My cat is simply destroying the carpet at our rental right now. I know I'm going to have to pay for replacement when we move out.
If you are renting and can't afford replacement carpet, you can't afford a cat. Sorry, it's just a fact.
I bought a chair that I really like that got absolutely destroyed by my cat as apparently it felt really good on his paws to scratch it. It went in the garbage. It hurt the wallet to have a chair last 2 years, but that's all part of it. This time I was smarter and got something that he has no interest in. The amount of $ in stuff those little buggers can wreck is insane, which is why I think people should have to foster first so they understand dogs and cats cost way more than just food.
I've seen it work on a co-workers former Tasmanian devil of a cat. The little bugger would shred large pieces of furniture in a very short period of time.
Watched her put these on and he didn't even really notice or care... he still does scratching motions but I think that's just inherent nature.
If you are renting and can't afford replacement carpet, you can't afford a cat. Sorry, it's just a fact.
I bought a chair that I really like that got absolutely destroyed by my cat as apparently it felt really good on his paws to scratch it. It went in the garbage. It hurt the wallet to have a chair last 2 years, but that's all part of it. This time I was smarter and got something that he has no interest in. The amount of $ in stuff those little buggers can wreck is insane, which is why I think people should have to foster first so they understand dogs and cats cost way more than just food.
Situations change and I'm fairly certain Oil wasn't renting when he got the cat. We are about to be in a very similar situation with 2 cats and 1 dog and even finding a place that allows that is really hard.
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If you are renting and can't afford replacement carpet, you can't afford a cat. Sorry, it's just a fact.
We owned when we got the cat. We sold and started to rent. I'm not just going to drive my 10 year old cat to the human society because we moved and I can't "afford" it. He's a member of the family. We'll figure it out. I was just stating why some people "might" take their cat to the HS. I'm NOT one of those people.
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We owned when we got the cat. We sold and started to rent. I'm not just going to drive my 10 year old cat to the human society because we moved and I can't "afford" it. He's a member of the family. We'll figure it out. I was just stating why some people "might" take their cat to the HS. I'm NOT one of those people.
Well I'm glad to hear that, I more meant to elaborate on your example as I know many people give their pets away for that reason, they move cities and decide to rent. You'd better be prepared to pay out for some damage at the end of your tenancy (as it seems you have).
I can't see my cat letting put those "soft paws" things on her. It would be pretty traumatic for both of us. She is definitely a fighter when it comes to stuff like that.
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The softpaws things do work according to a few people I know who have tried them.
They have a version for dogs to prevent damaging hardwood. I used them on my dog because I couldnt stand the "click, click, click" sound every time he walks!!
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And you are right, many people get a pet and then don't realize how much work it is.
It's funny - I don't believe that many people fully think through the process of having a child either. They usually adapt a bit better to it though, it is generally not socially acceptable to just drop off a kid at a shelter or the side of the road. If it were, I think a lot of people would take that option.
So, shooting horses that are injured so that they die instantly is inhumane, but keeping 700 pets in what is a cramped space for 400 is humane?
Yes, because questions of well-being are THAT black and white.
Assuming they're able to reduce the number of animals by way of finding them a new home, temporary discomfort (and it's difficult to even quantify that) in exchange for the chance of living out their remaining years in much better conditions with new owners is far more humane a solution.
And if that doesn't happen, then they are euthanized and it was all for naught. But there's a good reason for enduring temporary pain or discomfort if there is a mitigating benefit. We do this quite regularly.
I think part of the problem is that many of the animals there (specifically dogs, that's what I looked at) are tough to adopt. For example, we have one dog, have talked about another, but are sort of waiting for the "right" one to come along - from a sheltr or friends who needs a home for one or whatever. After I saw this story, I looked on their website and 90% of them couldn't be in a home with small children.
The part that is tough about that is that we have a lot of dog experience, our baby is great with dogs and we would have the means to keep the dog and baby seperate until it was appropriate. But because they are so over capacity and busy, they don't have the means to specify that maybe some of the dogs could go to a family with small kids if the family was experienced with dogs.
I'm not blaming anyone - I'm just saying there are some sometimes things like this that can deter people and wondering out loud if there's a way around that. Might have to call them directly to see if they have the right fit for us that maybe isn't on the website.
A bit off topic, but I'm asking this for a friend whose dog is getting pretty old. When the time comes, I had heard that the humane societies provide a service to humanely put down a dear friend. Does anyone know if this is true?
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I think part of the problem is that many of the animals there (specifically dogs, that's what I looked at) are tough to adopt.
We just adopted a dog, and CHS was the first place we looked. We found the same thing- so many of the dogs had serious issues. Yes- all dogs will have some issues. The dog we adopted had his share, but none that didn't anything more than patience and love.
Like you said, I don't know what the solution is for CHS.
