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Novelafemme · 02-06-2012, 11:07 AM

I have a cat question for my fellow kitty lovers out there!

So, when my ex-husband and I split up six + years ago, I moved out with my dog and he kept our cats...there were five of them at the time. Then his now wife moved in with her two dogs who HATED cats and two of the kitties left home. They were two brothers who I adopted as adults from the Humane Society and they were just incredible. Roofus was skinny and mouthy and Aiken was fat and sweet. Anyway, so it's been 6+ years since I've seen them and Saturday when I dropped my girls off at their dad's house I happened to look up at the roof of the daycare across the street and there was Aiken, laying on the roof in the sun! I quickly pulled into the parking lot and went around to the front of the daycare and called his name. He looked at me for a few minutes and then started to make his way toward me. I was so happy and completely shocked that he remembered me! He ended up practically jumping into my arms, rolling around in my lap, and purring like a mad man! I tried to pick him up in order to get him into the car but he got scared and ran away. I coaxed him back by sitting on the ground and talking softly to him.

So here's my question...other than being dirty he looks to be in really good shape *except* for a horrible case of ear mites. So bad in fact that his right ear has a large hematoma on it, probably from him scratching at the mites. I can't bring him to my house for a couple of reasons...the primary one being that Katy is allergic to cats. If we kept him as an outdoor kitty I'm afraid he would be lunch for one of the numerous bobcats and/or coyotes that live around us. So, my thinking is to do one of two things: 1. somehow catch and crate him and get him to a vet, then either let him go again at the daycare or turn him over to a no-kill shelter, or 2. try to treat his ears homeopathically when I visit him at the daycare and just leave him be.

He has managed for nearly seven years on his own and I would hate to see him in a dinky cage for the rest of his life. He's already 9 years old and with all the cute kittens being born right now I'm not sure he'd have a good shot at being adopted.

Thoughts, advice? Please, no judgement. I am a HUGE animal lover and do the very best I can for not just my own pets but animals everywhere. Thanks in advance.

02-06-2012, 11:07 AM	#125
Novelafemme Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ........ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ........ Posts: 2,402 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,981 Thanked 8,925 Times in 1,834 Posts Rep Power: 0	I have a cat question for my fellow kitty lovers out there! So, when my ex-husband and I split up six + years ago, I moved out with my dog and he kept our cats...there were five of them at the time. Then his now wife moved in with her two dogs who HATED cats and two of the kitties left home. They were two brothers who I adopted as adults from the Humane Society and they were just incredible. Roofus was skinny and mouthy and Aiken was fat and sweet. Anyway, so it's been 6+ years since I've seen them and Saturday when I dropped my girls off at their dad's house I happened to look up at the roof of the daycare across the street and there was Aiken, laying on the roof in the sun! I quickly pulled into the parking lot and went around to the front of the daycare and called his name. He looked at me for a few minutes and then started to make his way toward me. I was so happy and completely shocked that he remembered me! He ended up practically jumping into my arms, rolling around in my lap, and purring like a mad man! I tried to pick him up in order to get him into the car but he got scared and ran away. I coaxed him back by sitting on the ground and talking softly to him. So here's my question...other than being dirty he looks to be in really good shape except for a horrible case of ear mites. So bad in fact that his right ear has a large hematoma on it, probably from him scratching at the mites. I can't bring him to my house for a couple of reasons...the primary one being that Katy is allergic to cats. If we kept him as an outdoor kitty I'm afraid he would be lunch for one of the numerous bobcats and/or coyotes that live around us. So, my thinking is to do one of two things: 1. somehow catch and crate him and get him to a vet, then either let him go again at the daycare or turn him over to a no-kill shelter, or 2. try to treat his ears homeopathically when I visit him at the daycare and just leave him be. He has managed for nearly seven years on his own and I would hate to see him in a dinky cage for the rest of his life. He's already 9 years old and with all the cute kittens being born right now I'm not sure he'd have a good shot at being adopted. Thoughts, advice? Please, no judgement. I am a HUGE animal lover and do the very best I can for not just my own pets but animals everywhere. Thanks in advance.