Turns out the woman whose mother-in-law has a chemical dependency issue has two cats not one. Both of them arrived tonight. The two year old gray and white male looks pretty hammered. He’s a tomcat and I am going to get him neutered (any $ help in that department would be welcomed). The female is a mackerel tabby, spayed (thank God) and she is cross-eyed. There is fear that she has been kicked or hit because she was found cowering on top of the refrigerator when Katherine went over tonight to get her. As Katherine lifted her down, Teo peed all over the front of her shirt. 🙁 So now, they are safe with us here and are still in the cat carriers they arrived in. Katherine said her mother in law wouldn’t even let her visit the cats and they were both covered in fleas! Not any more. Katherine’s husband went over tonight with her and distracted his mom while Katherine grabbed her babies.
I will leave them alone for 24 hours then go and check on them. They have everything they need for now- especially peace and quiet. I will put the boy on the neuter schedule next week as this week is already full- the two kittens in the bedroom will go in on the 18th for their neuter- hopefully, I can put him on the same schedule.
The poor cats. They are safe now. Can the young couple contribute anything to their care? Is the tabby cross-eyed because of injuries? What horrible lives they had to endure. All change now, though.
at least they are safe and hopefully the young couple will keep up with their promise and come for them.
They can help a little bit but they are struggling to find a place to live where they can have two cats (and in this town that focus isn’t easy). I still don’t understand and probably never will “pet deposits” costing hundreds of dollars. Or elderly people being taken from their homes due to poor health and having to give up the one thing that would keep them alive and happy (their pet). Never understand it.
I did check on the two cats this morning and they were both just huddled in the same corner. No food has been touched, the water bowl is still full and I can tell they are just terrified and waiting for something bad to come their way. They will learn as time goes on that nothing bad happens to cats on his property.
Addiction sucks. I’m grateful I didn’t get caught in it’s clutch’s. Like most, I experimented in my youth. Luckily, I didn’t get hooked and now it’s just old war stories. Here’s a bit to help those cats with their luck, may they forget their bad times too!