Alright, so here's the deal. I recently moved in with my partner, who has two cats and one dog. I also have two cats. Neither of us is giving up any of our animals.
All the animals are fed, kept clean, litter boxes are changed out regularly, dog walked, water bowls full and fresh, etc., so they're all taken care of. Aside from that, my girlfriend's mom is not well, and needs regular care throughout the day also. So even though everyone is taken care of, it's taking way the fuck too much time out of our lives, and we are miserable.
I know that the true answer here is just "have less animals", but since no one is willing to budge on that, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for how to make this easier. I am at the end of my rope here, covered in shed animal fur, and feeling desperate.
automatic feeders maybe? i have four cats(no dogs) and all are on the same diet luckily. doing their auto feeders, water bowls(4 water bowls) and litter boxes(i have 5 boxes) takes me maybe 15 minutes total. the feeders turn 3 times a day and it has 4 slots. I have the Orsda brand from Amazon. i clean the litter boxes once a day. I buy dog poop bags and put the litter in there and then it goes into a special can outside and i put that bag in the normal trash on trash day.
it's more expensive but two of my boxes are using crystal litter(Pretty Litter) because one cat has been using it for a long time, so i just scoop the poop out of those and then you have to stir it around for the urine. Pretty litter gets changed out every 30 days.