Dig the white kitty.

what a hard choice to have to make.
best of luck w that.

there must be a kitty rescue near you somewhere.

One like the one I volunteer at. They will take any age, any condition. We have many cats who are 9 and up and they can stay until they find a home or die of old age! Sometimes they are put on long-term foster care.

The big advantage is that they will only let a qualified person adopt. Someone who has the consent of the other adult in the home, whose landlord allows pets, who hasn't got a record of animal abuse. Right now there is one such person who wants to adopt one of our cats, a nine year old. They hinted that their friend would come and adopt for them. The staff has managed to find a safe place for this cat in foster care until the situation is resolved.

If you just adopt out to a friend of a friend, it's going to be hard to know just what kind of home they will be getting.

If two of your cats are a bonded pair, they will be kept together if at all possible.

Find shelters like this and give them a call and ask all of your questions. Good luck!

but so far, the ones I've talked to are all full and cannot take any more. No-kill is the second best option for me, the first being individuals asking for one or two specific cats, or fosters.

Is there a chance you might know of one or more such shelters in Maryland, northern and central Virginia, Delaware, southern New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania? (I looked at your shelter's FB page and, forgive me, uttered "shit!&quot

Thanks so much for your caring suggestion.

should make a post on FB with the State you are in as a Title also. Something like "Maryland cats need home placement asap".I also think you should attempt to locate a cat specific organization that uses Fosters. those are pretty safe.
Personally I wish you could move them all with you. I mean with health problems your home will be smaller in time. I have 7 pets and half of them are seniors or have health issues.
I wish the kitties good luck and a safe landing.
https://animalrescueinc.org

The rescue you linked to is within two hours of me. I'll contact them today. I'll tell them, of course, that I'll exhaust all other possibilities before asking to take any of my kids to them. I do have about four months.

Thanks again.

offer a fair size donation for them taking them. Whatever you can pony up be it 100-300 dollars.This helps.

Another thing to ask when surrendering a pet to a "no kill" shelter is: What happens if this animal gets sick with something that can be treated?

I've known humane societies that routinely euthanized cats for upper respiratory infections - something we all know is treatable, but takes time and effort.

Ask to be notified before if any pet that you surrender reaches the euthanasia list.

The best of luck to you, and I'm sorry that you're having to make this difficult decision.

You can explain your situation ans post the kittehs pics. My friend adopted her German Shepard from Craigslist.

Best of luck to you and to your babies!! Xx

I went there and began to post, and was led to this. Whatever one might think of PETA, I think their concerns about animal abuse in this context are valid, so I won't be using craigslist for that. But I really appreciate your input. Thanks!

https://www.craigslist.org/about/PETA

Good luck with finding a good, loving home for your babies x

(Shelters should indeed be a last resort).

Hugs!

Stay away from Craigslist. It is a great source that dog fighters use for "bait".

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but we already have 3 kittehs who are a handful.
Good luck with rehoming them and may they go to good and loving homes.

Happy new year to you and yours - including the kittehs, of course.