Hey everyone!
So me and my girlfriend are moving out in a few days to our new house but we wanted to ask for some advice.
When i moved here 7 years ago sometimes there was a cat in my back yard who came to eat some food i threw out for the birds. Slowly she came here more often so i started to buy some cat food because i thought she was a stray cat. As time progressed she started to come inside and now she sleeps here several nights and if not we almost always find her sleeping in the garden shed.
A few years ago we did find out she was actually the neighbours cat. He heard us calling for a cat and they were wondering for a while why she didn’t come home much to eat. He did tell me she and the dog didn’t get along very well and always chased her and stuff. She also always seemed very on edge and full of anxiety. Even a small sound could scare her to death. She also used to throw up a lot (maybe because of the stress?).
Now she has calmed down a lot, never throws up anymore (at least from what we can tell) and is just a very loving cat. That’s why we both feel so sad we are moving..we do feel we had a good influence on her and likes us very much. When we come home she’s waiting for us, when we go outside in the garden she always comes over to sit with us. There was a time when i had to bring something to the neighbour and while they were calling her to come inside she followed me here even though i tried to get her to go to them. Or last summer their little daughter called her in front of our house with some food but rather wanted to sleep in our garden instead of going to her.
My girlfriend never really liked cats but this cat completely changed that. We both wouldn’t want nothing less than to take her with us (it’s about a 10 min drive to our new place). We both kind of have the feeling we are leaving her behind. The new owners saw her when they came to view our house (actually managed to sneak in, even though we weren’t home) and asked if she was ours. We explained everything to them and told us they had a cat of their own and wouldn’t mind if she would still come over. Even though i don’t know if they will get along or not.
So what our question actually is should we ask the neighbours if it would be okay to adopt her and take her with us? Or would that be a bad idea? And too stressful for the cat? Or would it be better for her if she stays in her environment and hope for the best?
Thank you for reading my super long post!
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