My friend gave my husband and I a kitten she found. The kitten was so young and really attached itself to me. He usually follows me around the house and kneads my neck and licks me. I don't always let him, but I also think it's cute. We've had him for 3-4 months now. He was probably 1-2 months old when we got him (just big enough to sit in my hand).

Well, my husband is realizing that the cat is making him sneeze. It's making him uncomfortable. I need to give my cat away (and I'm very sad about it). I'm certain the cat has to go (so please don't try to convince me otherwise, it's already a sad and tough decision). I need your opinion on the following:

My friend has parents who live on a farm. My cat (who is now about 6 months old) will go from being a domesticated, can-food-eating, snuggling cat (well, he only snuggles with me) to a farm cat with a different diet. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

Will he be ok? I can't stand the thought of giving him away and knowing that our kitty will be miserable. I know that no one knows for sure, but any advice or information on cat behavior that will help me make this decision? He seems to always want to go outside, and when we got him as a kitten he lived outside (though, as young as he was, it wasn't ideal).

PS. I live in Asia, there are no humane societies. I can't find another home for him that would be as permanent (many other foreigners living here are transitional and may have to give him up in years to come. I want my kitty to have a long-term home).

Are you entirely sure that this is the cat that's making your husband sneeze? You might want to try getting an allergy test done and/or washing the cat and cleaning the house more often- sometimes that helps if the allergy isn't that severe.

As far as the pet goes, if you do have to give him away then the cat will definitely have some trouble adapting. You should probably talk to your friend about possibly getting his/her parents to keep an eye on the cat in case it starts freaking out. You might also want to start sleeping with a blanket or towel that you can send with the cat- it can sleep on it for a while when it goes out to the farm.

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i have 8 cats 6 are indoor/outdoor cats, they go out but always come back when its too cold or too hot. they know they can find comfort in the home. if you send that poor kitty to a farm, he will have no where to go durring the different weather changes. just think if you were put out on that farm, wouldnt you think you did something wrong. there are always allergy shots your husband can get too. i would say no to putting the cat on the farm.

ok you asked me not to but sorry...you need to think more....and I don't know you but IMO pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

awwe your kitty bonded with you and you're it's mommy (the kneading and licking is what a kitten would do to the mother cat) so sorry..... it's like giving a child away after you tried it on for a few months and found problems. I have adopted three cats and all were adjustments but that's part of loving them. My father has COPD and thought they were his problem but with a few simple tests they are not the problem...he is not allergic.

Personally I'd give the husband away if he won't even go for tests cause there are ways to tell if the kitty is at fault and he (and you) are jumping to conclusions and blaming the cat without a fair chance and it didn't ask to come into your house. Sounds like a simple sneeze was enough so shows you how unattached and maybe jealous of the cat he is and what happens if he thinks you are a problem? How unattached are you too?

Who knows but you've decided so do it already. (to me you are still undecided why ask?...validating your decision?) I'd get rid of the husband if he is so uncaring to not even look into why he's sneezing (could be simple dust) but your kitty...farm or not is doomed cause no one is going to care about it...it will become a cat outdoors left to fate. Next time tell whoever WE don't nor can keep a pet and shame for the poor kitty for loving someone who won't even fight for it a little.

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Will the new home be good for it? Only you know but sounds like the cat will just be left to fend for itself farm or not and might as well be wild, Animals will adapt but once loved and tossed out...why not just put it down.

Why can't you try allergy meds? If he's only making you sneeze that's a slight reaction to him that any over the counter product would probably stop. You've had this kitten since earlier than it should have left its mother so it's probably VERY bonded to you. And at the farm I'm sure they're going to let him roam loose outdoors and he'll quickly end up run over by a car (or tractor), eaten by a wild animal, etc, etc, etc.