Guys, I need help, I don't know what to do....
It is about Hope..... Well, as most of you know, she has been with me for the last four months as a foster. She came from the same rescue place I got Lucky and Bugsy from - the rescue lady said she needed desperate help with her, and that she was not doing well at all at the rescue. The rescue lady said she was afraid of all the kitties, and too afraid even to get to the food bowl the poor thing! She was a VERY VERY VERY skittish cat.... To give you an idea, she didn't make one noise all the way home - and that was almost 60 miles! She was a tiny little thing, 7lbs, I could feel every single bone... had tapeworms, was afraid of the world! I never in a million years thought I was going to get to hold her on my arms...
Today she is a feisty little thing - Lucky's best friend! The funniest kitty in the house, the most mischievous - when I hear something falling, I KNOW it is her
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She has attached beautifully to Lucky - and somewhat to Bugsy too, but Bugsy is just too lazy for her
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She is still very quiet, but I wake up every day with her right next to my face - just waiting for me to get up to feed her. She now weighs 9.6lbs and is back at her healthy weight.
although she doesn't like it, I do grab her and hold her on my arms all the time!!!!!
She even grooms me!!!
Sooooo...... she is so happy in here, for what I am afraid the first time in her life... She was a stray/feral, picked up pregnant and had a live aborption, then went to the shelter, was going to be euth., got pulled by the rescue, didn't do well with the other cats.... and she is finally so happy with me....
How can I ever let her go now??
Now, at the same time, I know that adopting her is not the responsible thing to do, considering I am unemployed.... Here is what I can afford,what do you guys think:
I don't know what do....... The bottom line is, she is not the normal kitty that will go to a house and let herself be picked up, etc... I am SO scared of her ending up in a shelter....
I also feel so guilty of taking her away from the only place she has ever felt safe and happy in her whole life...
I Love this little girl, and the last thing I want is to adopt her, and all of the sudden not be able to afford vet care for her....
What do I do?
Hope before:
Hope after:
It is about Hope..... Well, as most of you know, she has been with me for the last four months as a foster. She came from the same rescue place I got Lucky and Bugsy from - the rescue lady said she needed desperate help with her, and that she was not doing well at all at the rescue. The rescue lady said she was afraid of all the kitties, and too afraid even to get to the food bowl the poor thing! She was a VERY VERY VERY skittish cat.... To give you an idea, she didn't make one noise all the way home - and that was almost 60 miles! She was a tiny little thing, 7lbs, I could feel every single bone... had tapeworms, was afraid of the world! I never in a million years thought I was going to get to hold her on my arms...
Today she is a feisty little thing - Lucky's best friend! The funniest kitty in the house, the most mischievous - when I hear something falling, I KNOW it is her
She has attached beautifully to Lucky - and somewhat to Bugsy too, but Bugsy is just too lazy for her
She is still very quiet, but I wake up every day with her right next to my face - just waiting for me to get up to feed her. She now weighs 9.6lbs and is back at her healthy weight.
although she doesn't like it, I do grab her and hold her on my arms all the time!!!!!
Sooooo...... she is so happy in here, for what I am afraid the first time in her life... She was a stray/feral, picked up pregnant and had a live aborption, then went to the shelter, was going to be euth., got pulled by the rescue, didn't do well with the other cats.... and she is finally so happy with me....
How can I ever let her go now??
Now, at the same time, I know that adopting her is not the responsible thing to do, considering I am unemployed.... Here is what I can afford,what do you guys think:
- I CAN add her to my kitties health insurance policy - this would be only about $20/month, which is ok, this way at least I would be somewhat safe in case of an expensive illness/emergency
- I CAN continue to feed her, since I am already the one responsible for those expenses anyways
- I CAN NOT deal with a lot of vet costs...
I don't know what do....... The bottom line is, she is not the normal kitty that will go to a house and let herself be picked up, etc... I am SO scared of her ending up in a shelter....
I also feel so guilty of taking her away from the only place she has ever felt safe and happy in her whole life...
I Love this little girl, and the last thing I want is to adopt her, and all of the sudden not be able to afford vet care for her....
What do I do?
Hope before:
Hope after: