The Time has come - we will re-home Strauss (update - good :))

[catmandu]

All of The Cats taht I have rehomed are doing absolutely fantastically.
They all live in homes which make the Found Cat Hotel look like a tar paper shack, and have Great Guardians.
We pray Strauss will be as fortunate.

[G535]

Some cats just won't get along no matter what you do. Good luck with finding a new home for him.

[AbbyMom]

It's so sad because we want our babies to love each other just as much as we love them. But cats have just as many different types of personalities as people. Some cats are loners. Some cats just won't give up trying for Alpha.

A year and a half is a long time. You've done your best. Good luck finding the purrfect home for Strauss.

[jenluckenbach]

It is indeed sad news, but in the end it will be what is best for all parties. Prayers that Strauss' new family "finds" him soon!

[catland]

I'm feeling better now than when I started this thread. Thank-you everyone for your kind words. Sid is being kept separated from Strauss so all is good there. Sad thing is, Strauss doesn't necessarily need to be an only cat, but he does need to be top cat. He gets along very well with Joxer because Joxer defers to him (Joxer is also the only one to have perfect ears - not a single nick or scratch ).

But Strauss is like the fable of the fox and the scorpion - he may be behaving now, but I know that eventually he will hurt Sid again. He's not trying to be mean or evil, its just in his nature.

He's a great cat and we'll do what it takes to find him a great home.

[shais_mom]

I know this is is hard for you Julie - and I know that your cat's best interest is at heart.
My heart goes out to you.




see you SOON! Then I can hug you in person!

[krazyaboutkatz]

You are doing the right thing. I also had to do this with Cirrus aka Flint. I had him for two years and things got worse between him and Storm. Storm is the alpha cat and Cirrus wanted to take over. It was affecting both Storm's and Cirrus's health and causing too much stress for me and the other cats.

I also thought that Cirrus should be an only cat or be with only submissive cats. He's now been rehomed and is living with 3 other cats who were also hard to place because they're biters and a Pug. The lady has a big house and an outdoor enclosure for the cats. He's been there since early Dec.2005 and is now a very happy fat cat. Here's a picture of him that his new owner e-mailed to me.



Things will work out in the end so please don't be so hard on yourself. Cirrus is now in a very loving wonderful forever home and I'm sure that Strauss will be able to find one too. Good luck and please keep up updated about him.