Giving cats away

Question
i just moved into an 800 sq ft apartment where my previously indoor outdoor cats are confined to. i work long hours and barely have time to spend with them. i'm worried they are miserable but scared they wouldn't adjust i i give them away. what should i do? i just wan what's best, i found a nice family with a stay at home parent who would take them.. but my heart would be broken, and i worry theirs would be too. They began as strays an their mother left them to early so I started taking care of them and we just became family. They are very attached 2 year olds who are also very smart. I am working to toilet train them, but they used to be able to run a bell and go outside when they needed to potty. I cannot let them outside where I'm at. I have tried and they can't find their way back. They are my everything and I am so worried about what's best for them. But my job is very very stressful, and at the end of the day I can't mentally afford to be stressing about them as well as everything else in my life. Please help. I'm lost.
Heather

Answer
Heather,

Cats are very practical, resourceful creatures and can usually adjust to anything. In the long run, if you are unhappy with their plight and they are not doing so well, the best thing you can do for them is to give them to the nice family. If you cannot be there most of the time, it sounds as if you really do not have time to devote to the adjustments they will have to make to get along in the new environment.

What you might consider is getting a kitten who is used to indoors only, litter pan trained, etc. and starting over.

The two current cats will adjust to a new home where there is much less stress.

I do not know what else to tell you!

Good luck and best regards... Norm.