I adopted a cat, but now dad doesn't want her?
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January 13th, 2018
Dad is away 6 months of the year (in another city) so he is worried about the cat. I join him 3 months of it. Is there a way we can take care of the cat? They were going to kill her, so I took her in. She is extremely clingy which would be my other question. I read insecure cats get clingy, or when they’re very thankful to be adopted :( This broke my heart. I don’t want to let her go! She sleeps on me, stares at me all day, follows me everywhere, and is even super hesitant to meow. It’s actually ridiculous. I feel extremely anxious to have taken her home and rescued her but now have this incredible responsibility, along with school, work, and parents’ indecision. Help!
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Just throwing it out there, but maybe you can get two cats to keep each other company. That was traditional thinking when I was growing up.
I’m confused. She she has nowhere to go for 3 months out of the year?
No kill shelters are vastly overwhelmed. But this is what they are for. If you could make a monetary donation to the shelter, they will be happy to take it. They’ll probably take it no matter what.
Either give her to some shelter like @MrGrimm888 suggests, or just go on taking care of her if you don’t live with your dad. He sounds unstable anyway.
@anniereborn Yeah I suppose. I also freaked out a bit when she came home. I cried a lot, I want to take care of her, but I don’t want it to be difficult.
^Put an add on Craigslist, or something. I would feel responsible for finding it a home, as I started the situation…
@dopeguru Pets CAN be difficult. It’s nice that you have a good heart and took her, but now she needs care. If you do put an ad anywhere, be sure to charge like 20 bucks for her. There are people out there that gather up free pets and use them for things like bait in dog fights.
It doesn’t sound like you thought it through before adopting. That is irresponsible.
I hate to say this, because there’s far too many unwanted and abandoned animals spending their lives at shelters as it is but…take the cat to a no-kill shelter. To be frank, going by your posting history, you don’t really strike me as someone who’s prepared for any kind of responsibility or long-term commitment to anything, let alone another living being that’s dependant on you. Be sure and make an ample donation to the shelter to help offset the burden they’ll be taking on for you.
Sorry, but I’m not here just to mollify.
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