There are much more people who are crazy about cats than those who do not like these furry creatures or are indifferent to them. According to statistics, forty-six percent of Russian families have furry pets. Domestic cats are healthy and happy, well-groomed and enjoying comfort. Before adopting an animal into the family, most owners are sure that their four-legged pupils will always be with them. Unfortunately, sometimes the unexpected happens - your pet needs to be sent to a shelter.
Each visitor to this resource has the opportunity to participate in the fate of thousands of cats who, for various reasons, ended up in the shelter - shelter owners and those who have already adopted cats from shelters, or intend to do so, are encouraged to discuss the topic and take active steps to place furry beauties and handsome men into families do.
Dogsy app
According to the results of a survey on the Internet, the Dogsy website and application were in the lead; I learned about it thanks to my subscribers. If taking your animal somewhere far is not an option, install the application, enter the address, the parameters of the animal, and voila! — you are given a list of pet sitters nearby. Each (or everyone) has a verified profile, reviews, prices, and personal information.
Convenient if you don’t have time to gallop around the city. But the prices are in no way inferior to luxury hotels. But you can find conditions where the animal will be kept without tailed neighbors and all the attention will go to it. There you can find either a person to walk an animal or a nanny for a couple of hours, or full-fledged daily living.
Price for services: daily maintenance - from 250 rubles per day, daytime nanny - from 150 rubles per hour, animal walking - from 120 rubles per 30 minutes.
Why does it become necessary to part with an animal?
Cats live in 46% of Russian families. They look great, are unpretentious, and with a variety of food and care products, keeping a cat in a city apartment and busy owners does not present any difficulties. When purchasing a “mustachioed and striped one,” the owners, of course, expect the animal to live with them “happily ever after,” but sometimes they have to give the animal away. There are several reasons:
- Allergy. Sometimes, after a person gets a cat, he realizes that he has an allergy - his nose itches, it comes out of his eyes and he feels disgusting. Unfortunately, treatment of this disease is expensive and ineffective in 80% of cases. All medications relieve symptomatic signs during short-term contact with the source of the allergy, but one cannot count on a long-term effect. If the disease manifests itself when the cat has just been acquired, there are minimal problems; it can be quickly returned to its previous owners with an apology. It is much more difficult if the animal lived in an apartment for some time, and then, for example, a child appeared who is allergic to wool.
If allergy symptoms occur, the cat will unfortunately have to be given away
- Changing of the living place. Most often, residents of rented housing encounter this problem. Not all owners are happy to accept animals in their apartments.
- Illness or death of the owners. Lonely older people often get themselves a friend - a cat or dog. Unfortunately, after their death, the heirs do not seek to take away “movable” property in the form of a sad cat along with real estate. Such animals are thrown out onto the street, and compassionate neighbors or random people take care of their livelihoods.
- Kittens from a domestic cat. The problem concerns owners of unsterilized free-ranging animals.
Freelancers with Yandex.Services
Didn't find anything suitable in the options above? Let's go down to the bottom layer of the Internet: to Yandex.Services. Jokes aside, you can actually find a pet sitter there even cheaper, but, for my taste, there are not enough reviews and actually completed orders. There is also a search by geolocation.
There is a chance that you will find something worthwhile. For example, in Severny there was an interesting option, where a female veterinarian with many years of experience takes pets for foster care. On the other hand, there are also plenty of strange advertisements like a girl singer who simultaneously offers the services of a friend for an hour for 300 rubles, foster care, singing at corporate events, tutoring and electrical work.
Price for services: from 200 rubles.
Do you like to spend time with your pet outside the home? Catch a useful selection for dog-friendly: restaurants and cafes in Rostov where you can bring your dog
Options for adopting domestic cats
If you have no choice but to get rid of your pet, consider several placement options that will help you find new loving homes for your cat.
About “release into the wild”
For some reason, many people think that a pet will be able to adapt to the street environment, they say, “it’s a cat, it will catch a mouse and find food.” This is not true: people weaned animals from getting their own food, provided them with comfort and, with the help of vaccinations, crippled their immunity. Even for a self-walking cat living in a private home, being thrown out is a huge stress, which leads to a surge in diseases, and the apartment pet is doomed to a slow and painful death.
Once outside, domestic cats die very quickly.
The Code of Administrative Offenses of Moscow provides for a fine for irresponsible owners of 1 to 2 thousand rubles. However, in the future it is planned to tighten this punishment, equating “abandonment” with cruelty to animals, which carries up to one year in prison. In the meantime, pets are not protected by law.
Sometimes owners of an unwanted animal choose an alternative option - to release the cat near a construction site, canteen, farm or other farm, hoping that the animal will find shelter and food there, and thereby calm their conscience. But, firstly, such an action is tantamount to throwing it out onto the street, and secondly, there are so many stray animals near such places that will quickly get rid of the domestic “sissy”.
We are looking for new owners
At first, you can try to place the cat with someone you know. Talk to your loved ones, colleagues and friends, maybe there is someone who wants to get a pet.
I have a foster cat - a black panther. There are calls - but then suddenly the furniture will be damaged!... otherwise the child will torture her.... Damn, buy a plush toy - it won’t tear up the furniture, it won’t torture the child. Why do they all need a living toy? They are also offended that we don’t give it back.
mjo63
https://dobrye-ruki.ru/forum/40–995–1
You can also use online advertising. Before writing the appeal, it is recommended to do simple steps with the cat:
- Get the animal in order. Sterilization or castration (applies only to adult cats), rabies vaccinations, treatment for worms, bathing - these manipulations increase the chances of the animal being adopted.
- Take 5-7 close-up, good quality photos. As a rule, it is best to photograph a cat against a plain, contrasting background; add a photo “from life” - where the kitty is playing, washing itself or sleeping.
A beautiful close-up photo will increase the chances of people wanting to buy your pet.
- Make a competent ad: indicate the character traits and uniqueness of the animal. Try to evoke a feeling of belonging and sympathy in the reader, introduce the cat to him. The dry text “I’ll give the cat into good hands” will be drowned in a hundred similar advertisements, while at the same time, “The green-eyed handsome Mirage is looking for a home” will advantageously show the pet, and at the same time demonstrate the owner as a caring person.
Unusual photos or facts about your pet will attract attention to the ad
- Each cat has a unique and individual character. When writing your ad, try not to distort the truth. Doesn't like children - "only for adults." If the animal has spent its entire life in an apartment, indicate this point. There may be difficulties adapting to other pets. If you want to comfortably arrange your cat’s future life, indicate all the features in the ad.
- Under no circumstances write that you are giving away a “dowry” with your pet - beds, carriers, bowls and trays. There is a great chance of attracting the interest of scammers who, after purchasing, will simply get rid of the cat in the nearest forest belt. If you want to give something away along with the animal, give it as a gift to someone who needs a pet.
- Write on social networks, ask for reposts. Tell us why you are giving away the cat. Submit an ad on free sites such as “Avito”, “Yula”, “From Hand to Hand”, etc. in thematic sections. Update the information from time to time when it comes to social networks - vary the texts of the announcements, personally contact your friends with a request to spread the information.
We give it to a shelter
Many people hope that the cat can be taken to a specialized shelter. There are three options - either they will refuse, or they will take it, but for payment, or they will agree to take the pet for free. The author of this article came across the third option once; the cat was purebred and had prospects for further adoption.
The number of animals in need of temporary homes is large, so shelters are usually overcrowded
As a rule, all shelters are private and overcrowded with abandoned animals; they are maintained with money from philanthropists and volunteers. In addition, it is mostly stray cats that end up in shelters that are in terrible condition. Most likely, placement of a prosperous pet purr will be refused. If the shelter turns out to be the only option to place a cat, get ready for long calls. Fortunately, there are people everywhere who care about the fate of abandoned animals, and in large cities there are now several shelters, so if you are rejected somewhere, do not despair.
If a cat from the shelter does not fit in at home, then he can be returned back to the shelter - they immediately say at the shelter that if something happens, call, come, return. Just be sure to castrate non-pedigreed animals; there is no need to breed the same unnecessary stray kittens and puppies. Castrated animals have a better character, they do not mark, they are less allergic, they do not have a number of diseases and tumors.
Guest
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Websites of some Moscow shelters:
- "Murkosha";
- "Tender Beast";
- "Biryulyovo";
- Municipal shelter "Pechatniki";
- "Kozhukhovo";
- Charitable Foundation "Forest Shelter".
Features of the kitten device
A domestic cat can give birth to about 90 kittens in its life, although this figure is very average. The world record belongs to the outbred Dusty from Texas with an offspring of 420 babies.
Finding an owner is usually easier for a kitten than for an adult cat.
Of course, finding kind and responsible owners for so many kittens is unrealistic. The best solution is to neuter the domestic cat, unless the owner plans to become a breeder.
Announcements about the distribution of kittens attract the attention of scammers who are ready to take away the entire litter at once, and then, using the “cuteness”, they lure money from gullible citizens supposedly to feed the animals. As a rule, box cats are not interested in adult cats. Kittens are kept in terrible conditions and die within days or weeks, leaving short-lived owners looking for advertisements again.
If the kittens are purebred, then they are hunted by resellers who sell the animals on the streets, near the metro, and at “bird markets.” If the animals are not bought, they are either thrown out into the street or destroyed.
To prevent cubs from becoming victims of deceivers, you should know simple rules.
- Never give away the entire litter at once.
- Be wary if the person responding to the ad is not interested in the characteristics of the kitten, its nutrition, age and character. Fraudsters do not purchase animals for themselves, so they do not ask questions.
- Do not agree when callers offer to adopt kittens for a certain amount - this is a scam!
Finding an owner for a baby is easier than for an adult animal, so don’t despair. If finances allow, promise to help with future sterilization or castration. And in order to avoid having to deal with such situations in the future, be sure to castrate or neuter your pets!
If there are no other options, we leave the animal at home alone.
This is the most extreme option, which is still preferable to avoid. In any case, you can leave the cat at home alone for a very short period of time (two to three days).
You will need to purchase an automatic drinker and an automatic feeder so that your pet is not left without food and water. In addition, you need to think carefully about how to solve the problem with the tray. The best option would be to install several trays with a large amount of filler.
Take care of your pet's safety as well.
- Secure the doors to the toilet and bathroom so that the cat cannot lock himself in there.
- Close all windows and the balcony door.
- Make sure all heavy objects are securely secured.
- Place flower pots in such a way as to minimize the risk of falling if the cat inadvertently touches them.
- Remove all shoes and rugs.
- Don't leave anything edible in sight that your cat shouldn't eat.
If none of the options suits
In this case, you will have to take the animal with you. The rules for transporting animals by train or plane are indicated on the website of the carrier company. Read them carefully in advance. Don't leave this question until last, as you will need to get vaccinated and obtain a veterinary passport for your pet. You will need to buy a carrier in which you will transport the animal.
At the same time, you need to understand that moving (and even more so flying) is stressful for a mustachioed pet, so do this only as a last resort - if you are leaving for a long time. In other cases, it is better to use the help of loved ones or the services of a hotel for cats.
Option one - we give the pet into its own hands
The easiest option is to ask your family or friends to take your pet with them while on vacation. A cat is not a dog; it does not need to be walked several times a day in any weather. All you need is familiar food, clean water and a litter tray.
Ask your loved ones and friends; there will probably be those among them who dream of a kitten, but are hesitant to buy one or go to a shelter for homeless animals. After spending several days with a purring, affectionate little cat who is also not too difficult to care for, the decision will be much easier to make, and your soul will be at peace, because the cat will be in good hands during your absence.
Option two - invite a friend to visit
Having planned to give your pet to friends or family during the holidays, it may turn out that among them or their loved ones there are allergy sufferers. In this case, the idea of temporary relocation will have to be abandoned. This scenario is possible if your pet is very attached to you and to the house - its usual habitat. Moving even to your best friends is stressful for him, against the background of which the cat may refuse to eat, get sick, and so on.
There's nothing you can do, you'll have to leave your pet at home. Since cats do not need constant human presence and regular walks, this is quite possible. With one caveat - the animal must be looked after and checked if everything is in order at least once every few days.
The supply of water and food in your absence can be done using an automatic feeder, but someone must change the tray in any case. Cats are clean, they will not use a dirty toilet, and this already threatens unpleasant surprises in the apartment after returning.
Perhaps friends or neighbors will be willing to come over every two or three days.
Now there is, but in this case you will have to give the keys to the apartment to a stranger, and not everyone is ready for this.
