I also have to agree that Mischief sounds like a perfectly normal, healthy kitten of that age. and have to wonder what her others cats are/have been like.
Originally Posted by jcat
I also have to agree that Mischief sounds like a perfectly normal, healthy kitten of that age. and have to wonder what her others cats are/have been like.
yeh, sound's like a normal kitten to me aswelOriginally Posted by Essayons89
He sounds like a "normal" (whatever that means) kitten to me...lol.
I live in a different country than you.
I'm sorry to hear that your son has a disability. But when you adopt an animal it's a life long committment, just like having or adopting a child. Your son has a disability, yet you have the time and patience to manage him, yet not the normal behaviour of a kitten that you took into your home? So because he isn't acting the way you think a cat should act, you want to abandon him and give him away? Sorry, but that's incredibly cruel and insensitive of you.
I've extended an olive branch to you by way of The Cat Site where there are people who can offer you tips on how to manage Myschief, and also perhaps offer a kind word about your personal situation, but you seem to be rejecting that.
You obviously have more on your plate than you can manage comfortably. Being a single parent of a normal child is hard enough, but add a disability to that and it is even harder. Perhaps you should seek out a social worker and ask about some resources for assistance and perhaps the occasional respite break from your son in order to have some time for yourself. Having him go somewhere for a few days, or having someone come to your home for a day to look after him while you go out and do adult type things like shopping or a day at the spa, is not being a bad mother.
When you are stressed, you lose patience and become short tempered and that's not good for you, your son or anyone else around you. Frankly your reply to me came across as rude and snotty, when all I was trying to do was help you because based on everything I read in your craig's list post, Myschief is behaving like a completely normal bored kitten, and you would see that if you would sign up with The Cat Site and tell people there about your situation and how Myschief is behaving.
Regards,
Linda
I am only about 5 miles away. I already have two in a tiny apartment where I am only supposed to have oneOriginally Posted by okiron
I would be more than happy to take him in if I didn't live so far away. I can't afford to fly a cat down right now. I'm 1000 miles south of her.
Maybe the original poster can try? I don't know where her home town is. I presume the original poster does because she found the listing.Originally Posted by AddieBee
Sigh.. I figured that would happen - angry, snotty, defensive email. Is she still trying to get rid of the kitten? IE: is her CL post still there. CAn you contact any of the rescues in her home area?
Thanks. That was my initial email to her. The second one is my reply back to her rude email to me.Originally Posted by hurdyburdy
That was a really nice response that someone posted.
Natalie -- Sorry that the email she sent wasn't nicer.. but I would have expected something like that or nothing at all.