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Need help. Advice.
I never know what I've written in previous entries and I'm alway worried I'm going to repeat myself, but I'm too lazy to check and see. Doesn't matter. I have this on my mind. Will write about it.
Two or three weeks ago I noticed a cat wandering around the house. It looked really skinny. I started feeding it. It got really comfortable around me. Would follow me around whenever I went outside. This was good and bad, 'cause, y'know, I had an outside cat, which is really cool -- protects the outside from rodents, and is a thoroughly awesome cat to boot. But I have two dogs and a damaged fence. When we take the dogs out, we haave to keep them on a leash because of the damaged fence. Well, the cat really likes hanging around me, so when I would take Lemmy for a walk, the cat would start to follow me, Lemmy would see the cat, and... y'know. Dogs and cats. Odd thing is, I can control Lemmy pretty well. He REALLY wants to play with this cat, but if I'm persistent enough with the "No, Lemmy"s he'll back off. My sister's dog is a whole other story. That dog is determined to get the cat. Very difficult to manage. And Jerks the leash a lot to get to the cat. And the cat's not making it easier, 'cause the cat's trying to get to me to get some attention. So... lotta trouble walking the dogs because of the cat.
But I really like that cat. Don't get me wrong on that. Really like it.
But I want it gone. And I've been harboring a suspicion that my neighbors abandoned it. Confirmed that suspicion a few minutes ago. Neighbors were outside their house, I was outside my house, cat was at my feet, I asked, "Hey, is this your cat?" Answer was positive. Further discussion revealed that they have no intention of taking the cat with them.
What's fucked up is the daughter, who's maybe 8 years old, was with them, and showed no emotion when this news was given. Really don't understand that. That's an 8 year old kid's cat. I saw her cry for that cat minutes after the tornado, 'cause she couldn't find it and thought it was dead. Now she doesn't really care about leaving it behind. I don't get it.
Regardless, as much as I like the cat, it's a pest. The dogs are my top priority. Can't take in stray cats because my neighbors are assholes. I could turn them in to a shelter, but there's a chance they would be put to sleep if they're not adopted, and I really don't want that. However, I also can't walk my dogs, so I can't keep them. I am clueless about what to do here.
I never know what I've written in previous entries and I'm alway worried I'm going to repeat myself, but I'm too lazy to check and see. Doesn't matter. I have this on my mind. Will write about it.
Two or three weeks ago I noticed a cat wandering around the house. It looked really skinny. I started feeding it. It got really comfortable around me. Would follow me around whenever I went outside. This was good and bad, 'cause, y'know, I had an outside cat, which is really cool -- protects the outside from rodents, and is a thoroughly awesome cat to boot. But I have two dogs and a damaged fence. When we take the dogs out, we haave to keep them on a leash because of the damaged fence. Well, the cat really likes hanging around me, so when I would take Lemmy for a walk, the cat would start to follow me, Lemmy would see the cat, and... y'know. Dogs and cats. Odd thing is, I can control Lemmy pretty well. He REALLY wants to play with this cat, but if I'm persistent enough with the "No, Lemmy"s he'll back off. My sister's dog is a whole other story. That dog is determined to get the cat. Very difficult to manage. And Jerks the leash a lot to get to the cat. And the cat's not making it easier, 'cause the cat's trying to get to me to get some attention. So... lotta trouble walking the dogs because of the cat.
But I really like that cat. Don't get me wrong on that. Really like it.
But I want it gone. And I've been harboring a suspicion that my neighbors abandoned it. Confirmed that suspicion a few minutes ago. Neighbors were outside their house, I was outside my house, cat was at my feet, I asked, "Hey, is this your cat?" Answer was positive. Further discussion revealed that they have no intention of taking the cat with them.
What's fucked up is the daughter, who's maybe 8 years old, was with them, and showed no emotion when this news was given. Really don't understand that. That's an 8 year old kid's cat. I saw her cry for that cat minutes after the tornado, 'cause she couldn't find it and thought it was dead. Now she doesn't really care about leaving it behind. I don't get it.
Regardless, as much as I like the cat, it's a pest. The dogs are my top priority. Can't take in stray cats because my neighbors are assholes. I could turn them in to a shelter, but there's a chance they would be put to sleep if they're not adopted, and I really don't want that. However, I also can't walk my dogs, so I can't keep them. I am clueless about what to do here.