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First, some background:
When I was single, until 4 years ago, I lived with Mom; I had a cat, Selena. When I left to move in with my then fiancee, she asked if she could keep Selena, as Mom was lonely (she's older, and widowed, won't drive, etc.). As much as I loved Selena, I felt this was best for Mom. However, I still paid 1/2of the vet bills, took her to the vet, etc. Since I left, Selena put on a lot of weight; nobody (3 vets) knows why. Mom's vet put her on (what we thought was) diet food, yet Selena gained and gained. Two weeks ago, Mom asked me to make a vet appointment--Selena was crying a lot, and her legs seemed a bit week. DH took her in, as I wasn't able to. He found out that the (previous) vet had been giving her weight-maintaining food, not diet food! She said Selena would be ok eating diet food, and her legs were that way due to her weight (20lbs.).
My Mom called me at work today, to tell me she had Selena put down. I asked what was wrong, and she even admitted the vet didn't want to do it, per my comment above. Mom's excuse was that she couldn't bear to hear her cry, and she felt bad keeping her secluded part of the day in a basement (Mom is selling her house; my brother is building an in-law suite for Mom, and the cat was most welcome to live there. They haven't gotten started yet, but Mom sold her house, and has to be out before the construction is done. She agreed to move her bed to the basement for a few months, and Selena would hang out there; but Mom had her leash-trained, and could take her outside. We discussed this a few weeks back, and agreed it would work.) I just don't understand why she had Selena killed! She didn't even call us first; we've always said we'd take her, if Mom couldn't keep her (even though we have 9 already). DH and I are very, very angry, and upset. He thinks this is Mom's way of spiting me for something; I'm not sure. My poor Selena is dead, and I feel awful--if I knew Mom would've done this, I would've taken Selena in.
When I was single, until 4 years ago, I lived with Mom; I had a cat, Selena. When I left to move in with my then fiancee, she asked if she could keep Selena, as Mom was lonely (she's older, and widowed, won't drive, etc.). As much as I loved Selena, I felt this was best for Mom. However, I still paid 1/2of the vet bills, took her to the vet, etc. Since I left, Selena put on a lot of weight; nobody (3 vets) knows why. Mom's vet put her on (what we thought was) diet food, yet Selena gained and gained. Two weeks ago, Mom asked me to make a vet appointment--Selena was crying a lot, and her legs seemed a bit week. DH took her in, as I wasn't able to. He found out that the (previous) vet had been giving her weight-maintaining food, not diet food! She said Selena would be ok eating diet food, and her legs were that way due to her weight (20lbs.).
My Mom called me at work today, to tell me she had Selena put down. I asked what was wrong, and she even admitted the vet didn't want to do it, per my comment above. Mom's excuse was that she couldn't bear to hear her cry, and she felt bad keeping her secluded part of the day in a basement (Mom is selling her house; my brother is building an in-law suite for Mom, and the cat was most welcome to live there. They haven't gotten started yet, but Mom sold her house, and has to be out before the construction is done. She agreed to move her bed to the basement for a few months, and Selena would hang out there; but Mom had her leash-trained, and could take her outside. We discussed this a few weeks back, and agreed it would work.) I just don't understand why she had Selena killed! She didn't even call us first; we've always said we'd take her, if Mom couldn't keep her (even though we have 9 already). DH and I are very, very angry, and upset. He thinks this is Mom's way of spiting me for something; I'm not sure. My poor Selena is dead, and I feel awful--if I knew Mom would've done this, I would've taken Selena in.