stray cat- what to do?

so, my mom and i were walking my dog the other night and the cutest little cat peeking out from under my neighbor’s grill in the rain. i pet her for a while and could tell she was scared. my mom went and knocked on everyone’s door in our neighborhood and no one claimed her/most of them didn’t even answer.

while she was doing this, i took the cat inside. i just couldn’t bear the thought of letting it stay out in the cold rain all alone.

we got one of our other cats this way as well; me being a sucker for a stray and my mom breaking down. that cat is now my mom’s best friend, but my mom doesn’t seem to be budging on this one just yet. which is normal for her in this situation.

we put up signs at our complex’s mailboxes about a found cat and now we have two options, because my mom wants her gone by tomorrow morning.

i can: 1. take her to a shelter 2. put her back outside

i’m worried about taking her to the shelter because i would feel horrible if she was euthanized. she’s so sweet and small and stands a good chance at adoption, but i don’t know if that would 100% be her outcome and it’s killing me. if i just put her back outside, i can feed her when she comes by and take her in every so often until hopefully, my mom breaks down just like she did with the other cat. but i’m worried something will happen to her while she’s out and about and that, too, is killing me!

i’ve grown so attached and wish i could 100% for sure keep her right now, but it’s going to take some time with my mom if she’ll let me keep her at all.

i’m really trying not to let my emotions get the best of me right now but i just feel so horrible and want to keep her so badly ):

i’m only 17 so i don’t really have many options besides what my mom will allow and obviously i may not be thinking the straightest in this situation, so i would really appreciate any opinions about what i should do!

also sorry if this isn’t the right place for this! let me know if there’s any subs better suited for this kind of thing (:

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