Looking for help in re-homing my 2 cats.

I find myself in this situation, due to my girlfriend being allergic to them. We are looking to move in together.

They are brother & sister and 7 years old. I refuse to split them up and I also refuse to put them with the local SPCA or Petco. I just couldn't do that to them.

If anyone is looking to adopt 2 cats or know anyone, please contact me. I have some friends at home that have put the word out to cat lovers, but nothing yet.

They are very loving and playful. I would love to see a family adopt them, where they will have much more human contact then they have had with me, due to me living alone and working 60+ hour weeks.

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They wouldn’t know how to hunt. They strictly indoor cats.

They never hunted in their life. I took them home when they were 6 weeks old.

I disagree.

When I was a young kid, maybe around 5, we adopted a 4 year old collie from a local family. They couldn't properly care for him anymore and we took him in. I still remember how he tried to run back home when we first got him. Very quickly, he became a part of the family. When I was 14, we had to put him down. I cried my eyes out.

When I was 13, we adopted a 1 year old cocker spaniel. It was a single guy, who just didn't have enough time for the dog. So we took her in. Same thing happened, she became a part of the family rather quickly. The collie did get jealous of the attention she got, but they never fought or anything like that. When I was 24 and we had to put her down, I cried my eyes out.

But back to my current situation, I currently have 2 different wardrobes. 1 where I'll let the cats near me and 1 where I don't let them near me. I get changed in my closet, then run out of the house as fast as I can, to not get any dander on me. She is very highly allergic.

To defend her, she did not ask me to get rid of them. This is 100% my decision. I don't want to lock them in a bedroom 24/7. I swear, my cats are part dog...they follow me everywhere. When I leave in the morning, they are in the window watching me. When I come home, they watch me in the window, then run to the door. When I get ready in the morning, they sit outside the bathroom door waiting for me. When I play pinball, they wait outside the pinball room for me to get done. They follow me from room to room. I also think it's unfair that I'm never around. My everyday routine is leave for work at 7am, get home 9pm, eat dinner and head to bed. They deserve much more human contact. When I'm trying to sleep, they just want to play.

I'm trying to find a better situation for them too.

When I adopted them, my business was still feeling the effects of the 2008 recession. I was always around. Now that the economy finally turned, I usually don't get done with work until between 7-8pm. From there, I either go to the gym or go out for a run. Back in 2012, I wasn't running or going to the gym. I was always home by 4pm.

It's nice for a lot of people here to bash my girlfriend over this. For Christmas and my birthday, she gives me gifts and a card from the cats. She doesn't want me to give them up either. Her suggestion, as well as others, is to just give them a bedroom all to themselves. I can't bring myself to do that to them. Nor will I put them in a shelter. They deserve better than being stuck in a bedroom 24/7.

I would love nothing more than to see them with a family where they both will get more than enough attention.

Even though they are 7, they both still act like kittens.

This is not an easy decision...but I'm trying to do what's best for them.

Thank you.

Side of the road, someone's farm, Petco, SPCA, Humane Society, shelters etc. are not even options I will consider.

I don’t want to keep them locked up in a bedroom.

I don’t think that is fair to them. They love being around people.

This situation stinks. All my friends say when they die and come back, they want to come back as my cats. I try very hard to give them the best life possible.

I tried giving them baths. Wish I started that when they were kittens. They just hated it.

I brush them twice a week with that amazingly cat glove. I use the wipes to wash them, the ones for allergies. I also use waterless shampoo. On my couches, I use blankets. I wash those twice a week. Wash my floors twice a week. Wipe all counter tops and furniture twice a week. Vacuum the upstairs carpet twice a week.

I do everything possible to keep the dander down...she still can’t take it.

She can handle the pinball room, because they aren’t allowed in there. We can’t just hang out and watch tv.

I don't know how you do it with 7 cats.

I live in a 1,600 sq ft condo.

Here's a video of one of the cats.

Feisty- orange - male
Princess- black - female

I don’t know what that means.

We have tried everything the last 5 months.

A shelter is not something I will ever consider.

My cats adjust well with strangers. I’ve had a couple friends live with me through the years (going through a divorce). When friends come over to visit to watch football or something, after an hour, they’re in my friends laps.

I know. That’s why I won’t consider it.

Just want to put a thank you out to everyone who has sent me private messages.

I'm still looking for a new home for them that is preferably closer to NJ.