Rant about a friend and her mom's cat!

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My boyfriend got a phone message today from a mutual friend about her mom's cat that needs to be rehomed. Before we could call her back, she called again tonight.



Here is the story I managed to extract:

The cat- Zoe - is a 5 year old DLH tortie that her mom has had since kittenhood. The mom is getting on in years and is facing knee replacement surgery that will put her out of circulation for a couple of months.

Mom - we will call her R - also has a small dog. Zoe is an indoor cat; doggie is indoor/outdoor. This summer, doggie brought in fleas and infested the cat, the house, etc.

OK- they get the flea issue cleared up. But their solution -if you want to call it that- was to BANISH THE CAT TO THE GARAGE - IN A CAGE!
She has been in there for 3 months!!!


Now they have decided it's "best" for Zoe to be rehomed. Oh and R is going out of town for a week starting on Oct. 11 .... so it would be good for the cat to be gone by then.
Also cuz it's getting cold out. Duh!

Oh, and they are keeping the dog because she barks and they live in Detroit and she is a kind of alarm. She is also old, 8-9 years. Double


The daughter doesn't want to take the cat to a shelter, for fear she will be PTS. Uh, ye-ahhh.

I told her to send me detailed info including vet/health and some pics. Told her to send out a mass email to everyone she knows - all the clubs and activities she's involved in, etc.

I am so upset that they banished the cat, that she has been stuck in a
cage for 3 months in a garage during all this hot weather... I am tempted to go over there with a carrier and take her!! I have NO place to put her and adoptions have just about dried up with the rescue I am with. Kittens are growing up in foster care!! Aaarrrgggghhhhhh!!!!

Sorry - I just had to vent. People are so stupid. And thoughtless. Why punish the cat??? Huh?? The dog brought in the fleas! Not like it was intentional!

I liked this person, but she has just dropped several notches in my esteem. The mom has always struck me as nutty and self-absorbed. Poor kitty-cat.
 

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Oh poor cat, that is no way to live in a
cage for all that time, I am afraid I would just go and get it, even with no space for it anything would be better than where it is. Some people need shooting
 

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Can't blame you for being furious, or for losing respect for your friend. There are people who don't deserve pets.
 

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Oh the poor thing ! Some people lack empathy IMO.

It's a shame they don't feel as responsible for her as you seem to.
 

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Originally Posted by Milk maid

Oh poor cat, that is no way to live in a
cage for all that time, I am afraid I would just go and get it, even with no space for it anything would be better than where it is. Some people need shooting
And you'll be able to make sure this poor kitty is re-homed with people who will treat her with the kindness and love she deserves.
 

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How awful. The poor cat. I hate hearing stories like this--wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to ban some people from ever having pets? I wish....

Grrrrr!!!
 
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The friend said - we've asked everyone we know if they would take the cat. Uh... no you haven't. When I said mass email.. all your contacts... ask people to pass it on.. there was silence for a moment. Then she said, oh, ok.... So, NO - you HAVEN'T done everything you could. The mom could put up signs at work. She works at a local university medical center. Sheesh!! The friend is taking classes at that same university. Put up signs there!!
 

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GRRRRRR--that just boils me!


Don't these people have brains?


AARRRRAAAAGGHH!! None of this makes any sense--!! Sheeesh people can be so dumb sometimes. I generally do not go postal but sometimes ---


It's a good thing that you are there though
 

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Such rude things that people do with their animals
Sounds like they definitely favor the dog over the cat in that flea situation, and locking it in a garage in a cage is
outrageous!
 
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OK - I have pics of this cat - Zoe. But they are embedded in a Word doc and I do not know how to get them on here or on Facebook. Can I export them somehow or dislodge them from the word doc???? Arrrgghhhh!!!
 

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You should be able to select them and then you should press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+X, and then simply paste them onto your desktop, then upload them to either your Facebook page or use Imageshack or Photobucket to upload them then paste the image tag here. By the way, I feel so outraged that people would do this! IN A CAGE! I just cannot believe how stupid some people seem.

Jackz, Jazzy & Ginga.
 
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Originally Posted by JazzyTheCat

You should be able to select them and then you should press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+X, and then simply paste them onto your desktop, then upload them to either your Facebook page or use Imageshack or Photobucket to upload them then paste the image tag here. By the way, I feel so outraged that people would do this! IN A CAGE! I just cannot believe how stupid some people seem.

Jackz, Jazzy & Ginga.
Tried the cutting and pasting... didn't work.
 
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Originally Posted by strange_wings

Are you just trying to click on the images or are you selecting them?
right-clicking them...
 

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Try saving it as a web page and use an html editor, then. That works sometimes.
 

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I will never understand why people bother to have pets if they are not willing to properly care for them!
I hope the poor little doll find a new home soon!
 
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OK - here are some pics of her... they are kind of old, but you can see her markings....
2007 -


2005 (young adult)
 

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i just dont understand people i really dont

she is just gorgeous and doesnt deserve this i only wish i was closer
 
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