Hi arty,
I can soooooo sympathise with this one.
My Mum has a big obsession with her cat it rules our life, she lives for it, not only does she over feed it, but luckily it doesn't eat it, it has the opposite effect because she puts about 8 bowls out for it, and it goes off quickly, in this heat especially. The cat looks at it, thinks i aint eating that and cries for fresh stuff. I've tried hiding it but then I caught mum feeding it mayonnaise, breakfast cereal etc on the bedroom floor!
I've even had to have my stairs storage cupboard turned into a cat house with a cat flap so my dogs don't get over fed with it haha!
Then there is the constant inconsoalable crying because it has gone out (it goes out to get some peace from being totally mithered). even when its in sometimes she cries just because she loves it so much! i feel a little jealous of this unconditional love
i am up at this time of night because she won't go to bed without it, I can't go out shouting it or think the neighbours will have me certified, I already feel a little silly, constantly going out calling it in normal hours )
When it comes in she picks it straight up and jumps up and down with this great relief like its been gone for weeks, takes it into the bedroom and locks it in, pins it to the bed so it either scratches her or wets the bed!!!! I had to change the bed last night not because mum had an accident but the cat!!!! It looks at me with pleading eyes as if to say help me. I can't rehome it, because it would see her off. I just have to put up with 8 - 24 hours, 7 days a week of reiterating the fact the cat is fine, he is just gone out, with my cats, she thinks I'm insane because I say its gone out! Gone out???? Don't be stupid!! Someone has taken him. The main reason she had to leave her home was because the neighbours where sick of being threatened with legal action and shouted at at 3 am, because she thinks they have stolen the cat!!! I would find half written notes to the neighbours saying the police or solicitors are going to be involved!! I'm sure I will laugh one day!
The other night I was at my wits end because mum had been crying at me all day, pleading with me to find the cat, it didn't come in all day, so I'd had it constantly, mum fell asleep, the cat comes through the cat flap, I woke her up to say look he's here you don't need to worry, she said what are you talking about, I know he's here, he lives here!!!!!!!!! My OH found it extremely amusing!
Even when we are out, we must get back for the cat or I need to go to pets at home urgently we don't have any cat food!!! Yes we doooooo! Enough to sink a ship!
I asked her who would you save first in a fire me or the cat, she replied the cat without hesitation ended with, of course! looked at me if I was daft. Lets see if he will do your washing, cooking, cleaning and well you know the rest of the list. Hehe!
You are in an impossible situation really, caught between being an animal lover and wanting their best interests and that of your mums.
Sorry as I've Said before I just can't keep it short and sweet))) xxxx
I can soooooo sympathise with this one.
My Mum has a big obsession with her cat it rules our life, she lives for it, not only does she over feed it, but luckily it doesn't eat it, it has the opposite effect because she puts about 8 bowls out for it, and it goes off quickly, in this heat especially. The cat looks at it, thinks i aint eating that and cries for fresh stuff. I've tried hiding it but then I caught mum feeding it mayonnaise, breakfast cereal etc on the bedroom floor!
I've even had to have my stairs storage cupboard turned into a cat house with a cat flap so my dogs don't get over fed with it haha!
Then there is the constant inconsoalable crying because it has gone out (it goes out to get some peace from being totally mithered). even when its in sometimes she cries just because she loves it so much! i feel a little jealous of this unconditional love
i am up at this time of night because she won't go to bed without it, I can't go out shouting it or think the neighbours will have me certified, I already feel a little silly, constantly going out calling it in normal hours )When it comes in she picks it straight up and jumps up and down with this great relief like its been gone for weeks, takes it into the bedroom and locks it in, pins it to the bed so it either scratches her or wets the bed!!!! I had to change the bed last night not because mum had an accident but the cat!!!! It looks at me with pleading eyes as if to say help me. I can't rehome it, because it would see her off. I just have to put up with 8 - 24 hours, 7 days a week of reiterating the fact the cat is fine, he is just gone out, with my cats, she thinks I'm insane because I say its gone out! Gone out???? Don't be stupid!! Someone has taken him. The main reason she had to leave her home was because the neighbours where sick of being threatened with legal action and shouted at at 3 am, because she thinks they have stolen the cat!!! I would find half written notes to the neighbours saying the police or solicitors are going to be involved!! I'm sure I will laugh one day!
The other night I was at my wits end because mum had been crying at me all day, pleading with me to find the cat, it didn't come in all day, so I'd had it constantly, mum fell asleep, the cat comes through the cat flap, I woke her up to say look he's here you don't need to worry, she said what are you talking about, I know he's here, he lives here!!!!!!!!! My OH found it extremely amusing!
Even when we are out, we must get back for the cat or I need to go to pets at home urgently we don't have any cat food!!! Yes we doooooo! Enough to sink a ship!
I asked her who would you save first in a fire me or the cat, she replied the cat without hesitation ended with, of course! looked at me if I was daft. Lets see if he will do your washing, cooking, cleaning and well you know the rest of the list. Hehe!
You are in an impossible situation really, caught between being an animal lover and wanting their best interests and that of your mums.
Sorry as I've Said before I just can't keep it short and sweet
))) xxxx
