Hey all!
This is my first post, but I have been lurking here a few weeks taking in all of the good information on the forums. My wife and I are in the midst of planning a thru-hike in the spring of 2017.
The one big logistical hurdle is that we currently have 2 cats with no place to put them for 6 months while we are hiking the trail. We had been hoping we could could a family member or friend to take them, but this is proven to be much more difficult than anticipated. We have a few possibilities that we are still working on, but I was curious if anyone out there has run into similar problems and what they ended up doing? Are there any long-term boarding facilities that are not going to cost an arm and a leg or perhaps any organizations that help to place animals in a temporary home?
Or maybe there is someone out here on the forum who might be willing to take a couple of cat of 6 months to help out a couple trying to do a thru hike!? They are both a few years old with no health problems, so they are very low maintenance. Of course, we would pay for any expenses with additional extra for our gratitude. If you might be interested PM me and we can talk details. We are currently located in Santa Fe, NM and could potentially do a test run for a week or so to see if it will work out and they wont have any conflicts with other animals.