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Hi all.
So I had to disband my feral cat colony of 10 after a jerk trapped and removed three of them. I only had them 4 months, but I got super attached to them. All of the events of the past 4 days have left me stressed out, no appetite, and trouble sleeping.
Here's the status of the cats:
- I took 4 of the friendly cats to a cat "sanctuary". I felt sorry for them though because its a very small building with 40 other cats inside. I think eventually they will be let outside in the afternoons, but this situation is depressing to me.
-We moved the shelter to a different park and took 2 of the more feral cats there. This happened yesterday. One of the cats ran into the shelter when we released her, but the other ran off into the woods. I'll find out more today if they stayed.
-I took a sweet young cat home for a few days. Having her here with my 13 year old was super stressful. I made the decision to take her to the animal shelter. When I got there, she tested FIV positive and they decided she should be euthanized. I left heart broken. Then I made the decision to find her a home somehow, but everything closed last night. So now I'm currently waiting for everything to open and pray she is still alive so I can get her back.
4 months ago, these cats were nothing to me. I wandered upon them in a park, they were half starved. We were able to get 7 adopted out of there. However, I just feel like I failed the others.
Did I? Why is the stress tearing me up inside right now? I never wanted to long term take care of these cats, and part of me is looking forward to moving beyond all this. That makes me feel guilty.
Corey
So I had to disband my feral cat colony of 10 after a jerk trapped and removed three of them. I only had them 4 months, but I got super attached to them. All of the events of the past 4 days have left me stressed out, no appetite, and trouble sleeping.
Here's the status of the cats:
- I took 4 of the friendly cats to a cat "sanctuary". I felt sorry for them though because its a very small building with 40 other cats inside. I think eventually they will be let outside in the afternoons, but this situation is depressing to me.
-We moved the shelter to a different park and took 2 of the more feral cats there. This happened yesterday. One of the cats ran into the shelter when we released her, but the other ran off into the woods. I'll find out more today if they stayed.
-I took a sweet young cat home for a few days. Having her here with my 13 year old was super stressful. I made the decision to take her to the animal shelter. When I got there, she tested FIV positive and they decided she should be euthanized. I left heart broken. Then I made the decision to find her a home somehow, but everything closed last night. So now I'm currently waiting for everything to open and pray she is still alive so I can get her back.
4 months ago, these cats were nothing to me. I wandered upon them in a park, they were half starved. We were able to get 7 adopted out of there. However, I just feel like I failed the others.
Did I? Why is the stress tearing me up inside right now? I never wanted to long term take care of these cats, and part of me is looking forward to moving beyond all this. That makes me feel guilty.
Corey