So I've had three cats for three years now, all brothers. One was my mothers cat who she got tired of when he was no longer a cute little kitten and started to become more annoying. The second was a kitten she got for a friend of hers who decided last minute that she didn't want him anymore, who I also got stuck with keeping... the last is my own cat who I love and adore dearly. My problem right now is... I can't handle all of them.
Before these three I had an elder cat, who's still alive, but she's dying (I think? That or she's just gone senile...) and they fill a catbox every two days because of how much they eat and drink these days, litter is getting expensive, food, is getting expensive... and they're nothing but trouble. My cat is literally an angel, all he ever wants to do is sleep with me or sleep in my lap, he eats a little bit and then he just chills. The other two constantly tear through the house, rip up furniture, attack eachother or my cat and constantly eat and drink, the cat mom's friend was supposed to take likes to pee on the carpet, on dog beds or on clothing (whether the cat box is full or not) and my moms cat CONSTANTLY wants food, he never shuts up, literally... I'm surprised he's never lost his voice tbh, three years of this every single day.
My problem is my cat though... I want to get rid of his brothers and give them up for adoption, but he's been with them since birth, and they're all very close with one another... I don't think he'll handle being alone very well, and I worry about what might happen to him if I did give them up. I also worry about how the other two will handle it, I know the cat mom's friend was meant to take adores me, he always wants to be with me as well, he just likes fighting with the other two and he's destructive and I really can't handle him anymore...
Anyone else have experience with this sort of thing? I'm stressing badly because of worrying about them all, I'd feel horrible if they went to a bad family or if they got killed because the family was irresponsible and let them outside or something, and I worry a lot about how my boy will handle the absense of his brothers. Our old cats grieved quite heavily when my old cat died, I don't want to have to see that again by removing these two. I thought about keeping the other cat but honestly, I don't think his behavior will ever change, and I'm tired of seeing my cat getting hurt by him when they fight (more of an occasional rough play fight type of thing, not serious fighting).
Should I look into getting another kitten if he gets bad off? What else can I do to distract him? He's an idiot tbh... he crys every time he can't find me or his brothers, it just really bothers me how he'll handle this... I'm not sure of what to do.
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