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Hi guys.
Okay just to give a quick rundown of the situation. Let's say I have around a year left to stay where I'm at, and then it's possible I move elsewhere to another country where it would be hard to keep a strictly indoors cat due to a bunch of circumstances.
Would it be a horrible idea to adopt a cat at this time? I'm pretty much 90% sure it would make me a horrible person to do something like that, because I'm probably leaving very soon and can't take it with me, but I'm wondering if anyone here thinks it might have benefits for the cat.
Basically, I don't think that it's nice to adopt a cat and be like "hey kitty you have a new home :'D" and then be like "k sorry gtg lol" and put it in another shelter (dunno of any friends that'd take it as of now). It would suck badly for both myself and the cat, because I'm sure I'm not gonna want to leave it, and I'm sure it too will probably be sad.
You're probably wondering why I started this topic since I already seem to have a pretty strong opinion on the matter. You're right, I kind of don't have a good answer to that question. All I can say is, I love cats and I would love to adopt one, but I'm gloomy knowing the circumstances. I'm just posting this in an off-chance that someone might tell me "actually, you should do it because of X great reason" even though I'm kind of skeptical given the circumstances.
I'd just like honest opinions. If you think it's a horrible idea, just go ahead and tell it to me straight, that's what I made this topic for. To encourage me if it's a good idea and I don't know better, or to deter me from an unwise, unjust decision that I'm already suspicious of.
Okay just to give a quick rundown of the situation. Let's say I have around a year left to stay where I'm at, and then it's possible I move elsewhere to another country where it would be hard to keep a strictly indoors cat due to a bunch of circumstances.
Would it be a horrible idea to adopt a cat at this time? I'm pretty much 90% sure it would make me a horrible person to do something like that, because I'm probably leaving very soon and can't take it with me, but I'm wondering if anyone here thinks it might have benefits for the cat.
Basically, I don't think that it's nice to adopt a cat and be like "hey kitty you have a new home :'D" and then be like "k sorry gtg lol" and put it in another shelter (dunno of any friends that'd take it as of now). It would suck badly for both myself and the cat, because I'm sure I'm not gonna want to leave it, and I'm sure it too will probably be sad.
You're probably wondering why I started this topic since I already seem to have a pretty strong opinion on the matter. You're right, I kind of don't have a good answer to that question. All I can say is, I love cats and I would love to adopt one, but I'm gloomy knowing the circumstances. I'm just posting this in an off-chance that someone might tell me "actually, you should do it because of X great reason" even though I'm kind of skeptical given the circumstances.
I'd just like honest opinions. If you think it's a horrible idea, just go ahead and tell it to me straight, that's what I made this topic for. To encourage me if it's a good idea and I don't know better, or to deter me from an unwise, unjust decision that I'm already suspicious of.