For people with cats; or experiences with animals please help.
In June, an orange tabby cat appeared at our doorstep meowing and asking for food, she had ticks and was bony, and I begun to feed her outside on the front porch. She kept coming around and coming back and it appeared she had no home so I started taking care of her. We kept her outside but eventually we let her in; the problem is we already have a cat named Samantha. Samantha and Tabby don’t like eachother; they gotten in a few cat fights. So we made the decision to keep Tabby outside when Samantha is inside and let Tabby in when Samantha is outside. And it’s worked, Tabby eats a lot and she’s usually in my room and likes to follow me around. My dad has threatened to take Tabby away, more then once because 1. He doesn’t like animals and 2. Because of the cats past fights. Today, Tabby was inside and I let her out my room and she was eating downstairs, and my dad let Samantha inside (I didn’t know she had came inside and I thought my dad knew Tabby was in)and they got into another fight. I put Tabby outside.
I’ve grown attached to this cat, because I knew she needed help and I didn’t want to leave her homeless. I’ve tried to make a compromise and keep this plan going. But I know this isn’t what Samantha wanted. If my dad takes Tabby away he will drive her and drop her off in some other neighborhood but there’s no guarantee someone will take her in. What if they hurt her or she becomes bony again? And unhappy? She’s happy with me, and she enjoys having a home to come inside sometimes. She doesn’t like being outside, and Everytime I open the door she comes running in. But I can’t let them fight when they see eachother on sight. And it’s frustrating keeping up when one cat is in or another is out. I don’t know what to do. I’ve grown to love Tabby also because I actually wanted another cat, because since my childhood one died of old age I’ve been lonely. And that was 3 years ago, and since we grew up together we were very close and the love was there. Samantha doesn’t pay me much mind, so I wanted another cat. But I didn’t want this to happen... I’m conflicted I’m starting to think that I’m too immature to have another cat. To take care of another animal. But I would hate to say goodbye to Tabby. Because we’ve grown close over a short amount of time. And I can’t show my feelings about this to anybody. No one will understand.. this is a huge disappointment. If anyone has any advice please send it my way. I don’t know what to do
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