Should I keep my cat or not?

Question

I've had my cat for over a year now. I inherited her from my parents because they were allergic. The cat is an outdoor cat and used to hunt everything while living at my parents house. Now she lives with me in a one bedroom apartment. To be honest with you, she's driving me crazy. She throws up a lot, meows a lot, goes through my trash all the time, and leaves hair everywhere. I will never feel clean as long as she's here. A part of me would feel very guilty giving her away to a stranger because you never know what type of people they could be. If I knew where she was going, meaning if I knew the people prior, I would have no problem, but nobody I know wants a cat. For all I know she may be unhappy in a one bedroom apartment and would like to leave. I just don't know. What should I do?

Answer 1

hey let's go one thing at a time:

1) throwing up:
your cat may be sick, cat's aren't suppose to throw up. take her to the vet so he could check her up and make sure she's healthy.

2) shedding up:
my cat has semi long hair and she also shed, this may have several reasons-
it's transition time cats tend to shed more in transition periods comb her at least once a week and vacuum your place every week.
she may not be getting all the vitamins she needs from her food, change her food(it may also help with the vomiting thing) my cat eats pro plan indoor, it's a high quality food. so is royal canin and science diet(diet also have special medical foods which she may need if your vet will say so)

3) Meowing:
Cats unlike dogs talk to their owners they meow. Your cat may be trying to tell you something, usually they meow when they want attention, try and pet her and play with her when she meow she may feel bored.
if you are willing to take the extra mile you can try and bring her a cat friend then she will have someone to play with and won't bother you much. However be sure you are willing to take on another cat not as a money issue cause there isn't any change in your money expanses between one cat to two cats.

4) The trash thing:
put on baby prove things it may help. If your trash is not inside cabinet then find a place to put it there or buy closed trashcans who don’t have feet push button at the bottom, and that comes with a lid. Also try and empty your trash everyday.

5) the never feel clean thing:
i advice you to take a deep breath and understand that all furry animal shed and make a mess. just an advice for when you will get marry and have kids who will want a dog/cat. Make sure your unclean feeling won’t grow into an obsession about always having to clean and stuff like that. It happens to the best of us.


Another thing i want to go to is your parent’s allergy:
i advice your parents to make sure their allergy is really for the cat(people who are allergic to cats are usually allergic to enzymes in their saliva and to anything else which can be solved by medication or alternative help(my best has three cats and she used to be allergic she want to Chinese acupuncture and toke alternative medication she also stopped drinking and eating milk and milk products it helped her and her allergy is hardly noticeable mow a days. If the cat didn’t live at home then there shouldn’t be any problem with your mom and dad but I don’t know your parents just saying from my own experience.

As for giving her up:
I’m imagining your cat is probably quite old, probably about five or more.
It’s very hard to find homes to older cats and with her outdoor history it may be harder. She may feel stressed from moving from you parents home to yours try and advice with a beaver specialist he may be able to help you with out giving her up.
She already went through enough stress in her life. And you can never know if the people who will adopt her will keep her they may kill her or give her away.
If you give your cat a lot of love and play with her she shouldn’t feel unhappy, I know more then enough cats that are part of an eating group of cats which are very friendly and will be very happy living at home, some of them are part of my own eating group.

Don’t give her up and don’t give up on her. Try all that I have advised you it should work if you will be willing to truly give a try. And will put money and time into it. The problems she may have won’t go away over night.

Answer 2

I think you should keep your cats inside. Does this mysterious cat has a collar? If so, try to catch it and look at it. Or just take a picture of it and post it on streets saying you found this cat. Go around your neighborhood and ask people if it is their cat. If it isnt then call your local humane society. They'll probably take it and keep it in a room and have a sign up about a found cat. Then that should relieve your problem. You can just choose one of these options or do all of them.

Answer 3

think about what would be best for the cat. how old is the cat if she is older it would probably be a lot of stress on her to have new people and a new place to get use to.

for the throwing up problem. I would suggest you take her to the vet make sure everything is alright with her. get some childproof locks on your cabinet doors so she can't get into your trash. as far as the shedding, how often do you brush her, try brushing her a couple of times a week. what kind of food do you feed her? if the first ingredient is sometime of corn, it isn't very good for her. get some quality food. I feed my cats natural choice complete care adult indoor formula dry food. also the throwing up could be she can't handle her food, though best to still get it checked out at the vet. as for the meowing, some breeds of cats do meow more than others. how much attention do you give her, she could just want some more attention.

Answer 4

You said she/he sheds alot. That could be why the vomiting. They make very good Hairball food. This is especially the time of year the the shedding is the worst. As for sure you keep it. No not if you don't have a good relationship with it. Some times it's just not meant to be. You might ask to put up a picture and info at a vet office. It's not full proof but if a person sees a notice while at the vet office they are more then likely someone who will care for your cat. Please don't keep her if you two can't get along you will both be miserable. Good Luck.

Answer 5

I have two cats at the moment and in year 2000 I had picked up 2 stray cats and kept them as my pet in my house.These 2 cat are their descendants.
Umm you've got a pet cat and its so habituated by ur parents lifestyle.Its creating a no adjustments scenario with you.Well the cat has been influenced to be a stray rather than a homely sitting pet.Do you know something,animals do understand human expression of verbal talks,when my cats messes with the place I just look angrily at the cat and point out the place to my pet and say no messing about kitty!!!You mite laugh off well its true,you got to tame it and make it ur friend and ur pet ,then and there will u find a solution to ur problem.U got to accept the cat as ur pet.take it as a challenge and tame it,make it obey ur orders and make it ur pet.Challenges are to be met and not avoided my friend,when I Can do it why can't U??!!!!

Answer 6

I believe that you should put up an advertisement to help get rid of your cat. Once you have found a new owner for your cat, ask to check out the new home for your cat. If the owner wants the cat that bad, they would be willing to let you check out their house. If you do not trust the person, do not give them the cat. Then you will have no need of feeling bad if you know the cat is in a good home.

Answer 7

Find a country home where the cat can be outdoors and indoors if it chooses. You also can ask for help from your local shelter. By asking them if they would be willing to find the cat a home rather than killing it. Usually shelters will screen people to see if they are the right family for the cat. There is one thing that I found out from my experience with any animal is that they usually pick the people they want to be with.

Answer 8

Once they've been outdoor cats, cats aren't going to be happy living inside without the freedom to come and go. And you're never going to be happy with her. Find a home for her and say goodbye. Don't feel guilty over it, all cats care about is that they have some human slaves, not who those slaves are.

Answer 9

If possible, find a gud family to give away the cat, if not keep the cat. the cat would b a gud companion for u. u can ask ur vet advice on ur cat throwing up. mostly its due to fur ball n laxapet can help. provide the cat with scratch board n cat toys for it to play with n a litter box for it to do its business. by these ways the cat may not really feel bored being at home.

Answer 10

If You Are Treating Your Cat Bad You Shouldnt Have One. Good Luck To Your Cat.