maherwoman
Well-Known Member
Gosh, guys...I'm so angry...
I think I've mentioned my friend Ivan before. A couple months ago, due to many large issues (having to do with both him and his wife), our friendship had a falling out. This isn't the first time, but it's definitely the final.
At any rate, I just found out from his brother (with whom I am very close friends) that they lost their cat.
Turk was a beautiful black and white boy that was (I'm estimating) at least nine years of age. I'm basing this on the fact that our kitties are five years of age, and they'd had Turk for some time before we got our babies.
My friend told me that Turk suddenly started spraying around the house, and that instead of taking him to the vet for a sudden behaviour change in a senior-aged cat (a fact I made sure of in talking to him), they tossed him outside.
Now, to keep things in perspective...Turk was a very skittish kitty. In the many numerous times I'd been to their house, I'd seen Turk twice, and I'm the kind of person cats are drawn to and are uncharacteristically comfortable around. Even so, Turk was skittish even around me. Turk had also never been outdoors...so you have a skittish, senior-aged kitty that's never been outside and thus does not know how to defend himself, feed himself, protect himself, etc. that suddenly starts urinating around the house...and they toss him out.
The area they live in is right up against the hills in Altadena, California, and known for its lack of stray cats due to the number of natural predators (coyotes, bears, mountain lions, etc.), and for its very unfriendly setup toward stray cats (more streets than places to hide).
This is what they did to this kitty. They tossed him out into a very unfriendly environment, with absolutely no ability to care for or protect himself, at 8-9 yrs of age, and sick and probably in pain.
Just in hearing this, I was ticked...REALLY ticked. Then my friend told me Turk got hit by a car.
Guys, I can't quite put into words how hearing that someone I considered a brother and had a high amount of respect for did this to a kitty. True, his in-laws had a large hand in it...but they should've even known better! They didn't even take him to the vet...and they're very well off, so financial reasons aren't it.
Why don't people care more? I just don't understand why such a beautiful, sweet, innocent creature can be so uncared about. This happened to my boy, the peeing around the house suddenly, and we took him to the vet as immediately as we could! We then learned he had cystitis, changed his food, I held him almost the entire time he was ill, and he's just fine now. This could have probably been prevented.
Why don't people care? I just don't get it...how can they live with themselves?? They had another kitty suddenly start spraying around the house, and they took him to the vet and eliminated any health problems...and THEN put him outside. But Dante was an outdoor stray to begin with, and was very social and able to adjust fine. (Not that I advocate putting a cat outside in their neighborhood.)
Why?? :cry2
Poor Turk...he didn't do anything to deserve such a tragic turn of events...:cry1:
I think I've mentioned my friend Ivan before. A couple months ago, due to many large issues (having to do with both him and his wife), our friendship had a falling out. This isn't the first time, but it's definitely the final.
At any rate, I just found out from his brother (with whom I am very close friends) that they lost their cat.
Turk was a beautiful black and white boy that was (I'm estimating) at least nine years of age. I'm basing this on the fact that our kitties are five years of age, and they'd had Turk for some time before we got our babies.
My friend told me that Turk suddenly started spraying around the house, and that instead of taking him to the vet for a sudden behaviour change in a senior-aged cat (a fact I made sure of in talking to him), they tossed him outside.
Now, to keep things in perspective...Turk was a very skittish kitty. In the many numerous times I'd been to their house, I'd seen Turk twice, and I'm the kind of person cats are drawn to and are uncharacteristically comfortable around. Even so, Turk was skittish even around me. Turk had also never been outdoors...so you have a skittish, senior-aged kitty that's never been outside and thus does not know how to defend himself, feed himself, protect himself, etc. that suddenly starts urinating around the house...and they toss him out.
The area they live in is right up against the hills in Altadena, California, and known for its lack of stray cats due to the number of natural predators (coyotes, bears, mountain lions, etc.), and for its very unfriendly setup toward stray cats (more streets than places to hide).
This is what they did to this kitty. They tossed him out into a very unfriendly environment, with absolutely no ability to care for or protect himself, at 8-9 yrs of age, and sick and probably in pain.
Just in hearing this, I was ticked...REALLY ticked. Then my friend told me Turk got hit by a car.
Guys, I can't quite put into words how hearing that someone I considered a brother and had a high amount of respect for did this to a kitty. True, his in-laws had a large hand in it...but they should've even known better! They didn't even take him to the vet...and they're very well off, so financial reasons aren't it.
Why don't people care more? I just don't understand why such a beautiful, sweet, innocent creature can be so uncared about. This happened to my boy, the peeing around the house suddenly, and we took him to the vet as immediately as we could! We then learned he had cystitis, changed his food, I held him almost the entire time he was ill, and he's just fine now. This could have probably been prevented.
Why don't people care? I just don't get it...how can they live with themselves?? They had another kitty suddenly start spraying around the house, and they took him to the vet and eliminated any health problems...and THEN put him outside. But Dante was an outdoor stray to begin with, and was very social and able to adjust fine. (Not that I advocate putting a cat outside in their neighborhood.)
Why?? :cry2
Poor Turk...he didn't do anything to deserve such a tragic turn of events...:cry1:
