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The original was posted on /r/ireland by /u/Selkie32 on 2023-08-24 13:38:59+00:00.
So, I moved into a new apartment last month (only took me a year, thanks housing crisis) and since then three cats showed up. Stupid me thinking they had owners I let them in for a visit and some food. Now they've basically moved in. I found out the owner of at least two of them lives down the road from me but has essentially abandoned them, she doesn't feed them or let them in or interact with them in any way.
One of the cats, a ginger female, I brought her to the vet to find out she was heavily pregnant but too small to give birth safely so sadly I had to choose to have her spayed and her kittens euthanised for her safety and her kittens. I'm so mad at the shitty owner for leaving me to make that decision and for kittens having to be euthanised. One of the cats is an unneutered male and he's most likely the father. I want to get him neutered too but I don't drive and I have Cystic Fibrosis and BPD so it's been tough enough trying to get the ginger girl to and from the vets. The third cat is a little calico and she's maybe only 5 months old, the other two seem quite young as well, probably 1 or 2 years old. I doubt she's neutered and I need to get her sorted or there will be even more kittens around.
I am pissed off not one fucking person in this massive estate I live in could bother their arse to help these cats so it's left to me. I'm on disability allowance and don't have a car or much money and yet I'm trying to do something. I contacted a foster charity who literally replied saying "we are useless at fostering or finding homes for cats". The CAT did help me pay for the spaying but I'm the one paying for cay food, litter, a litter tray, scratching post, carrier and so on. I'm also the one expected to look after these cats as they recover from being neutered. Like what the fuck is wrong with Irish people. These are lovely friendly cats but the black one just pissed all over my bathroom wall and I'm at the end of my tether. I don't blame him, I blame irresponsible owners.
I'm going to keep the ginger girl but I'm trying to rehome the other two. Just needed to rant about people who are crap with animals but somehow keep getting pets and then abandon them.