I've been through this with my Mom. Medical visas are short term. Retirement visa is the only way.

@Graeme *****

you're right. I hope he reads it

@Graeme *****

maybe someone hacked into your wise account? Check the URLs on email you received messages from too.

If you can still check activity on the account, do that too.

@Lauren ****

thank you. It was brutal for sure. She was a snake hunter. She could smell them from a mile away, and would seek them out. She killed 7 cobras in her lifetime (we tried everything to keep them out of our gardens). We knew the snake would eventually win, but still so incredibly heart wrenching.

We adopted her when she was a tiny puppy and had her for 8 years. RIP Tuk Tuk.

@Tom *******

Maybe not ... but in the US it is very common. Otherwise animal control will pick up your cat and take it. True story.

@Gary **********

Some of these people have no clue what they're talking about. Sure .. you would have an issue finding a rental in a tourist area, but not in smaller towns like where we live. We had 13 animals (now 11), and have been here for 9 years.

Many landlords don't want animals, but many are perfectly fine with it. We also volunteer with a TNR foundation locally. Life is good.

I won't name where exactly we live on this forum, because we don't want more people here, but animal lovers are an exception in my mind. PM for location.

@Tom *******

The Western way of caring for cats means you keep them inside. All of our Thai cats have been raised inside, and it is not an issue for them or wildlife.

@Chuck *********

As long as he rents in a non tourist area, and get approval up front, it should be no problem. We live in a small Thai town with our 11 animals. We had 13 for a long time, but lost 2 last year. One to illness, and the other from a cobra bite.

Yes. A farang saying. :)

@Dave ********

Saying that is a "thing" here in Thailand. Everyone will know what you mean. LOL.