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re: What to do about mother's cat.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:34 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:34 pm to prplhze2000
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:36 pm to Rouge
I came here for the jokes and now I'm leaving empty handed and disappointed.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:38 pm to prplhze2000
Did you see if the home will take him? Some homes like that have pets.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:01 pm to prplhze2000
I’ve had cats for over 50 years; I love them. I’m 68 now and have two cats that may outlive me. Thankfully, my son has agreed to take them when I pass, and they like him. If one of my cats was 17, missed me, and was behaving badly because of that, I would be okay with my son having it put down by a vet. I would not expect him to spend a lot of his hard earned money on the medical or behavioral issues of an older cat, either. I love my son, too, and I wouldn’t want him to be made miserable by an ancient cat that has lived a full life for that long.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:44 pm to prplhze2000
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would probably attack my much smaller cat .
Your smaller cat would eat its lunch, because your mothers cat is declawed.
I would for your mother, to find a way to make it work.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:48 pm to prplhze2000
Talk to the vet. They may be able to find a good placement with a foster who deals with senior cat care if you feel like you can’t manage.
If it’s healthy no reason to put it down.
If it’s healthy no reason to put it down.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:59 pm to prplhze2000
I can just imagine seeing you tell your mother that you chose to kill her cat because it was convenient for you at the moment.
Seriously, I would give the cat a chance to adapt to the new environment.
I say this mostly out of respect for your mother as I am really not a fan of most cats.
Seriously, I would give the cat a chance to adapt to the new environment.
I say this mostly out of respect for your mother as I am really not a fan of most cats.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:03 pm to El Segundo Guy
quote:Shooting your sick mother's cat because you don't want to deal with it while she is still alive is some psychotic behavior
.22 bullet to the back of its grape.
I don't know what the solution is but don't shoot your mom's cat
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:06 pm to prplhze2000
I think there is a resort Island over at Mississippi for cats. Can't recall the name.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:08 pm to auggie
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I think there is a resort Island over at Mississippi for cats. Can't recall the name.
Dog Island
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:10 pm to prplhze2000
Just tell her you dropped cat off at a farm upstate. Tons of room to run around, etc
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:14 pm to prplhze2000
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The number of current & future childless old women is climbing rapidly. This creates a huge opportunity. We should start offering life insurance for pets" - where people can pay us like $30/month and if they die before your cats) we give the cat a nice cat sanctuary to live out their days. Run ads with sad music on NPR or CNN to grow to a few MM's in recurring revenue, and then sell the company to private equity before we even actually have to do much cat-herding
Million dollar idea.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:16 pm to prplhze2000
Sell it to a blind kid.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:16 pm to prplhze2000
I presume she can't have a pet in the home?
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:24 pm to prplhze2000
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What to do about mother's cat.
Thought TulaneLSU’s mom might have had a yeast infection.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:24 pm to CrazyTigerFan
100% needs a cat specific vet to run diagnostics including SDMA, fgf -23, cystatin B, upc, and regular chem 27/cbc.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:25 pm to prplhze2000
Put it in a box and mail it to Schrodinger.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:26 pm to prplhze2000
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Her cat is 17 years old. and has been miserable for the several months she has been away. he is now peeing on things.
He is likely beginning renal failure. Both of cats had it, and the vet told me that all felines, if they live long enough, will eventually have renal failure.
I assume the end is near for that cat, but you may want to take him to the vet for sure. But if that's what it is, then it has a short life ahead anyway.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:26 pm to prplhze2000
Am I the only one that saw the title of this thread and assumed it was by TulaneLSU?
Edit - Down voters, at least notice the time stamp and realize that I was typing my post and then editing the auto corrects when the other TulaneLSU comment was made. LOL
Edit - Down voters, at least notice the time stamp and realize that I was typing my post and then editing the auto corrects when the other TulaneLSU comment was made. LOL
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:29 pm to prplhze2000
That peeing and biting behavior could be a sign it is sick - like drinking excessive water because it has diabetes or kidney disease. Can you take it to a vet and see about medical issues? Not sure where you live but there may be a foster situation that would take the cat if you would get it medically cleared for adoption. Many fosters cannot afford to do the vet bills and foster so offer them something. Be nice to the cat it was your moms for 17 years. If you cannot give it a home at least see if someone else can. And I have been through this my mom died on New Years Day this year and I was fully prepared to take her dog because it was the right thing to do. My niece took the her cranky outside cat and made him a indoor cat. The pheromone collars help a lot. Good luck
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