So I apologize in advance, this is going to be a fairly long story..
I have a cat, I got her in 2015 when she was a kitten.. She is my child, literally means the world to me.. Well A little over a year ago, I joined the military.. For obvious reasons, I was unable to bring my cat with me.. (I am from California, now stationed in OKC). Luckily my parents were able to keep her in their home, which I am so thankful for..
Anyways, about 2 months ago, my parents informed me that they were getting evicted and have 2 weeks to move out (I come from a poor family, different story for a different time) and the new house they found doesn’t allow pets.. so I’m left scrambling in a different state trying to figure out a temporary arrangement for my cat and her housing situation..
Luckily, my boyfriends brother offered to take her in until I get things figured out.. I’ve been buying all of her cat food and litter of course, but I hate to be a hinderance on someone else. Of course at first I was so happy to find a temporary solution, and I am still very thankful that she has somewhere to stay.. But it’s a constant every day text from my boyfriends brother that she did this or she did that or she is making a mess that is making me feel so guilty that she’s a “burden” on him.. He even complained to my boyfriend about me ordering the non clumping litter instead of the clumping litter, so literally any small thing makes me feel terrible.. My poor cat, it just makes me so sad that I cry just typing this..
Well anyways, my boyfriend is coming to visit in September once his summer session ends at his university.. and the initial plan was for him to fly here and bring my cat with him for her to stay in OKC with me.. I had coordinated with a coworker of mine who said it would be okay for my cat to stay at their place for a few months until I found a more temporary home for her, but now things have changed and I no longer have a place for her to stay.. So I really don’t know what to do at this point.. I have looked into boarding her, but I am not sure if any place will consider their “long term boarding” for as long as 2 years.. and even if they do, I found that the average rates in this area are around $18 per night.. which for me is out of the question considering I make no money at all...
I feel like the worst cat mom ever, and my cat is literally my world to me.. before I joined I used to live in my own place, so having her living with me was never an issue.. Now that I’m in the military, I of course have to live on base in the dorms so moving out is not an option for me and since I just got to my base, I still have about 2 years on the wait list until I’m even allowed to live in my own apartment (of course unless I get pregnant and or get married- thanks Air Force, for making me a child again)..
This is tearing me apart, as I don’t know what to do to come up with a solution.. Of course I made a commitment to my cat when I first got her, even though she was a surprise gift to me and I didn’t intentionally go out to look for her at an animal shelter or anything, she is still my fur “child”.. I am absolutely heart broken at the thought of re-homing her permanently (that is out of the question).. I just don’t know what to do, and can’t think of any alternatives..
If you read all of this, thank you.. I guess this is more so just to vent, but any advice would be greatly appreciated..
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