Hello all,
It was a very hard decision and we are still grieving. My wife suffers from chronic pain, depression and she is currently 9 months pregnant. She could no longer give our boy cat the attention he deserves and once had so in turn, he started acting out. Biting things, jumping on the kitchen counter despite buying plastic mesh "spikes" to deter him, trying to open cabinets to get into the treats / bread in the middle of the night (which we were afraid would wake our son), peeing on carpet (we were afraid he could even pee in his crib...I brought a wet vac and I think he peed again after I cleaned it), crying non stop for attention (again, fearing he would wake our son). Some of this could be due to a move to the new house back in July, but ultimately it came to the hard cold reality that when I'm at work, my wife with both mental and physical illnesses could not take care of both our son and our boy cat.
Thankfully we did not have to surrender him to a shelter. We found someone that fosters him and he is already on facebook looking for a new forever home. On our drive there, the look on his face said it all, "what is going on?" when we said our goodbyes, he rubbed his face on our fingers through the carrier, cried for us to not go, and he just "knew".
My wife and I have been breaking down all weekend. we love you boy. we didn't deserve you. You deserve better. I pray that you find a good forever home where someone gives you all the attention you deserve. We will never forget you. I miss you running after our car when we come home. You just knew it was my Honda huh? I miss you jumping up at the window outside telling us to let you in. I miss you snuggled up in your bed. Don't miss us boy. Hate us, forget about us, love your new foster and soon forever home. We love you.
It was a very hard decision and we are still grieving. My wife suffers from chronic pain, depression and she is currently 9 months pregnant. She could no longer give our boy cat the attention he deserves and once had so in turn, he started acting out. Biting things, jumping on the kitchen counter despite buying plastic mesh "spikes" to deter him, trying to open cabinets to get into the treats / bread in the middle of the night (which we were afraid would wake our son), peeing on carpet (we were afraid he could even pee in his crib...I brought a wet vac and I think he peed again after I cleaned it), crying non stop for attention (again, fearing he would wake our son). Some of this could be due to a move to the new house back in July, but ultimately it came to the hard cold reality that when I'm at work, my wife with both mental and physical illnesses could not take care of both our son and our boy cat.
Thankfully we did not have to surrender him to a shelter. We found someone that fosters him and he is already on facebook looking for a new forever home. On our drive there, the look on his face said it all, "what is going on?" when we said our goodbyes, he rubbed his face on our fingers through the carrier, cried for us to not go, and he just "knew".
My wife and I have been breaking down all weekend. we love you boy. we didn't deserve you. You deserve better. I pray that you find a good forever home where someone gives you all the attention you deserve. We will never forget you. I miss you running after our car when we come home. You just knew it was my Honda huh? I miss you jumping up at the window outside telling us to let you in. I miss you snuggled up in your bed. Don't miss us boy. Hate us, forget about us, love your new foster and soon forever home. We love you.
