purrplesunset
May 30th, 2008, 12:31 AM
Hi everyone. I have a dilemma right now, and I'm hoping to get some advice. Back in late-September, I adopted a beautiful kitten for my mom. Our other two cats that I grew up with didn't take to him too well, one got used to him but the other one, hid and barely came out for 5 months while he lived with my mom. My sister and her husband, who have a drug addiction were living with her aswell. They were doing really good, clean for months, better than they ever have in their lives. So, when my mom moved out of her place march, my sister asked if she could keep the kitten because it loves her a lot, and my mom asked me if it would be okay since I had gotten it for her, and I was obviously really really unsure, but my whole family thought I was being ridiculous, so I made a condition that if she screwed up even once, I was going to take him because I love him so much. She now has him, another kitten and 6 month old puppy. She is an incredible pet owner when she's sober, but unfortunately a lot of her past pets ended up in shelters and stuff because she ended up screwing up. So, I really, really started to stop worrying, and questioning my decision, and thought everyting was great. Her 20 year old son had just moved up here to live with her (she lost him and her other kids when they were children) and I just thought she was doing great. ANYWAYS, last night I was over there sleeping over, hanging out with my nephew, her son, and I wont go into thr whole long story but they did crack again and I didn't bother confronting them, I acted as if I didn't know what was going on in the other room, but I called my mom and she came and got me. Now, my dilemma is this, I have a 1 1/2 year old cat, a 3 month old kitten and just adopted a 2 month old kitten less than a week ago. Where I live I can't have more than 3 cats. So, I am really stuck. I don't want to leave this kitten with her (he's 10 months old now and used to our family), even if they start doing good again, I just have lost all trust for them and I am not taking the chance of this guy ending up in a shelter. The other kitten, he is almost 3 months and my nephew is taking him as his own and going to care for him, whether he leaves his mom's house or not (he will if she screws up again). The dog, I'm not sure what I can do about him, he's so neat but I can't really just go take him, I can't own a dog and I didn't adopt him, and there werent any conditions with him, so it's not my 'right' really. I don't know.
So, the thing I am not sure about is, do I find this guy a new home? Even though he is older and so used to our family, or do I keep him and find a new home for my newest kitten, who is probably will have a much less traumatic effect on? Any ideas on the dog? They take great care of him, better than most people, but once they fall into a big crack binge that's not the case. I mean, they couldnt even take care of all their children, letalone puppies. Maybe this was a one time thing, but I have just seen way too many one time falls. I don't want to see him end up in a shelter or with the other crackheads upstairs from them. No one in my family has the capacity or ability right now to care for Buddy, the dog.
Thanks for your time, I really appreciate it.
So, the thing I am not sure about is, do I find this guy a new home? Even though he is older and so used to our family, or do I keep him and find a new home for my newest kitten, who is probably will have a much less traumatic effect on? Any ideas on the dog? They take great care of him, better than most people, but once they fall into a big crack binge that's not the case. I mean, they couldnt even take care of all their children, letalone puppies. Maybe this was a one time thing, but I have just seen way too many one time falls. I don't want to see him end up in a shelter or with the other crackheads upstairs from them. No one in my family has the capacity or ability right now to care for Buddy, the dog.
Thanks for your time, I really appreciate it.