pets?

[iichi]

what are you planning to do with your pets when you ctb?
i have 3 cats and they are my world, they mean everything to me. i can't ctb without knowing they will have a safe home to go to when im gone. i really am scared to rehome them before my chosen date though as it i back out or fail i can't imagine being without them.
i was thinking of trying to set up a new home for them for after my date, and giving someone close to me their contact info etc so they can handle the regaining process for me. is this feasible?
what are you thinking about doing with your animals?

 

[Thalassa]

"i was thinking of trying to set up a new home for them for after my date, and giving someone close to me their contact info etc so they can handle the regaining process for me. is this feasible?"

Sorry, I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you're asking. Regaining process from where?

 

[iichi]

"i was thinking of trying to set up a new home for them for after my date, and giving someone close to me their contact info etc so they can handle the regaining process for me. is this feasible?"

Sorry, I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you're asking. Regaining process from where?

sorry, rehoming process **

 

[gottacheckout]

I'm leaving my house and money to them, whoever takes care of them gets the house when my pets pass on. I have an ordered list of potential caregivers.

 

[Breebly]

I'm only still alive bc of my dog. I'm more than ready to CTB, excited even, but I love her to where I don't trust anyone to care for her to my standards. She's old w lots of health issues, so as heartbreaking as it'll be, I'm willing that she passes soon so that I can finally leave too.

Depending on your method and how sure you feel you'll commit to your chosen date, maybe you could schedule the new caretaker to pick them up the day after. That way if you fail, you can cancel the pickup, but if you succeed, then the cats won't be left without care.

You could ask someone else to handle the rehoming process, but I'd be wary of them snitching on your intentions. Be super careful to pick someone understanding.

 

[xiaoxiongmao]

The Cat House on the Kings

The Cat House on the Kings - California's largest no-cage, no-kill lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center

www.cathouseonthekings.com

I will leave my cats and dog with this sanctuary with their living trusts—enough for the rest of their life and the remaining to be donated to the sanctuary

I'm only still alive bc of my dog. I'm more than ready to CTB, excited even, but I love her to where I don't trust anyone to care for her to my standards. She's old w lots of health issues, so as heartbreaking as it'll be, I'm willing that she passes soon so that I can finally leave too.

Depending on your method and how sure you feel you'll commit to your chosen date, maybe you could schedule the new caretaker to pick them up the day after. That way if you fail, you can cancel the pickup, but if you succeed, then the cats won't be left without care.

You could ask someone else to handle the rehoming process, but I'd be wary of them snitching on your intentions. Be super careful to pick someone understanding.

Same. The cats love anyone really. But my dog is extremely attached to me and she's also trained to be my service dog. I plan to bring her to the sanctuary to make sure she likes it there.

 

[throwaway1989]

my cat is my very last reason for staying when everything else feels distant or harder to consider. i live alone in a different state from the person i would leave him with, and keep going over how i could bring him there without raising alarms. the thought of him alone or anxious (he became a bit codependent during covid lockdown in my state/country) makes me sadder than anything else.

 

[butimstillsoblue]

My pet is the only reason I'm still here. I've thought a lot about what I'd do to make sure he's cared for.

 

[incapablebutalive]

I adopted a cat in 2021 because of loneliness. Now I deeply regret it because it's impossible to find a good home for her and she is so attached to me while I'm disconnected and just want to stop thinking and breathing. I think of rehoming her but it breaks my heart because I know she will be shut in and she'll be wondering why I abandoned her. The last months are becoming harder and harder, and the last days I've been sleeping all day and she has been meowing because she wants attention and wants to play and I cannot give her what she needs.

 

[cemeteryismyhome]

I have no feelings at all for pets (there are some in my house but not by my choice). I've looked it up and I guess that's not really abnormal, it's just not typical. To me they are just extra work and a bit of a nuisance. But it's sweet reading of everyone's concern for their pets here. I could almost wish to have feelings like that.

 

[xiaoxiongmao]

Another practical tip: set up revocable living trust and find a trustworthy trustee. It can be very detailed: for example, one of my cats has corneal issue and I'd dispatch N amount of money every year to check up her eyes.

I've scheduled a consultation with a lawyer to set it up. I want it to be very thorough because this would be their only legal protection after I'm gone and I have no other heirs.