay for 99p, no joy.
But they are now too big and what can I do?

Try here

Daisymac_2

Francesanne wrote: »

I'm just amazed at the amount of money you spent on one pregnant cat. Your vet must have been rubbing his hands in glee. £112.00 on worming tablets? Cage for birth £60.00 & towels £10.00?. We used carboard boxes filled with clean OLD towels. We've safely reared 5 litters of healthy kittens over the years and it didn't cost a fraction of what you spent on one litter.

The vet was really good, we were advised to get Drontal wormers by a breeder friend of mine and they cost £10 each, the cage was becuase we have other rescue cats and I didnt want them getting to the kittens if I was not in the house, we dont have any old towels because we moved recently and I only have sets that were new then. Dont get me wrong, I know that as long as kittens have love and warmth and good food they will be alright, I just went a bit OTT (think they were my baby subsitutes !)

Barneysmom

Thank you, I'll put it on that site, wish me luck!