First of all, please let me give you an internet kitty hug. I am sorry this has happened to you.
And this is not aimed at anyone specifically. And I hope no one gets offended or anything. I am a very sensitive person who would rather avoid conflict. So I'd like to just say that so I do not upset anyone in anyway. And I hope my tone isn't mean or rude in anyway. I just think what I'm about to say needs to be out there to be read by others commenting.
The problem is that he's been peeing and pooping on almost everything the dog touches. And we're under a lot of stress with moving and my mother becoming a single mother and having to support us single handedly after 15 years of being a family. Everything we've known has fallen apart these last few months. We were going to neuter him but right around that time my father left the picture. And my father and I were the animal people of our family and he'd usually deal, with these things. And I'm sorry that the cat wasn't our first priority after misfortune happened to our family. Unfortunately the physical and mental health of my younger siblings comes before the cat. And as for my mom, she had to take on all the responsibilities my father had, and neutering the cat was one we thought could be put off since there were bigger things to take care of. But things are starting to calm down and we will get him neutered and he will become a priority again, now that we are taken care of.
And for anyone who thinks that my father should help, he is completely out of the picture and cannot help us at all.
I am very saddened that I actually have to explain this. And that my life needs to be revealed to people I do not personally know in order to get considerate, non-critical responses for my questions. I came here seeking help and that's all I need. I do not need people who do not know me or my situation personally to critic me and my family. I simply needed answers on how to deal with this. If anyone has anything other than help to offer, I would appreciate you not commenting.
Second, understand, if you will, that this is a forum for and about cats, and people get upset when they hear of a cat at risk of losing its home. It's not personally directed at you, or at anyone else who posts. It is hard to read the tone of a person's feelings via an internet post, and your initial comments sounded (at least to me) as if you were simply tired of caring for the cat. Clearly, this is not the case, and I, for one, ask your forgiveness for making such an assumption, and for any hurt my comments may have caused.
I'm glad you are going to be able to take care of Chip, and I hope things will soon be better for you and your family.