This is tough and I feel awful for even thinking it. My bf and I adopted a cat at the beginning of September from a local shelter. We both grew up with cats and understood that this was going to be a 15+ year commitment and thought that we were ready for whatever that entailed. The shelter we adopted from had cleared him from a health standpoint but we found out after adoption that there were a number of pretty serious health issues that he had been treated for according to their records that they had never disclosed to us before adopting him. When I contacted them about this, they said we could return him but that aside from that we didn’t have any options and that they wouldn’t compensate for any vet care that he needed. His issues persisted and we went on to spend hundreds (possibly over $1K) on medical care for him despite the fact that we had been promised a healthy cat when we adopted him. It has taken quite the toll on us financially. Months later, many of these issues have persisted and we are no closer to finding the cause of some of his issues, though we are working with a really great vet. It’s becoming exhausting. It seems like everyday something else is wrong with him. It’s heartbreaking, and I feel so so helpless and frustrated. It’s costing me an absolute fortune and he still isn’t healthy.
Further, he has some behavioral issues as well. He is extremely needy and wails and cries constantly. I haven’t slept through the night since before we adopted him. We both work full time and it’s just beginning to really wear me down. I’m starting to resent this cat. We have tried so many different techniques, every single treatment/test/prescription that our vet recommends, we do. I’ve been to multiple different vets as well. I’ve researched and read online forums, blogs, research papers, etc about cat health and behavior and feel like I have tried EVERYTHING to try to improve his behavior and health to no avail. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I could never feel right returning him to the shelter. Re-homing could be a consideration but any new owner would need to be fully aware of his medical history and behavioral issues because to be honest, it’s practically a full time job in itself staying on top of this issues.
Has anyone else been in a situation like this with a pet? Am I wrong for feeling this way? What would you do?
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