Please, try to understand. I am ashamed and deeply regretful. Last year, I was housing insecure. I fled a domestic violence situation in my nuclear family. My brother physically harmed me, and was threatening to murdered my cat. My aunt open me to her home and my cat went to a foster home because she doesnât believe in indoor cats. While Iâm so appreciative of my aunt, I saw extreme negligence on her behalf in taking care of her five outdoor cats. I tried and tried; tried to educate, tried to plead, took the cats to the vet, got the last two that remained spayed. I mourned all of them one by one. Now there is only one left. I asked my aunt to surrender her to me. Actually, I found placement for the last two. The two that were bonded. They were a pair. Now there is only one. She cries and just stares at the roof. My heart is broken. I honestly wouldnât be surprised if my uncle harmed her. Mainly because my uncle I saw him hurt one cat with a salt gun and I told him I didnât like it. It was something minor he thought it was funny I was living with them and felt so sick. I donât know I think I tried to brush it away but just doing that, even if it canât penetrate human or animal skin, still is shitty to do. I donât know what to do. I cry and cry and I am heartbroken. I pleaded with my aunt if she can let me rehome her. I want to rehome her. I am thinking of taking her away. But I donât know what to do. I am back home with my parents because my brother is no longer manic or in his psychosis. My father wonât let me take on another cat. This cat is so sad, she actually lost her first litter due to disability/them being disabled and blind. I think they were inbred because her brother looked to be the father. She is the last cat and my heart aches. I tried to take her to the vet, she is spayed, my heart hurts. I tried and tried and got so much pushback, so much heat, they are hardcore Christianâs that believe animals arenât equivalent to humans. My uncle said itâs so sad Bobby died but these cats wouldnât survive inside and I told him, well they havenât survived outside either and he was upset but itâs true. My heart aches. I need advice. I need a foster. I will pay. I will pay. Just save me from this heartache. I donât know what to do. She is a beauty.
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Take her. Don't say a word to anyone! Also, I know plenty of hard-core Christians that love animals with all their heart and would never neglect or hurt one. Your aunt and uncle are just not the best people.
No I would meet them in person. I need a contract. 100 a month until permanent placement with chance to visit monthly (not sure if this is doing too much)
Take the kitty now!!!! She is not safe. Take her before something bad happens. Especially if she is being abused and neglected. That is so wrong. Please help her. She is counting on you!!! Take her!!!
I will. I am gonna take her. I donât care anymore. I will find her a home. She knows me she can be lured by food. I will take her đ sheâs not even theirs
This cat is already familiar to you and is comfortable with you. If your brother and family are no longer a threat to you, take the adorable cat with you. Your aunt and uncle aren't going to provide emotional support to her and she's already had a hard life at points. Make her officially yours since you've already invested so much into her. Good luck & fingers crossed. â¤
My dad tolerates my cat and would not allow this let alone, cause family drama. I live in a mobile home park. I would so take her in if I were on my own. I am looking into my partner maybe he will help; I am unsure. Just hoping for the best
Just take them. She doesnât seem to know or care what happened to last ones, take her but donât tell tour aunt. It will be mystery where this one went.
You are a very caring person. Are the people at the placement you found still willing to take her on? If so, please take her there so she can have a safe home. Sadly, outdoor cats do disappear, it will not be a stretch for your aunt and uncle to accept that she has just gone. But please, make sure that you are safe too and do not put yourself at risk. Good luck đ
Take her in secret, they'll think she ran away or died and won't care. Act concerned that she's gone and they won't suspect you, cats go missing all the time. They're just against the idea of her having a loving home, but they can't stop what they don't know about. I'm sorry, this sucks so much, I wish they'd just let her go, but since they won't, cat-napping may be the only option
If it's an outdoor cat, one day, unannounced, show up, take the cat. Don't get seen, don't tell anyone, rehome the kitty. if they question you, deny, but I doubt they'd even care. Hopefully everything is doing well at home.
This is her and her friend: she is a great kitty. Very shy with people (but me!!!), I think she just needs time to trust you because sheâs been let down by everyone. I socialized her with churus, she loves themâŚ. But with little cats she is great. She loves cats especially girl cats. She misses her bonded little guy and I do too; I wish I could turn back time but I canât and I know I have to do better.
Update: someone has stepped up to try and support. I would love to talk to someone personally about how to retrieve the cat. I need to catnap it I can just afraid of how my family will be and or interact.
Yeah, people who do a half-assed job will assume the cat got hit by a car or ran away! Just keep what you've done on the DL(from everyone that is in contact with your aunt!) You got this! And we got you!đđđ
It looks like your aunt is feeding feral cats. This cat has clearly been tnr already. This isn't neglectful feral cats often don't transition well into being house cats (unless they are kittens) in my experience.
I wish it were feral cats I wouldnât care as much because she is helping them but she actually hates feral cats. She adopted only beautiful cats and mistreated them. She got them from her husbands family (not on my side). LOL to tnr them was work too
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