aio: my sister planted lilies when i told her not to and now my cat is in critical condition
i’m literally shaking as i type this
tw: cat getting sick
i’m away at college and my sister planted lilies in our yard. if you’re unfamiliar with them, lilies cause kidney failure in cats within hours of exposure. they are extremely toxic.
a month ago or so she texted me asking what flowers would look best in the garden. she gave me a list of things she wanted to plant from a shop (roses, daisies, zinnias, lilies, violets) and i asked her to please not buy the lilies because they will kill our cats (who i really try to keep indoors, i promise. my parents don’t care though, and always leave our backyard door open). she told me the cats were indestructible and that ‘they’ll live’ before i managed to reason with her or so i thought i guess.
she was then like ‘fine’ after i badgered her and i thought that was the end of it but 3 days ago i got a call from my dad that our cat was having a seizure. i got to the vet and i was sobbing but nobody would tell me anything and they wouldn’t let me see him. i’ve had this cat since i was 13 and he’s like my soulmate. i got him for my birthday and we’ve been bonded since. i finally went home after hours and there are fucking lilies in the yard so i guess she just went ahead and planted them and now my fucking cat has kidney failure and i guess he’s in critical fucking condition and im so fucking mad and all i’ve done is cry for hours. i haven’t spoken to her since and ive spent all my time in my room
i never want to speak to her again, like ever. for context i’m 18 and she’s 14. i know she’s still just a child but i feel like i’ll never recover from this if my cat doesn’t make it. im autistic and ive always been an easy target for her bullying (yes, it’s embarrassing to call it that, but she does like to torment me). she feels bad about it but if my cat doesn’t make it i just don’t think i could ever speak to her again knowing that she just ignored me and went ahead even though i begged her not to. she’s young yes but i just feel like she should know so much better
and now my dad is yelling at me because i made her cry because she ‘made a mistake’. yes it was a mistake i guess sure. but a very costly one. i don’t know what to do. i can’t wait until i can move away and never come back ever again
edit: hey guys i literally said in the post that A) my parents are the one letting my cats outside no matter how many times ive tried to keep them inside and B) i’m 50 miles away from home at college. i don’t have a sensor built in my skull that lets me know whenever my dad is opening the door for the cat again. trust me, i interned at a wildlife rehab and i know how much havoc cats have on the environment and i really try my best to prevent it but i can’t control the fact my family members are careless.