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I am moving to NYC for a 6 month internship and then leaving to serve in the Peace Corps for 2+ years. Taking my cat with me is absolutely out of the question. There is no reason for my mom not to keep her other than "she doesn't want a cat". It's incredibly frustrating and heartbreaking and at this point we are barely speaking. I don't think I can ever forgive her if she makes me give my cat away and I don't know what else to do.
Backstory: I received a kitten as a present from my dad 10 years ago after my parent's divorce (I was living with him at the time). He thought it would help me cope and I instantly fell in love with her - she has been by my side through high school and I took her to college when my dad remarried to a woman who was extremely allergic to cats. After college I moved back in with my mom and have been here, with the cat, for the past 1.5 years. Now I'm leaving and she refuses to keep the cat. I've been trying to rehome her for months to family/friends with no luck. I don't know if I can bear giving her to a stranger and never getting to see her again. Rehoming feels impossible at this point because the fact is she is 11 years old, with the onset of kidney problems, and she only likes "her" people. She can be aggressive and intimidating when she is fearful, but she is a completely different cat when she is comfortable.
I'm just at my wit's end. My mom is really hurting me and I wish there was a way I could convince her to keep the cat
Backstory: I received a kitten as a present from my dad 10 years ago after my parent's divorce (I was living with him at the time). He thought it would help me cope and I instantly fell in love with her - she has been by my side through high school and I took her to college when my dad remarried to a woman who was extremely allergic to cats. After college I moved back in with my mom and have been here, with the cat, for the past 1.5 years. Now I'm leaving and she refuses to keep the cat. I've been trying to rehome her for months to family/friends with no luck. I don't know if I can bear giving her to a stranger and never getting to see her again. Rehoming feels impossible at this point because the fact is she is 11 years old, with the onset of kidney problems, and she only likes "her" people. She can be aggressive and intimidating when she is fearful, but she is a completely different cat when she is comfortable.
I'm just at my wit's end. My mom is really hurting me and I wish there was a way I could convince her to keep the cat