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    My bf and I went to a no-kill animal shelter b/c he wanted to look at dogs. We ended up by the cat area just to look around. There were cute little kittens everywhere and I turn to my bf and say "If I were to get another cat, I think I'd pass up the typical cute kitten and go for the underdog" He asks me what I mean and I tell him I'm referring to the type of cat that no one comes to the shelter to get. Maybe an older cat that no one would generally want that isn't as cute or maybe one that has something wrong with him. He goes, "Oh like this one?" I walk over and there was the most adorable cat I have ever seen! A 4-yr old female cat .... white with black spots like a cow and a cute pink nose....and only three legs. She had a front leg amputated b/c of a car accident.

    I really wanted this cat. I felt it was a sign that she was right there when I said that. (I know it sounds silly). The problem is that I live in a pretty small apt and I already have two male cats. (All cats involved are fixed).

    First of all, I don't want to be one of those people that smell of cat. I don't want my house to smell of cat. I already have to vacuum a million times b/c of fur. HOWEVER, I really want to give this other cat a loving home.

    So, if you were a cat-lover in this situation, what would you do? Adopt or donate the adoption fee?






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    Donate the adoption fee. Two cats in one tiny apartment is enough. You're a sweetheart though.
    I tried to adopt a one-eyed old pug, but the owner came to fetch it from the shelter. Then I tried for a adult male Chow dog, but he seemed to like men more than women. You're not the only person who wants underdog pets... my best friend has a cat with deformed front legs (the cat hops around like a kangaroo). I posted about a three legged puppy in the SW Lounge a couple months ago. A lot of "unique" pets find loving owners.

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    If you really want to see this sweetie in your home badly enough,then adopt her.
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    I'm with OTB on this one. Even if you do donate the adoption fee, you can't guarentee that the shelter will use that money for her alone, and under the circumstances, she will probably end up dying there anyway.

    I say TAKE HER HOME! What's a few more stray hairs if you already have two cats anyway? And you can always buy air cleaner in bulk, lol.

    With her being older, she's already out of all the kitten phases, and she will be forever greatful that you gave her her forever home.

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    The problem is that I live in a pretty small apt and I already have two male cats.
    How old are the male cats ? The age difference can impact on how well cats will get along. It took my 8yr old (at the time she's now 11) a year and a half to "tolerate" the new cat my flatmate inherited (a male cat, he was 4 at the time).

    Due to having an older cat and used to having an older cat I am also thinking of acquiring for my next cat one that is older not a kitten. It won't be as trainable as a kitten as cats after 1 yr of age are pretty much set in their ways.

    Donate the money. You just do not have the ability to adopt this special kitty right now.

    OTOH, "where there is a will there is a way"

    Will you be able to 'live with yourself' and 'sleep at night' knowing that this cat has a high chance of being euthanised ?


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    I'm not a cat person but if I was I'd adopt her. My mom ended up adopting an older German Shepherd. She was supposed to be just fostering her but it was obvious nobody was going to adopt a dog this old. They told us she was like 10 or so when we got her but she seemed younger. She ended up living with us another 5 years or so (very old for a large dog) and just recently had to be put to sleep but she was the sweetest most loving dog you could imagine and my mom was lucky to get her.

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    Okay - just to give you an idea of where I come from: I fostered and adopted out animals - cats and dogs - for years. I stopped because as my dog got older she couldn't take the stress. I've probably had 50 cats, including kittens. I've trained pit bulls, rottweilers, deaf dogs, stupid dogs etc. I sent them all on to good homes that I felt comfortable with but I never once kept one. I am heartless. When I wanted a dog, I went out and found one that was appropriate to what I wanted (she was a puppy mill rescue from Missouri - 8 years old with a heart murmur. I'm not saying only get perfect pedigreed dogs and cats, just know what you want and what is appropriate for your lifestyle). I firmly, firmly believe that other people should do the same. There are ALWAYS more animals in need of homes - compassion is good and strong and all that, but you need to keep a yoke on it. You can't be a hostage to it, or you will have 23 cats and always more coming. So unless you want another cat, do not get another cat.
    If you are concerned for the plight of the animals I think a donation is a good thing - they will not, certainly not, use it "just for her" (although if it makes you feel better you can imagine that all of your money is going to her, and someone else is making up for the other cats). Sponsor a website, post links in your signature, make people who are adopting/buying animals aware etc. Also, keep in mind, that animals with that kind of disability - the kind that does not translate into astronomical vet bills (like epilepsy, toxiplasmosis or heart murmur) are EXTREMELY popular. Everyone wants the three legged dog/cat. Then blind, then six-toed. Six toed kittens - adopted out like hotcakes. Or adopted out the way hotcakes are sold. At any rate - rapidly. Really - you don't need to worry about her.
    So if you want her - and know that one more cat means 1/3 more hair, smell, litter (probably another litterbox) etc., - go ahead and adopt her. But don't do it out of misplaced philanthrophy. For that, really and truly, even from the shelter's point of view, the donation would be more appropriate and more welcome.
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    I foster and adopt...I also run adson a local radio station promoting a no kill shelter. I say if you can't give her a home, DEFINITELY donate the adoption fee and (if you can) whatever fee they charge to host her for a period of time. At the end of that period you need them to call you if she still isn't placed. Then I say take her home

    Or, be like me, and take her home now. She will be so grateful and loving. The boys will fast learn who is queen, and will leave her alone. ESPECIALLY if you show them that everyone is still loved.

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    Adults get older cats, familys with kids get kittens. A cat with 3 legs will easily find a home.
    I have two cats, but recently took in a lost cat. I had her for about 2-3 weeks before I found her owners, and during that time I realised that having two cats is MUCH easier then having three. The whole box has to be changed every other day(instead of scooping for 4-5, then changing). Cats are territorial, and need their space.
    If you are really into the cat, then go for her, but if you find that your care for her is slipping, be a loving owner and help her find a new home.
    BTW what these animal shelters need more then money is time. Donate your time, and you can touch the lives of several pets that need affection to keep them people friendly. You also would have a place to put that save the animals urge(I have it too!).

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    BTW what these animal shelters need more then money is time. Donate your time, and you can touch the lives of several pets that need affection to keep them people friendly. You also would have a place to put that save the animals urge(I have it too!).
    Something I have always wanted to do is work in an animal shelter around the animals and with the animals... not in the office or op shop. Ultimately, I would love to be able to have the resources (property, time and money) to be able to be a wildlife carer and rehabilitator. There is an organisation I did some work with awhile ago now that I seriously want to be a member in re: a carer/rehabilitation capacity. I will also do the same with domestic animals whilst having my own I will foster others.

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    my friend has a cat with three legs and it gets around just fine, and seems otherwise normal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by susie

    BTW what these animal shelters need more then money is time. Donate your time, and you can touch the lives of several pets that need affection to keep them people friendly. You also would have a place to put that save the animals urge(I have it too!).
    I agree with that! Donating time to work in a shelter is one of the best thing you can do.

    I would myself, but personally I hate our local animal shelter, and would end up letting all the animals out and killing the actual paid employees. I think that most 6 yr olds could run the facility better than the director does.

    When I find the link I will give you guys a clue to how bad it is.

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    I would adopt. If you bond to the cat, take the cat home. All the money in the world will not replace the emotional connection. The cat is seeking love and stability. Food is already available at the shelter.

    I have an 18-year-old diabetic Persian who belonged to my ex. He's had three gruesome brushes with death, each of which I pulled him back from, often in a last-minute panic of drugs and needles (a bladder infection, a bad case of insulin shock when I was out of town and my ex had no idea what she was doing in her dosing, and a truly horrific period where he went into ketoacidosis despite months of my working to stabilize him. Even the vets could barely pull him back. Cats are impossible to regulate to begin with and he drives even the professionals completely nuts.) But I saved that dude.

    He and I have decided to go it alone. I give him daily injections, monitor his blood, and take care of everything he needs. He follows me around the house like a dog, is impossibly loyal, and talks to me. I'll lose him some day, and that will be a day that will break my heart.

    I've also written about my stray tabby who was probably abandoned given his medical condition -- he had end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and was given a 3-month death sentence by the feline cardiologists. Ever the optimist (and frankly stubborn as hell) I got 2 years of quality life with him before I lost him to massive heart failure one heartbreaking Saturday morning. I still misss him. It cost me $15,000 over two years and unbelievable stress and heartbreak, but I'd do it all over again. In a second.

    Look, there is nothing logical or practical about any of this. In fact, from a financial and practical standpoint, it's just crazy, wrong and stupid. But you love an animal and you do whatever you need to do to keep him or her alive, happy and loved. It's the right thing to do.

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    I paid over an $1000.00 to keep my puppy alive! I love him so much,sometimes pet becomes like family. When he died It was very hard for me. I feel so sorry for you, and that sweet cat. Your not crazy! After I lost my dog I have not gotten another pet since. It felt like to other animal could take it place.
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    Sorry to hear about your puppy.

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    If you love that cat, adopt him, dammit!

    If you're not attached to him, then don't adopt him out of guilt. It'll only give him a complex. Them cats, they get neurotic easy.

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    Yes there are many people who perfer "under dog" cats. BUT I would wait and see if it gets adoted out.Tell the shelter if when it gets time to put the cat down if nobody came to adopt it to give you a call. Then it was ment to be. Alot of shelters do really want to help every animal they have to find good homes,so im sure they would love for you to be an option for a home for the cat.

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    Do what your heart tells you! But I know how hard it is to keep up after 3 cats. I have 3 and it can be a big pain. I live in a small house so it's not so hard to keep clean but it dont give them much room really.
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    get the cat. it will love you so much for saving it. ( i believe they know when they are saved)

    your other cats WILL adjust it takes a little while.
    i have three. two from kittens and the other was a stray that was almost a year old. they all get along fine now.

    as for the smell. if your place doesnt smell now it wont with one more. just scoop out the litter as needed and change twice i week. i actually like the old fashioned litter not the scoopable. to me the scoopabel has it's own wierd smell and the clay is compelty changed every time.
    go get that poor baby. also a dog will smell more than a cat anyday!
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    ADOPT!!!!!!!!!!!

    ooo.. if you don't, i will!
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    I just saw a Paris Hilton wanna-be today in the mall carrying a Chiahuahua. The poor dog looked miserable and he seemed to be hanging onto her arm for dear life. I think there's going to be a lot of these poor babies up for adoption in the future when the "carry your dog like an accesory" fad passes. Really sad. This poor girl looked hidious.

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    I would definitely adopt! I also favor the less desirable animals and currently have 2 rescued dogs, one black lab with only 1 eye and a "Heinz 57" mix with crohns disease (yes, the same disease found in humans!). A couple years ago I tried to adopt a 3-legged lab but he was aggressive to my hubby. He went back to his foster home and we found his best friend was a better fit for our home (that would be the crohns baby!).

    I learned animals with physical disabilities can compensate in ways that will amaze you. But you also need to understand if you adopt an animal with special needs this requires more patience and sometimes money to care for them.


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    Adopting is a good idea if you and your other pets can accommodate the new pet (getting along, habits etc). See if you can arrange with the shelter a trial period, telling them your story. They will want a good home for the cat and likely they will ask you first. If it doesn't work out, see if dedicate your pet 'donation' to help out someone else who will adopt that pet, but who may not be able to do the fees. You could also, if it doesn,t work in your home, find some other kind-hearted soul like yourself to take over.

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    I volunteered at a homeless animal shelter for a few years and it was seriously heartbreaking because the people that ran it couldn't keep up on the all the animals welfare.

    Go adopt the cat, at least if you find she doesn't work out in your home then you can find the appropriate home for her. The limited time and shit help shelters have makes it impossible for all the animals to get adopted sometimes, so if you think you want to be this kitty's foster mommy then you can certainly make it work and if not then at least you can be sure she gets to a good home.
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    febreeze fixes the cat smell problem. and baking soda in the litterbox.
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