Please Help, sweet cat needs temporary home
My friend Lacey directed me to this site and I thought I'd give it a try. My name's Tif and I'm in a bit of a dilemma. On Tuesday I'm moving in with my beloved girlfriend. Problem 1: She lives in CA, while I (until Tuesday) live in Memphis, TN. Getting my sweet little calico, Tawny, across country would be very difficult at this stage. Problem 2: Tawny can't live with us yet, as we're living with my girlfriend's family and her mom is allergic. I've tried everyone I know, hoping to find someone that would be willing to take Tawny for 6 months to a year, however long it takes for us to save up and get our own apartment. But no one's willing; everyone either has their own animals or lives in an apartment where animals aren't allowed or refuses on other grounds.
Here's where I'm hoping for help. I need someone willing to take Tawny for the previously specified amount of time. I'll be able to provide enough money every month for food and litter, that sort of thing, but I'm really hoping to be able to get her back as soon as I'm able. I've had Tawny since she was born, and losing her now would be, well, hard is rather an understatement.
In case anyone's interested, let me tell you a bit about Tawny. She's a beautiful little calico, about 13 (I'm pretty sure she was born in 91) but still almost as spry as she was when she was younger. She's got the sweetest disposition you could hope for. I could probably count on my fingers the amount of times she's scratched or bitten in her life, and most of those were with good reason. But she's also extremely shy; as I said, she was born under my care, and under my little brother's bed, actually, heh. She's never known anyone other than me, my mom, my brothers. Another reason I don't want this to be permanent for her, after we had to move out from my mom's house I'm basically all she's known and I know it'll be as hard for her to lose me as it'll be for me to lose her.
She'll probably take to hiding under a bed or something for a few weeks, knowing her, but once she gets used to you I'm sure she'll be just as sweet as can be. Lacey's graciously offered her home, but she lives about 7 hours away and if I could find someone closer to home it'd be great. As I said, though, I'm leaving Tuesday, so speedy replies are appreciated. Alas, if only I'd known about this site sooner, heh. Thanks for taking the time to read, and hope to hear from you guys soon!
