Back in July we got two adorable little kittens, Jess and Ollie, from a woman online who’s cat had just given birth to eight kittens. All was well with them both, they’re playful, love cuddles and get on well together, that is, until we went away in November. It could be coincidence but we went away for a week for our Anniversary and left them both with my Nan to be looked after and spoilt rotten.
When we got Ollie back home he seemed to have this desire to pee on everything. We tried absolutely everything, we took him to the vets where he had two doses of antibiotics, we split up their food into two separate bowls, put out two litter trays, bought a cat stress relief scent, washed and sprayed everything and even rubbed his nose in it to try and deter him from doing it again. This went on for a couple of months of coming home to pee on the clothes, waking up to pee on the floor and sitting down on an evening smelling pee but unsure of its origin.
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We went back to the vet and spoke to a cattery and concluded it was probably Jess, us, our flat or a combination of the three leaving the only option to reluctantly find him a new home. My girlfriend, bless her, put him on several websites and refused to give him to anybody that didn’t show an interest in him when getting in touch and would give him the attention he deserved, us working all day may not have helped him either. After a few weeks we thought we found the right person and took him half an hour down the motorway to meet her where we would leave him that day given how well Ollie and his new owner got on. After a tearful goodbye on the Sunday we headed home.
Come Monday morning we’re told Ollie has peed on the sofa, he’s in a new environment so it’s understandable and she said she’d see how he went. Come Wednesday afternoon and she’s listed him on Gumtree claiming he’s stressed by her young child and as much as we’d love to take him back we’ve spent those mere 3 days getting Jess settled into a single life. He peed on our sofa several times but it’s not the end of the world despite her claiming she now has to throw the whole thing out.
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On a quick side note Ollie has never been shy of people including my young niece who’s only 18 months, the same age as the owner’s child. I’m not saying she’s lying but I think it’s an excuse to move him on. So maybe I am saying that, I am, she’s lying.
Even though he’s no longer our responsibility we still feel that love for him and want the best for him so we contacted a cattery, got some advice about an additional litter tray, letting him outside, giving him a month to settle and the like. To which she seems intent on not trying and just re-housing him yet again. I understand it can be a stressful time when your new family member is misbehaving but to give the poor guy 3 days before giving up seems more than a little harsh. It doesn’t help us narrow down his issues either, you could argue he’s in a new home which proves it’s not us, our flat or his sister but with only a few days apart he’ll have no idea this is his new home and he won’t be returning to us so they could still very well be factors on his little mind.
That’s where we currently stand. We’re trying to talk to other catteries and those that look into cat behaviors as well as hoping another home springs its head for him but with her so intent on passing him on we’re very much against the clock. My paranoid other half even contacted the lady from my phone asking about him to see her reaction and she was willing to give him up without any questions about us or his potential new home. Obviously this doesn’t sit well with us, we love him after all, but after we spent some time finding, what we thought, was the best place for him, for him then to be passed on to the first person who can collect him so soon just feels like we’ve been cheated.
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On the flip side though, he’s no longer our responsibility so she can do as she pleases. If we could have him back we would but we can’t and if she does find him a new home then our trail goes cold and we’ll have no clue where he is or with whom he’s living. But maybe that’s for the best.
That’s my little rant about the issue that I needed to get off my chest, some people just don’t have the patience or will to put up with animals. The idea of a cat at home and inside with you all day is great but if the cat wants out or hasn’t settled after an hour then get rid and move is a mentality I wouldn’t expect from anybody let alone one who’s taken a pet I’ve raised for the first 7 months of its life.