Luna needs a new home

My neighbors are trying to find a good home for their sweet little Luna. Are you interested? See the message below.

As some of you may have heard, we are sadly looking for a new home for our
7-year-old cat, Luna (pictures attached). If you or someone you know may be able to provide a permanent home for Luna, please keep
reading.

We adopted Luna when she was a kitten and she is a very social and loving cat (she greets us at the door every night when we come home!). All her shots are up-to-date and she has no major health issues. Luna is not de-clawed, but uses her scratch post well (we haven’t had any issues with her clawing our furniture or carpet). Until 2 years ago, she lived happily alongside MacGyver, our male cat that died in 2004. Basically, she’s a great cat that unfortunately has not adapted well to our baby girl (who is prone to startling Luna with unpredictable movements and noises).

On two separate occasions, while we were present, our daughter startled Luna while playing with her, which resulted in Luna scratching her on the face. While we hear cat-baby dynamics can improve once the baby is older and understands how to interact better with animals (and
Luna has never shown aggression toward anyone else), we’re concerned about Gaby getting hurt in the interim. While Luna may be fine around other babies, we think she would do best in a household without children OR with children who are old enough to understand how to interact with animals (2 yrs and older).

FYI - Our neighbor “fostered” Luna for a week so we could see how she would do around another cat and older children. While our neighbor isn't able to adopt another cat right now, Luna got along well with our neighbor’s (male) cat, was affectionate to their pre-teen son, and integrated
well overall into their household.

We are happy to include a care kit that includes Luna’s litter box, cat carrier, food, toys, scratch post, Feliway (cat pheromone spray that is supposed to help cats relax during transitions and stress), and other “essentials” to ease the transition to a new home. We also will provide her vet records to assist with future care. Lastly, we will provide documentation for Luna’s pet insurance which covers emergency-related medical costs – the current policy runs through Dec 2008 and is renewable.

This has been a difficult decision and we are really trying to avoid taking Luna to a shelter if
possible. Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested and contact us if you’d like to learn more about Luna or wish to meet her.

Thanks for your help,
Anne and John
annedibble@yahoo.com