Rebecca, I'm having trouble with my PM's and can't get them to 'send' so I'm posting my reply to you here on this thread. I'm really hoping you can read it before you pick up these two new cats. I think you mentioned that you would be getting them by tomorrow? I'm so worried about it and I really hope that you will read this.

You said to me today that you are almost done spaying all your cats and that you're in a position to offer these two 11 year old cats a home but you're not almost done, you still have 3 cats to get spayed and you're not sure if you have the money to get it done and you don't know if all three unfixed females will be having litters before they get fixed. We know that one just had a litter and you suspect that the other two females are already pregnant.

I also would be so happy if my cats got checked for leukemia. My cats have never had shots or physicals
What if some of your cats do have feline leukemia? It is not that uncommon with ferals and can be life threatening. You said you've never had your cats examined or vaccinated before and 3 of them have only now just been seen when they got fixed. Were they tested for Feline Leukemia? Getting vaccines is not the cure if they already have it.
You could be exposing these two 11 year old cats to the virus.

if another cat shows up at my door, even if I can't afford it, I will help them any way I can.
These cats are not showing up at your door, they are being posted on a website that hundreds, maybe thousands of people can see. There are other homes out there that might take them. There are no-kill shelters out there, like the Butler Humane Society. But I'm sure there is a home for them.
You already have dozens of homeless cats that need your help right outside your door. And by the sounds of it, you are the only kind soul on your street who will help them. They do need you and you should help them but these two 11 year old cats are not showing up at your door.

Because only some of your cats have been treated for worms, you will be exposing these 11 year olds to worms and it is very likely that they will get them. And the fleas. You said that you and your family got eaten alive last summer. That problem hasn't even been solved yet. I'm sure these 11 year old cats have never had fleas before, they are indoor cats. They will get fleas the minute they enter your house.

I have lost too many cats to cars. I live on a very busy street. One day my kitten went out the back door. We tryed to catch him. In one second he jumped off the balcony. In three minuetes he was hit by a car. It is hard for me to have all of these cats when I live in the city, but you would not believe how many homeless cats are outside my house.
These 11 year old cats are indoor cats and are declawed. How in the world are you going to keep them inside with 7 people coming and going all day long? 3 of your 7 cats are feral and go outside. If these cats got outside, they are unfamiliar with the outdoors and could easily be hit by a car. They don't have front claws and would not be able to defend themselves against other cats (and it sounds like there are many homeless and feral cats outside your house).


I started leaving food out for them. When they got bigger it was winter. They found a hole in my basement and they all came in.
How do you know the two 11 year old cats won't escape out of this hole? I know you said in a previous post or PM that you couldn't keep your cats from going outside because with 7 people in the house it was just to hard. How is this going to change?

I know that you are planning to take these two cats because you don't want them to end up in a kill shelter as you mentioned to me earlier today but that is not necessarily going to happen. There are alot of homes out there that are not already full of cats that are still in need medical attention and flea/worm treatments. I can help you find someone.

I really hope that you will give this some serious thought. I know your heart is in the right place, it always is. There is absolutely no doubt about that. But I think it is not in the best interest of the these two 11 year old indoor declawed cats to be added to your household. You told me just the other day that you can't afford to feed all the people in your house. You need to take care of the wonderful family you have, the human and feline kind. They do need you and they are so lucky to have you. I hope that you will put all your energy and focus and funds into them and let these two guys go to another home. I'm sorry if any of this sounds harsh in any way. It is not meant to be that way. I have great respect for your love of animals and you are trying to help the ones you have in your care. This is so awesome. You asked me what I thought about this so I felt that I needed to respond.
Please consider everything before doing this.
p.s. as mentioned, I wanted to PM you but I'm having issues with it and I didn't want you to think I just wasn't responding. I really do care!!