Worried about Riddick *UPDATE*

[Catty1]

So hard to let a nice kitty go...

We have had some snow here, and I have two people interested in the little neighbourhood cat.

One person and her husband have a cat who is very ill..so won't take him right now. I have met her - and she is lovely - she says Riddick will be indoors only, and will help to keep the mice down. (I think these people own a dog boarding kennel; I hope the house is in ok shape!)

The second, my friend Donna who loves both cats and dogs and owns both. Since her one semi-feral gave birth to three kittens, and then got spayed, the semi-feral has decided being in the house is just perfect, and is not going back to the shed.

Donna lives on an acreage. The shed is a large shed, solid, and heated because Donna's roommate does his car rebuilds in there. There is an unneutered male in there. Donna thinks he is lonely since the mama cat left.

So Riddick would still get to be 'outdoors', but in the shed. Fed and warm. I don't know how the unneutered boy in there would take to him - though there are lots of hiding places and it's plenty big enough for a cat to have his own space.

Any feelings about this? I don't want Riddick outdoors and cold and scavenging meals from the neighbourhood again - with nowhere warm to sleep.

SO hard to let him go, even for his own good!

[BC_MoM]

I prefer animals to be inside of a home.

If I were you - I'd check out the house with the boarding kennel. Do a home visit. Would Riddick be a house cat?

HEY - can't you keep him? I love Riddick!!

[Catty1]

Oh, I'd take him in a heartbeat...my condo is just big enough for my two monsters as it is.

Oscar had to adjust to Cole, and they would both have to adjust to Riddick...and I might be pushing the limits of the condo bylaws.

All I need is an affordable duplex or bungalow or new mobile-on-its-own-land to materialize, then I would feel better about it...

Donna is very caring - maybe she could do a long-term foster for me. I will be moving at some point....

[K & L]

Relocating can be tricky. I would opt for indoor only, otherwise you need to read the steps at relocating a cat that will be outdoor only. I would opt to keep Riddick right where he is if it's going to be outdoors anyway. You can always provide a nice warm shelter for him.

[moosmom]

Catty1,

Lisa is the expert on ferals here. She gave you good advice.

When I was leaving for CT, I opted to send Eli (semi-feral) to my friend's farm in the upper peninsula of MI, where he has a heated barn and plenty of places to hide. He LOVES it there! He spends most of his time in the hay loft with the chickens. It was the best decision I ever made, as Eli was not happy being indoors. Afterall, he was born feral outdoors with his mama Zam and brother Logan (Ramanth's 2 kitties) and survived there 3 months before I took him in. He just never adjusted well to being an indoor cat, even though he was neutered.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

[Laura's Babies]

Those pictures of him are STUNNING!! I trhink he sould go with Donna where he can still have freedom.