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Hey /an/, I'm taking in a kitten that somebody found on the side of the road, but in about a month I will be moving to a new apartment with a new roommate that is allergic to cats. So far, the only ideas I've come up with are to keep the cat in my room so that she doesn't get dander all over the house and make my future roommate break out. In before lets your cats outdoors, you're a cruel person, etc. She's small enough now that I think she'll be ok just staying in my room and not roaming about the apartment. Anyone have experience in this sortof situation?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
fuck your roomate, make her take some flonase or whatever shit s/he uses for his/her allergies
>> Anonymous
You are pretty dumb. Grats, I guess.
>> Anonymous
I don't think it would be very fair to the cat to keep it locked up in your room. It will be miserable and hate you.
Maybe there's someone else you know who'd be willing to take it.
>> Anonymous
>>113168

I've thought about that too, but as it is, I'm the only one willing to take her in, and there's been advertising around the circle of friends quite liberally. There's one person who's offered to take care of it if there's no other option, but he'd prefer not to.
>> Anonymous
Hahaha.. I have a kitten right now- it doesn't work to keep them confined. That might fly when it's very young, but as soon as it gets a bit older and more independent, it will be out of that door in a second. Besides, your whole room is going to reek of cat piss and cat food and shit because you'll have to keep a litter box in there.. have you thought this through at all?
>> Anonymous
>>113174

I have thought through the litterbox part. It's called clean it as soon as the cat goes in it. As far as the food, dry food doesn't reek nearly as much as wet food, so take the wet food dish away as soon as it's done with the wet food. As for the cat getting out of my room, yeah, I figured it would happen, but I could catch her and put her back. She was about 3-4 weeks when found and is now about 6-7 weeks. Yes, I realize cats grow fast in the first year, but that's how long I'll be living with this roommate until she goes back to England.
>> Anonymous
Send it to a shelter, or adoption center.
The kind that doesn't kill them.
>> Anonymous
>>113190

Those don't exist, grow up and experience the harsh, cruel world.
>> Anonymous
Newspaper add?
>> Anonymous
yeah i was gonna mention the newspaper...someone is usually really cool and nice and will take it off your hands...im allergic to cats and im gonna get one in a few weeks...tell the chick to toughen up and deal with the cat being there
>> Anonymous
>>113193

Yes, they do. They are called "no-kill shelters" or sometimes sanctuaries, but they fill up fast. Often they can't accept all the animals people want to give to them, and they have to turn cats/dogs away. They aren't common because they are expensive to maintain and tend to fill up with animals that have medical conditions that people don't want to adopt.

But, FYI, they do exist.

OP, if it's just for a year, I think you might be able to do it. Just how allergic is your roommate? I was allergic to cats for a long time, but it was not a severe allergy so I can treat it with Zyrtec. Before I took the medicine, I would've been fine with a cat, as long as it wasn't getting its fur all over my bed or anything. Talk to your roommate and see what kind of compromises he/she is willing to make, if any.
>> Anonymous
I'd talk to like.. a vet or a knowledgeable pet store employee. There are things you can do to cut down on dander and things, like adhering to a good grooming schedule and keeping stuff extremely clean. If you do decide to pen your kitten up for a year, make sure you keep your room very interesting.. invest in an elaborate cat tree and some of those fun pop-up cat cubes from Wal-Mart.. stuff like that.
>> Anonymous
Get Allerpet and/or Nature's Miracle dander removing spray if you are going to keep the kitten; Google them.

I use the Nature's Miracle spray on my cat and it works wonders.
>> Anonymous
Thanks for the info Anons. Somebody finally decided to answer my question and I'm grateful.
>> Anonymous
Just tell your roommate to get a prescription for Allegra. Ever since I got on it, my cat doesn't affect my allergies.