5 pets, out of work - need to save SOMEWHERE

gettingready

People supporting me on this thread - yes, of course those are biased opionions, biased by love for our pets and as you see I am not the only one.

For all I know I may have to sell all my stuff if I have to and will replace it when I get another job ( who knows, may get a new job next week) but I would never be able to replace my pets if they got rehomed.

It does not matter how long I had the cats for, the moment they entered my flat - they are part of the family and will be part of the family as long as they live, even if it means sharing a tin of sardines (tesco value) between all of us.

Sorry but rehoming any of my pets is not/will not EVER be an option.... thanks for posting anyway

harkin_c

Thankyou for replying in such a positive manner. Please keep rehoming as a plausible option if you can no longer care for each animal in the appropriate manner. Rehoming can be a very positiv experience.

gettingready

harkin_c wrote: »

Thankyou for replying in such a positive manner. Please keep rehoming as a plausible option if you can no longer care for each animal in the appropriate manner. Rehoming can be a very positiv experience.

I am sorry but you do not seem to understand so I repeat again -

NONE of my pets will be rehomed, ever.

Thank you

purplelil

actually i don't think rehoming is a positive experience for pets, unless the home they are in is one where they are unhappy or neglected in some way. PDSA for example exists to help people on benefits etc have pets so there must be a rationale behind this that all people should be entitled to have pets - not just the better off. A bit of lower quality food for a few months won't hurt an animal in the context of its whole life

rita-rabbit

harkin_c wrote: »

OK, I know this is completley against the grain and something may people will disagree with but I'm not sure you should be trying to deal with 5 pets without a job - animals are a massive commitment and if you do not currently have the resources to care for them it may be better to allow some of them to be rehomed. It seemd from your posts that you had only had the cats a matter of weeks before you made redundant - I'm sure you could have found homes fro them easily.

I know redundandcy is difficult having been through it myself and I know how close animals are to us all but 5 large pets with no income seems strange to me. You are relying on support from the government to feed the animals and that is not what it is for - there are plenty of underfed children in the UK who could use that money.

sorry for being so negative but all of the posts on this site are congratulating you on trying to support 5 animals wihtout any means of income and I think it is a a very biased opinion

I don't think this comment is very helpful - tbh the same rationale could be used for people with large families! What about the taxes the OP has paid over the years - I for one am happy responsible people to be given advice so they can manage to get over whatever hard times befall them!

gettingready

Thanks for posting... I won't even comment too much about the £800 per month tax I was paying - parts of which no doubt went to support some who never even thought of going out to work but still breed (themselves) and expect to be kept.....

My pets stay put, no matter what...

dizziblonde

gettingready wrote: »

My pets stay put, no matter what...

I'm with you on that one and the idiot who posted about the rehoming - the thread was about ways to cut back when things get lean WITHOUT jeopordizing the pets' quality of life (and most good pet owners would live on baked beans themselves so their pets could eat well if they had to). My guys are non-negotiable - if I had to go without myself so they could have - I'd do it in a heartbeat... I've also got a rescue dog that it's heartbreaking because you can see the past shadows of well-loved pet in there, and I'm pretty sure he got turfed out on the street because someone lost their job - and that's actually quite a heartbreaking thought when you look at him grinning from ear to ear and offering a paw to say hello. Not something I could ever do to an animal.

sarah*a

Can I just say in defence of rehoming - just because someone rehomes an animal it doesn't make them a bad owner - hopefully a sad owner but not a bad one

We had to rehome our little JR pup when my eldest furball got sick and couldn't cope with him and kept trying to attack him it totally broke my heart to let him go and thankfully he has gone to a wonderful lady not too far from us and we take our big girl out for walks with him about once a month.

We know he is incredibly happy and has bonded totally with his new mummy but deep down we still wish he was here with us! But for his own safety he had to be moved.

He is happier, our poorly boy is happier, we are .... well, not happier but an awful lot calmer

Oh - and Tix has NEVER attacked any other dog/cat/person/slipper etc before or since, he lives quite happily with our big girl and we never have any problems when we take him to stay with my parents who have a pack of 4 - he just couldn't get on with our JR

I know it's a different set of circumstances to yours gettingready, and I wouldn't rehome mine just because money was tight, but sometimes it's about what is best for the animal not the owner.

anyway ..... back to the thread, sorry for hi-jacking :o

SadBunny

gettingready wrote: »

I think life would be much easier if the boys' poo was normal - as it is it is almost impossible to scoop up as it sticks to single litter granules when they bury it and ends up all over the litter tray - over single granules so impossible to pick up.

I agree 100% with Kittylady: for indoor cats WB litter is THE best.
The runny poo spreads less and is easier to clean - wait 1/2 hour for it to harden.
I find there is little or no smell - helped by the fact that because it is so easy to clean, one does it more frequently - several times in a day if it's raining (He also goes outside) In an emergency, if a smelly poo has been left on top and you cannot stop to remove it, you can quickly cover it and the smell will be contained. I also do this because it will be far less unpleasant to deal with after it's been buried half an hour.
Sometimes I don't even realise the litter has been used, so that when I do clear it out I find more buried treasure than I expected - so it pays to dig around
There is no wastage - you only throw away the soiled litter which has clumped together. The rest is beautifully clean and not smelly - other than a slight smell of corn.
My cat is a demented stirrer, so I use World's Best EXTRA Strong - it is a little more expensive, BUT I find it goes even further and holds the clumps together. The fresh litter from the bag does have a more intense odour than the ordinary WB, but it lessens in the tray.
I think WB litter is easier and actually better value for money.

gettingready

SadBunny wrote: »

I agree 100% with Kittylady: for indoor cats WB litter is THE best.
The runny poo spreads less and is easier to clean - wait 1/2 hour for it to harden.

Can not wait - there is nothing to harden as the kats spread it all over the little granules while they try to bury it, that is the problem... It is not in one place, as they try to bury it, it ends up all over the little single granules sticking to them individually and that makes it impossible to scoop it up without having to throw away most of the litter.... sigh

BUT - their poo is actually getting a bit better now

Thanks for posting everyone ...