I give everything to help the cats, to get threatened & disrespected, and today visited by the police (Flint, Michigan)
I’m writing this with tears rolling down my face, the last few days have destroyed my spirit. I work so hard to help the cats here, but people make things so very hard. This latest run in , Has me just distraught.
It began 3 days ago when a neighbor (who only lives 3 houses away ) told me his cat was in my yard. Which cat, I asked ? He told me the ginger and white girl (Stinky he called her☹️) I told him that she has been hanging here for the last few weeks and I had a vet appointment for her the following day (5/12). I asked him if she was pregnant, and he said she had kittens a few months ago, but he HOPED she would get pregnant again, because he wanted a black kitten 😫😣😞- I was SHOCKED- is this guy a total idiot …. Answer =Yes!
He said the reason she likes my yard is because of all the male cats here, and she likes to mate???? What?
I don’t tell him that he is WRONG- IRRESPONSIBLE-SELFISH….. I try a different approach- I tell him she has to go to the vet because she has an eye infection- his response= she always has had eye discharge and crust. Shameful ….. the whole ordeal has me upset, this mentality is sick, his irrational views are we are always in population crisis-
He tries to call her to him….. completely ignoring the fact …. She is here because, he doesn’t care enough to provide for her, she is hungry and I feed her. He tells me he is going to get her leash and he will be right back. 5 minutes later …. He’s back, yelling for her to come home, he can’t find her leash. So I pick her up and give her to him. Ten minutes pass and she is right back here, this poor cat.
5/11 - trap day - I usually have a good plan in place for who I need to catch - I started around 3pm -by 5pm, I’ve got the 2 I wanted in traps and come back home to make dinner for grandson
Carly - ( what I named her) is waiting her on my porch but I’m conflicted….. I avoid CONFRONTATION-I don’t want to jeopardize the cats that need me by creating conflict in neighborhood. But this cat has been roaming for weeks - after having just given birth a few months ago, I know she need help. So I put her in carrier and decide to take her in. This cat needed help, her so called owner doesn’t care enough to- protect or provide for her, someone had to stand up for her.
I didn’t get her ear tipped, which doubles the cost, ($25 for TNR s/n =$50 for indoor cats ) plus now I’ve got to pay for rabies vaccine as well. Add distemper vaccine & microchip, eye drops - the cost is $ 105 for Carly alone -
I pick them up this morning at 7 am, $240 total cost for the 3 ….plus the time, energy, gas…..my heart is all LOVE for cats and so many of them need me . Many people don’t realize that helping these cats is hard work - besides the costs - so much physical and mental effort.
I do all of this to make things better, in hopes that no cat suffers in silence, I try to be the change in this overwhelming crisis.
At 10 am I run to grocery store - after settling the 3 cats = cleaning areas and proving food and water along with a quiet place for recovery. I’ve got TNR cats in both bathrooms and Carly in spare room, along with my 9 rescues, I’m full house and exhausted already.
The neighbor arrives again.. Screaming at me …. I stole his cat and he is going to take all my cats to his yard. I tell him these cats out here are community cats - they are not owned and they go where they want. He continues to tell me how he is going to call animal control and the police - and get all the cats her taken if I don’t give him “his” cat. He is throwing insults and threats at me right and left ….all of which are ridiculous….. this guy is a total nut job. He says - CATS are not allowed in these homes and he is going to make sure all of mine - inside and out get taken away. This is my thanks I guess ….
Punishing the only person who does anything to help the situation….. this is so sad.
I had not even said that I had his cat, he saw Lula in window and screamed that’s her right there-
Unreasonable and clearly unstable…. This guy is a real #*%#
I go inside and sit down, this is not going to be the last of him, I’m sure. 15 minutes later - police at my door.
This is a civil matter, but the officer asks me if I will give him his cat. I calmly explain and PROVE my mission to the cop (he was super nice ) photos of this cat here spanning the last 2 weeks, vet records, and tell him…..I don’t need to STEAL cats, my entire life is dedicated to giving CATS care, love, food, shelter, ….
I care for approximately 60 - I sacrifice everything for them …..and I try to never create any issue about the cats because I don’t want to make it harder on them or me. I decide to end the situation, and tell him I will surrender the cat.
I ask if the guy will pay for the cats shots and medication? Answer = I’d have to sue him. I smile …. Yea ok, at least the cat is fixed.
I give the medicine to the officer, because at the end of the day…… it’s about the cat……not the person.
Did I handle this right ? Probably not, but I did my best.
On a happy note = 3 more cats fixed, vaccinated, and treated for parasites…… it’s a win
I must keep going, 3 more TNR coming in 6 days and I really need some help - last post got very little engagement, $20 only one case of food.
In a couple days my food supply will be EMPTY - liter is almost gone, plus I need to raise the funds for the next 3 ….
Any help …….Even a word of advice or encouragement would be appreciated….
I feel like I failed and I gave it my all….. that is a hard thing to swallow.
Thank you for being the shoulder I cry on-
This community means the world to me, it is here where I feel hope and sunshine - thank you all
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