like i sed b4......i hav 7 cats.....i need 2 get rid of them FAST , as in......this week!!! but every place i go 2, is full!!!! + my moms pregnant and the urine/litterbox odor is bad enuff 2 scare ANY1 away!!! lolol please help me!!!! they are all good with dogs & other cats and GR8 with children!!! they all hav a great personality........
PS: i live in Avondale, AZ
PLEASE HLP ME!!!!!!
thx!!!
2006-11-06 13:57:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I vote with a few other posters, but for the record...I have ten (10) cats, from a couple of years old up to age 21. I have eight litter boxes. I use the scoopable litter (Tidy Cats) and I do the boxes twice a day. There is no odor in my house. Cheap litter, an insufficient number of boxes and infrequent cleaning are probably the reason you have an odor. If you get more responsible about cleaning the boxes and have enough boxes to go around, there will be no odor.
The cat box is no danger to a pregnant woman, as another poster stated. If you are old enough to post this, you are old enough to do the litter cleaning duty. If you just don't want the cats, then I would suggest surrendering them to your local SPCA or Humane Society. Neither of these agencies will refuse a cat because that someone is determined to surrender.
2006-11-06 14:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay,first of all, "don't take them to Animal Care and Control, they more than likely will be euthanized. Find your nearest shelter
the ones who do not euthanize them right away, and tell them you found these cats in a box about 2 blocks away from their shelter. This way they can't charge you a fee for them being yours. Also, the most "humane" thing you could do, would be to volunteer a couple of weekends or whatever time you can spare, and help out at their shelter, okay? And when you go to volunteer, bring in a bag of cat or dog food, they can always use it. Are you okay with that? Either way, good luck.
P.S. I am a retired animal Care and Control Officer from Pinal Co. Arizona. I don't live there now though, but wish I did.
2006-11-06 14:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by Republican!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didnt see your last question but urine in the litter box is not dangerous for pregnant women - its the feces.. and only then if the cats are mousers and only then IF the mouse was infected.. and only then IF the cats were not exposed to toxoplasmosis before hand which they likely were.. so if you are getting rid of them because of this.. its a low low low risk - for 7 cats you should have 7 litter boxes...
ok most "Free to good home" cats do NOT find good homes - most serial killers started out on "free pets"
unless you are prepared to do home checks you CANNOT be sure the homes are good...maybe a place cannot take ALL cats but could take SOME cats...
the younger ones have better hopes at finding homes.. older ones are seldom adopted and often euthanized.. your vet will know of other places in the area... keep looking
you can try an ad in the paper but ask questions of the new owners.. and dont give house cats to farm homes.. I live on a farm and house cats dont survive...
2006-11-06 14:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by CF_ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try the Sun City Strays....You can get connected by calling the Humane Society, Also Kitty Love rescue group. There are many groups in Phx. that can help....Start by calling one and then another and so on until you find a spot for them. How many litter pans do you have for 7 cats? should be 2 per cat and an additional one. You really need to make an effort to find the places I have mentioned. Especially KITTY LOVE
2006-11-06 14:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by rural diva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats (pets) are not scarves or purses or shoes. Why on earth do you have so many yet are so quickly willing to get rid of them? Did the sandbox(s) never smell until suddenly today? You need at least one sandbox FOR EACH cat, minimum.
What about your dogs? Maybe you should find a better home for them too. What happens if you get tired of them or they damage something?
I hope you don't have children. They smell too sometimes.
No one is trying to be hateful here, but this is very upsetting.
2006-11-06 16:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by K.B. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put them on Petfinder.com, I put a cat on there and I got 5 e-mail messages within an hour, but be careful, some want to have the animal shipped and offer you money for it, it is a scam so be careful. I looked on the internet for no-kill animal shelters and I find quite a few in my area-Good Luck I hope you find homes for your cats. I found Cat Welfare Society and I think they are nation wide.
2006-11-06 14:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by Urchin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if there is a PAWS in your area -it is a no kill shelter, also call and talk with Petsmart for the names of the Cat Rescue Organizations that have cat adoptions on the weekends- if you go to church have your minister/priest announce your need to the congregation----Do Not put a ad in the paper for often sickos who harm animals and people who sell animals to medical labs will pretend they are cat(or dog etc.) lovers. If the litter box smells that bad you are NOT changing often enough also with 7 cats you need more than 1 litterbox-at the least 3-for will cut down on the odor esp the ammonia smell from the urine-take the feces out asap-you can also sprinke baking soda into the litterboxes-wuill not harm the cats but will cut also down on the odor-I have one cat and change the litterbox every 2-3(MAX)days and take the feces out daily in the AM and in the PM. UNless you get very lucky-try praying and asking God to help-its going to be very difficult to find a place for your cats SO you need to NOW really work on keeping the odor down and that means cleaning-when you empty the litterbox -clean it out with Vinegar for it will kill the odor from the litterbox itself-hopefully its or will be boxes-and also clean the floor around the litterboxes with vinegar. Put the litterboxes in a place the farthest in the house from your Mom I do not know bout your Mom's(parents) financial situation but if you cannot find a place and do not live in a apt but in a house with some yard think about getting a shed from Home Depot or Lowes-put straw into the shed on the floor so it will insulate against the cold -with my dog I have a garden shed as a dog house and I put some bales near the wall with a opening for the dog to go in and out of the bales (bales are kept tied for they will insulate and make it warm-can be gotten Home Depot.Lowes or any Garden Center also If you have a yard with Pine straw can also rake leaves and use to insulate and keep the cats in there. If your Mom cannot afford then again caall the Humane Society for help in housing your cats outside of the house. There are Rescue People who make dog houses for people who just tie their dogs outside maybe they can build a outside shelter for the cats or also if you go to church have the minister/priest ask for caarpentry help from the community-if you know someone that is good at making things in the neighborhood ask or help---if you do not go to church still call churches in your neighborhood or go in person and ask for help. Go to a Catholic Church and find the chapter called the Vincent DE Paul Society-they may help you in building a shelter or donating one for you. Go around to the hardware stores/Lowes/Home Depot/WalMart and ask for help-slightly damaged sheds that can't be sold. Anyway I wish you a lot of luck
2006-11-06 14:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt see why it wouldnt be, my pure white cat angel was spayed at the humane society at 5 weeks old before we adopted her, but of course they took her to the vet to have it done. Going through the humane society can be the same cost as a normal vet since the cat isnt from the humane society itself. Not sure where your from but the humane society out in Missouri has low cost spay and neuter every now and then for $20
2016-03-19 04:28:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me get this straight....you want to get rid of your cats because YOU don't keep the litter boxes cleaned??? I hope you have MANY litter boxes for 7 cats. I hope you do find better homes for them than YOUR home, you obviously don't care much about them if you are giving them up because their litter box smells.
2006-11-06 17:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found a list of all sorts of places that take animals in Arizona, I am not familiar with the area so I do not know how far they are from you but maybe it will help
Animal Welfare Societies
SPCA of Arizona, Inc.
520-625-1560
220 E Duval Road
Green Valley, Arizona 85614
Animal League of Green Valley
520-625-3170
101 S La Canada Drive #49b
Green Valley, Arizona 85614
Pet Protection
928-753-3408
P.O. Box 54
Kingman, Arizona 86402
Arizona SPCA
602-246-8280
5517 N Black Canyon Hwy
Phoenix, Arizona 85015
Arizona Animal Welfare League
602-273-6852
30 N 40th Place
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Animal Defense League of Arizona
602-273-7842
15 N 40th Place
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Animal Benefit Club of Arizona
602-867-2169
3111 E St. John Rd
Phoenix, Arizona 85068
In Defense of Animals
480-394-0578
2121 S Mill Avenue
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Animal Defense Council
520-792-0500
P.O. Box 40003
Tucson, Arizona 85717
Fair Foundation for Animals in Risk
520-722-3553
4072 East 22nd Street, Suite 303
Tucson, Arizona 85711
Humane Societies
Valley Humane Society
520-836-0904
15699 W Aniceto Road
Casa Grande, Arizona 85222
Verde Valley Humane Society
928-634-7387
1502 W Mingus Ave
Cottonwood, Arizona 86326
Coconino County Humane Association
928-526-1076
P.O. Box 66
Flagstaff, Arizona 86002
Western Arizona Humane Society
928-855-5083
1100 Empire Dr
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86404
Humane Society
928-368-5295
3212 N Porter Mountain Road
Lakeside, Arizona 85929
Payson Humane Society
928-474-5590
812 S McLane Rd
Payson, Arizona 85541
Arizona Humane Society
602-997-7586
1521 W Dobbins Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85041
Arizona Humane Society
602-997-7585
9226 N 13th Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
Yavapai Humane Society
928-445-2666
1625 Sundog Ranch Road
Prescott, Arizona 86301
Humane Society of Sedona, Inc
928-282-4679
2115 Shelby Dr
Sedona, Arizona 86336
Humane Society of Tucson
520-327-6088
3450 N Kelvin Blvd
Tucson, Arizona 85716
Winslow Humane Society
928-289-3087
Airport Road
Winslow, Arizona 86047
Yuma County Humane Society
928-782-1621
285 N Figueroa
Yuma, Arizona 85364
Dog & Cat Shelters
Foothills Animal Rescue
480-488-9890
6061 E Cave Creek Rd #6
Cave Creek, Arizona 85331
Animal Shelter
520-466-4153
3010 W Houser Street
Eloy, Arizona 85231
Second Chance Center
928-526-5964
11665 N. Highway 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Critter Crater Pet Adoption Center
928-913-0582
P.O. Box 2005
Flagstaff, Arizona 86003
Navajo Nation Animal Shelter
928-729-4023
Fort Defiance, Arizona 86504
Arizona Pet Connection
480-816-4544
16454 E Ashbrook Dr #A
Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268
Friends for Life Animal Sanctuary
480-497-8296
143 W Vaughn Ave
Gilbert, Arizona 85233
Sun Valley Animal Shelter
623-872-7941
7150 N 110th Ave
Lake AFB, Arizona 85307
PAALS
8620 E. Slash Arrow Drive
Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314
Citizens for Scottsdale Strays
602-341-7338
P.O. Box 928
Scottsdale, Arizona 85252
Hermitage Cat Shelter
520-571-7839
P.O. Box 13508
Tucson, Arizona 85732
Animal Shelter
520-384-0163
1600 W Fort Grant Rd
Willcox, Arizona 85643
2006-11-06 14:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by ml_lansing 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋