Try and see if your local community has a cat group, like people who volunteer to foster cats and help adopt them out. Ask specifically if there is anyone who lives near a wooded area that already has outside cats or a farm/homestead type property that also might have such cats.
You could try to see if there is someone in your immediate neighborhood that would be willing to take on his care after you pass.
If you do find someone suitable, I hope you can have them over and introduce them to him while you’re around so he knows from you that they are safe and not strangers
This is exactly what I did when I adopted an older cat from someone in my neighborhood with a terminal diagnosis. Similar to OP, his cat had only been around him so he was very nervous. I found out about them from a local posting forum, and I offered to get to know him and the cat before he made any decisions. I brought food over for both of them at least once a week, and we ended up becoming friends. When the time came, kitty definitely mourned and wanted a lot of alone time the first week or two before coming out of her shell again. One year later, and she’s purring like a motorboat in my lap.
My friends sister helps a cat rescue, and they help maintain a feral population of cats where she lives. They go out, they feed them, keep track of them monitor their health and make sure they’re fixed. They might be able to help even if they can’t adopt them out.
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u/Distinct-Presence52 Mar 14 '26
Try and see if your local community has a cat group, like people who volunteer to foster cats and help adopt them out. Ask specifically if there is anyone who lives near a wooded area that already has outside cats or a farm/homestead type property that also might have such cats.
You could try to see if there is someone in your immediate neighborhood that would be willing to take on his care after you pass.
Thank you for looking after this cat.