I just have to vent to people who will understand. Over the last year or so I have participated in a military foster program (when soldiers go overseas). During this time I had two fosters, Gay and Bigodinho. They are both wonderful cats. I originally took care of them last summer/fall and then the soldier's mother took them from me. Well she went away in December so I took them back in, along with another cat she adopted (Pearl) from Petsmart. She then picked them up in the middle of January and I thought everything was okay with them. Well last night I received a phone call from her asking me if I knew anyone who would be willing to adopt older cats (about 6 yo). She has decided that she would like to get rid of Bigodinho and Gay because they are "too much work". When we talked about this she said that she wanted to get a dog instead of two cats and she was planning on keeping Pearl. This just makes me very upset ...

Right now I don't have the room to take them in, but I know she was looking for me to volunteer to take them from her. I am planning on buying a house and moving during the summer. I didn't tell her, but if she would keep them until then I might consider taking them in.

I just don't understand how two cats would be more work than a dog and how she could get rid of them so easily...

Sorry for the long posting