Or, I should say, MAMMAL pets.
I currently have four cats. The apartment complex found out about them two weeks ago, and said they will charge me huge bucks if I don’t get them out soon. They said they would have charged me already, but they like me as a resident there because I’m usually upfront and honest about everything with them.
How did I end up with them? When I was dating the ex, she and I got two of them for free last July. One boy, one girl. The ex was going to get at least the GIRL fixed. She left for another state altogether and left me with them, saying she’d either come back or she’d get the girl brought to her somehow. At the same time, I ended up with my mother’s cat, who paid for me to have her shots and everything she needed, which is great and all. My mother was going to take her cat back when she got her own house.
My ex never got HER girl fixed.
My mother ended up recently marrying a guy that’s allergic to cats.
The girl gave birth to 3 kittens about 3 months ago, right before I finally had the money to fix the boy. Two have been sold so far. My ex returned a couple of weeks ago, and said she can take the girl and her kitten with her once she has her own place…which may be in the next month or so….but she can’t take them now because she’s living with her mother who won’t allow her to take them NOW.
That leaves me with 4 cats. They’re expensive as all get out, and they wake me up between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning literally pounding, scratching, and howling at my door to feed them. I’d let them in my room, but they wake me up at the same time anyway (sometimes earlier) when they want their food by nibbling on me. It’s becoming fragging ANNOYING.
What do I WANT to do? I want to find them a good home, to be honest! I don’t know why I’m so annoyingly emotionally attached to these cats. It has nothing to do with my ex or my mother much…except that they both make me feel bad for even CONSIDERING putting them up on Craigslist and the like. “Noooo, you can’t get rid of my baby!” …That’s literally both of their words. Well, they’re not here cleaning out the litter box and feeding them twice a day! They’re not paying for the food or litter! Sure, taking my mother’s cat to the vet covers some good payment there, but the food becomes REALLY expensive overtime! Let’s just do the math here.
I buy a huge bag of cat food, about $10, every 3 weeks or so. It’s been about a year since I got them. Mathematically, that’s about over $170…on FOOD ALONE. The litter is even MORE, considering I have to change it out every two days or so.
I know, people on here have dogs and cats, but good mercy…if I had known I’d have a stupid emotional attachment to them, I’d have not accepted them in the first place! I’ve been good at not having emotional attachments to WOMEN, and I’m no PETA animal-worshiper, but there’s just something that makes THIS hard.
I have them up on Craigslist right now (besides my mother’s cat) for $10 a piece, except for the boy who is $20 because he’s fixed and has his shots. Should I just make them free just to get it over with? I’m finally out of my financial bind that hurt me over the past few months. Still catching up, but doing MUCH better than before…and I’m trying to make like a little easier on myself.
I swear, I honestly have a MUCH easier time with reptiles. The turtles I’ve owned are EASY to take care of and much, MUCH cheaper…
If I want a pet again, I’m considering getting that, or something else in a tank. I’ve learned tank pets are far more stressful for me.
Rant over.
FunInTheSun 4 years, 5 months ago.
