Ashleigh & Ares
Member Since 2021
yesterday:
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Havent had time to post. So much stress and anxiety and crying in the past 2-3 days about these cats.
They turned out to be completely feral. They were never my Aunt's to begin with. I had to let them go back up there!
(( im so sad and disheartened about the whole thing.
I know there may be people who will be angry with this decision on here, but please let me explain before you judge.
I thought these cats had been somewhat inside outside cats and had been accustomed to people. When I went up there to get a cat who I know to be domestic and who loves me, walks right up to me, and would jump right into my car....I couldnt find him. I saw this mama and baby and thought that I could help them, thinking they may have been ok to people and that I COULD help them. I made the decision to take them and it was the wrong one. Has anyone ever made a mistake? Well, this turned out to be a big one on my part
1. They turned out to be TRUE FERAL. And they were locked in my upstairs bathroom/laundry room where we shower. This got scarier as the mama began coming closer and closer to the door and she just kept freaking me out so bad. I ended up having anxiety and crying for days.
2. My husband wanted them out of here!
3. Ares hardly comes out from under the bed now since I have had them here. It is so hard to test him now, I have had to grab him out from under the bed to test him and shoot him. He is also hardly eating and his numbers are still elevated. This is a HUGE concern for me.
4. My brother who lived there, after i already had them in my home for 2 days, proceeded to tell me about just how wild they are and scary they were for even him (who is 6'2" and a bigger guy) He advised me to put them back ASAP.
5. My aunt, who, i thought, was their caretaker before, told me that they were NEVER hers, they had just showed up. She wanted me to take in at least one of HER cats that she had as inside / outside cats.
6. I could NOT get them to any appointments on time because i couldnt touch them and the mama was too smart for the traps we had set (overnight and it took 4 hours with me and my dad to catch them this morning) So I could never have set up a spay and guaranteed she would be there on time. I am also being charged now before hand at my vet's office because I couldn't make the mama's appointment.
This is VERY important: If I cannot get the cat into a trap or carrier when she needed to go, then how could i ever get her spayed?!
7. They seemed like OK, but mostly hiding from me during the day, but at night, the wild came out and i would get nothing but hisses and growls. Then the aggression began after a couple days. I had LOTS of hope before, but it kept dwindling down as time went on.
8. I did NOT make take this decision lightly! I prayed constantly on what to do. I talked to my husband, my brother, 2 aunts, and 2 people from my church about it because i took this VERY seriously!
I still feel like a failure. I tried to help, I tried to take on a responsibility for these cats, but I couldnt finish the job.
I AM going back to get August and Sophie too. I have been up there today looking for them. They didnt show up, but Im going there EVERYDAY until i get them. These two ARE my aunts cats. They come right up to me and beg for food and pets. They are both very loving. They both are in desperate need of medical care and I WILL provide for them! I already have a neuter appointment set up for August on the 28th, already paid for. AND I already have a home lined up for him after I get him to health!
Sophie is spayed, but she is older and she needs somewhere she can live out the rest of her life with love and food and shelter. I was told my 2 people that Sophie might have to be sent over the RB, but I dont want her to die out there! I want to care for her!
So please if you are a huge believer in ALTERING cats, know that SO AM I!
This turned out to be a situation that I could no longer handle. And I still feel so bad about it.
Im so sorry to Nyomi and Kimbo that I couldnt save you two.
But they did not want to be in my home!
amps: 173 +3 131 pmps: 139 +3 110
Havent had time to post. So much stress and anxiety and crying in the past 2-3 days about these cats.
They turned out to be completely feral. They were never my Aunt's to begin with. I had to let them go back up there!
(( im so sad and disheartened about the whole thing.I know there may be people who will be angry with this decision on here, but please let me explain before you judge.
I thought these cats had been somewhat inside outside cats and had been accustomed to people. When I went up there to get a cat who I know to be domestic and who loves me, walks right up to me, and would jump right into my car....I couldnt find him. I saw this mama and baby and thought that I could help them, thinking they may have been ok to people and that I COULD help them. I made the decision to take them and it was the wrong one. Has anyone ever made a mistake? Well, this turned out to be a big one on my part
1. They turned out to be TRUE FERAL. And they were locked in my upstairs bathroom/laundry room where we shower. This got scarier as the mama began coming closer and closer to the door and she just kept freaking me out so bad. I ended up having anxiety and crying for days.
2. My husband wanted them out of here!
3. Ares hardly comes out from under the bed now since I have had them here. It is so hard to test him now, I have had to grab him out from under the bed to test him and shoot him. He is also hardly eating and his numbers are still elevated. This is a HUGE concern for me.
4. My brother who lived there, after i already had them in my home for 2 days, proceeded to tell me about just how wild they are and scary they were for even him (who is 6'2" and a bigger guy) He advised me to put them back ASAP.
5. My aunt, who, i thought, was their caretaker before, told me that they were NEVER hers, they had just showed up. She wanted me to take in at least one of HER cats that she had as inside / outside cats.
6. I could NOT get them to any appointments on time because i couldnt touch them and the mama was too smart for the traps we had set (overnight and it took 4 hours with me and my dad to catch them this morning) So I could never have set up a spay and guaranteed she would be there on time. I am also being charged now before hand at my vet's office because I couldn't make the mama's appointment.
This is VERY important: If I cannot get the cat into a trap or carrier when she needed to go, then how could i ever get her spayed?!
7. They seemed like OK, but mostly hiding from me during the day, but at night, the wild came out and i would get nothing but hisses and growls. Then the aggression began after a couple days. I had LOTS of hope before, but it kept dwindling down as time went on.
8. I did NOT make take this decision lightly! I prayed constantly on what to do. I talked to my husband, my brother, 2 aunts, and 2 people from my church about it because i took this VERY seriously!
I still feel like a failure. I tried to help, I tried to take on a responsibility for these cats, but I couldnt finish the job.
I AM going back to get August and Sophie too. I have been up there today looking for them. They didnt show up, but Im going there EVERYDAY until i get them. These two ARE my aunts cats. They come right up to me and beg for food and pets. They are both very loving. They both are in desperate need of medical care and I WILL provide for them! I already have a neuter appointment set up for August on the 28th, already paid for. AND I already have a home lined up for him after I get him to health!
Sophie is spayed, but she is older and she needs somewhere she can live out the rest of her life with love and food and shelter. I was told my 2 people that Sophie might have to be sent over the RB, but I dont want her to die out there! I want to care for her!
So please if you are a huge believer in ALTERING cats, know that SO AM I!
This turned out to be a situation that I could no longer handle. And I still feel so bad about it.
Im so sorry to Nyomi and Kimbo that I couldnt save you two.
But they did not want to be in my home!
