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You may remember my granddaughter saving a kitten on a TN interstate a few months ago. It was a dangerous risk she took. Foolish one might say. One of her 2 roommates was allergic and asked her to get rid of the kitten. In love with the little kitty already, she refused. The other gal got papers from her Dr and was able to get out of the lease. She and the other girl are now looking for another roommate. As long as my granddaughter has breath, this saved kitty has a forever home.
I'm glad for everybody involved but especially for the allergic roommate. Our two grown kids grew up from day one with cats and had no allergic reaction and both loved cats. But only 3 months after going away to college, each one returned with horrible cat allergies. They were miserable whenever they came home. I made them take meds before I would get rid of my beloved cats.
Our daughter had about 9 months after she graduated before she got a job and she lived with us. I actually tried to rehome at least one cat hoping that would help the problem. But the lady I was going to give my cat to was very fragile financially and was going to make Oscar an outside cat. That was it- no rehoming my precious baby. My grown baby would have been just as allergic with one cat as she was with two cats. She finally moved out and everybody settled down. Still when she visits I make her take meds if she starts to complain. I'm still mad at myself for even thinking of giving Oscar away.
I'm glad for everybody involved but especially for the allergic roommate. Our two grown kids grew up from day one with cats and had no allergic reaction and both loved cats.
Still when she visits I make her take meds if she starts to complain. I'm still mad at myself for even thinking of giving Oscar away.
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It's sad when people develop allergies to the cats of their parents or roommates. Everyone is in a tough position. In the end the cat usually suffers the most. In so many cases the cat/cats end up losing their home if not their lives. It may be selfish of me but I would never give up one of my cats, net one, for a allergic family member. And I do love my family.
You have a strong willed granddaughter, you must be proud. Bless her heart.
Yes I am very proud of her. She is very strong willed and very intelligent and a beautiful person, inside and out. Her allergic roommate and her mother were on her case to find the kitty a home (I keep forgetting what she named her ) because she's a student and three are needed to afford the apt. So the two girls who are left are paying more because she loved the kitten so much. They really boned. She grew up in a home with cats so I was surprised when my SD was so against her keeping the kitty.
I love stories with a happier ending. I'd do the same thing if I were your granddaughter. Way to go!
In a world where we hear of so much cruelty, so much indifference and so many depressing things, a story with a happy ending is like a breath of fresh air.
Huge huzzahhhhhh!!!!!
I'm not kidding when I write that I'd been thinking about that expressway kitten every day. What an upper to find out how everything ended up.
Funny thing, allergies are. The brothers who live upstairs from me grew up with cats in their house, but now can't go near them. When Weasie is on the front steps they'll give her a couple of scratches and then they have to shoo the confused kitty away. I've posted before about my skepticism regarding the "allergy" line - but once I did see one of the guys' eyes start to water before he could get inside the building.
Let us know this cat's name, for meowing out loud!
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It may be selfish of me but I would never give up one of my cats, net one, for a allergic family member. And I do love my family. 
