I posted already about losing “my buddy smoke”. This came on the heels of losing my mother. Unfortunately, there’s more to the story and it’s eating at me.
For various reasons, I lived with mom the past few years. Mom loved animals. She had dogs, she had cats, & she left out food for a possum that visited. She always had animals. I grew up always caring for animals. She had cats inside and 3 strays that she fed outside. They had a shelter we bought and placed on the porch. They weren’t really strays. They were family.
We rented a small home from a lousy landlord. He had two unoccupied homes beside us that he allowed to decline. Homeless broke in and started fires. Our home was safe but it was a frightening experience. Then the landlord decided to tear all the homes down and asked us to leave. My mother also began to get sick. I’m trying to find a place to stay, take care of mom, & work. To get the landlord off of us, we put everything in storage at the end of August. Mom then went to the hospital. I was beyond stressed. I paid one last month rent and told the landlord we were mostly out. I still had pets inside the home and a few odd things to get. I was staying at the hospital with mom & trying to find an answer for the cats. I told him to give me a warning before any demolition. Just a day or two.
Mom then passed away. I was still going to the house and feeding the cats. I asked someone to help me find homes for some of them. I sat with them one night and told them I wouldn’t let them down. I knew how much mom loved them. The very next day, demolition started without warning. The landlord said he didn’t think I needed a warning. It had only been 2 weeks since I told him & we were his only tenant. I ran in the house to try a rescue but couldn’t find anyone. I watched our house destroyed and prayed the cats got out.
The outside cats and 1 inside cat survived. Three beautiful angels did not survive. At least I haven’t seen them. I have been devastated. I did everything I could but I had so many things going on. I failed them though. I posted this because I felt I was ignoring their tragedy. It’s on my mind every day. I’m working to keep the remaining cats together and will take them to my next home. God I wish I hadn’t had so many problems at once. I’m sorry Butter, OJ, & Kinky.
For various reasons, I lived with mom the past few years. Mom loved animals. She had dogs, she had cats, & she left out food for a possum that visited. She always had animals. I grew up always caring for animals. She had cats inside and 3 strays that she fed outside. They had a shelter we bought and placed on the porch. They weren’t really strays. They were family.
We rented a small home from a lousy landlord. He had two unoccupied homes beside us that he allowed to decline. Homeless broke in and started fires. Our home was safe but it was a frightening experience. Then the landlord decided to tear all the homes down and asked us to leave. My mother also began to get sick. I’m trying to find a place to stay, take care of mom, & work. To get the landlord off of us, we put everything in storage at the end of August. Mom then went to the hospital. I was beyond stressed. I paid one last month rent and told the landlord we were mostly out. I still had pets inside the home and a few odd things to get. I was staying at the hospital with mom & trying to find an answer for the cats. I told him to give me a warning before any demolition. Just a day or two.
Mom then passed away. I was still going to the house and feeding the cats. I asked someone to help me find homes for some of them. I sat with them one night and told them I wouldn’t let them down. I knew how much mom loved them. The very next day, demolition started without warning. The landlord said he didn’t think I needed a warning. It had only been 2 weeks since I told him & we were his only tenant. I ran in the house to try a rescue but couldn’t find anyone. I watched our house destroyed and prayed the cats got out.
The outside cats and 1 inside cat survived. Three beautiful angels did not survive. At least I haven’t seen them. I have been devastated. I did everything I could but I had so many things going on. I failed them though. I posted this because I felt I was ignoring their tragedy. It’s on my mind every day. I’m working to keep the remaining cats together and will take them to my next home. God I wish I hadn’t had so many problems at once. I’m sorry Butter, OJ, & Kinky.