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So here I am again, trying to make up for all of the postings I should have done, and I think I have a pretty good topic here.
About two years ago, I went into an apartment complex and found there was a kitty who was living off the scraps that people threw out and had no real shelter. She didn't look good. Her fur was all dirty and matted and her eyes looked redder than I thought they should look.
Not knowing what else to do, I started going to see her every other day, and brought her high quality cat food and tuna to eat.
Eventually I got around to talking to some of the tenants and I told them I would be willing to take kitty to the vet to determine her state of health. Naturally, to me, that meant that I would have her put down if she was sick and
suffering, but I didn't tell anyone that. Most of the tenants felt I should leave the kitty there, because after all
(I say with much sarcasm)" she had the run of the whole apartment complex, how happy would she be if I had her sent to a shelter?" Even if I took her to a place that did not put cats down.
By then, I got to be known by the tenants and I was scared to do anything. I also was told that for warmth, she slept inside the engines of cars at night. What a life!!! I was so frustrated.
So, I kept checking on her, then I gave up and this last summer, I never saw her once. I am sure she died and I don't know how. I shudder to think of how! She might have easily had feline leukemia.
I feel guilty that I let a bunch of non-caring, misinformed apartment dwellers who did not give her a home, but wouldn't allow me to take the matter into my own hand's - and my vet's.
G*D do I feel bad!
I do not call them misinformed apartment dwellers out of prejudice for such people. I used to live there, and I helped tons of cats while I was there. But I felt I had more rights then because I did live there.
But, in this situation, what would you have done? Do you think kitty suffered? No one was even willing to donate a dollar towards having her checked over, and I was willing to do it at my own expense.
Sadly, even if I made a mistake there is no way to learn from it. I will probably never run into that kind of situation again, unless I start hanging out at apartments looking for stray cats. But I do know, that if I do, I will not ask for the tenant's opinions again.
Is that right?
Mona
About two years ago, I went into an apartment complex and found there was a kitty who was living off the scraps that people threw out and had no real shelter. She didn't look good. Her fur was all dirty and matted and her eyes looked redder than I thought they should look.
Not knowing what else to do, I started going to see her every other day, and brought her high quality cat food and tuna to eat.
Eventually I got around to talking to some of the tenants and I told them I would be willing to take kitty to the vet to determine her state of health. Naturally, to me, that meant that I would have her put down if she was sick and
suffering, but I didn't tell anyone that. Most of the tenants felt I should leave the kitty there, because after all
(I say with much sarcasm)" she had the run of the whole apartment complex, how happy would she be if I had her sent to a shelter?" Even if I took her to a place that did not put cats down.
By then, I got to be known by the tenants and I was scared to do anything. I also was told that for warmth, she slept inside the engines of cars at night. What a life!!! I was so frustrated.
So, I kept checking on her, then I gave up and this last summer, I never saw her once. I am sure she died and I don't know how. I shudder to think of how! She might have easily had feline leukemia.
I feel guilty that I let a bunch of non-caring, misinformed apartment dwellers who did not give her a home, but wouldn't allow me to take the matter into my own hand's - and my vet's.
G*D do I feel bad!
I do not call them misinformed apartment dwellers out of prejudice for such people. I used to live there, and I helped tons of cats while I was there. But I felt I had more rights then because I did live there.
But, in this situation, what would you have done? Do you think kitty suffered? No one was even willing to donate a dollar towards having her checked over, and I was willing to do it at my own expense.
Sadly, even if I made a mistake there is no way to learn from it. I will probably never run into that kind of situation again, unless I start hanging out at apartments looking for stray cats. But I do know, that if I do, I will not ask for the tenant's opinions again.
Is that right?
Mona