Tough Decision for me

@brandy78 (159)
Canada
November 18, 2007 1:14am CST
I have a cat who was born of another cat that I picked up off the side of the road.. Now I haven't got very much money and what I do have goes to food,(people and pets)bills, cat litter etc. Anyway this cat that I have got pregnant because I couldn't pay off my vet bill for my dog that I lost in May(He was twelve and very dear to me so I did all I could to save him)anyway she had her kittens so now I have five cats, five kittens and a dog.. I have only found one home for one kitten , I have had offers from farms but refuse to send my cats or kittens to live in forty below weather outside so they can be breeding machine until they die.. What I am going to do is to take her and the four remaining babies to the shelter as I feel this way they will be spayed/neutered given their vaccinations and someone will have to pay to adopt them rather then just get them for free.. I am asking opinions on this.. I cant keep the female as she is very young and not a good mother cat and she lost way too much weight while nursing I do not want for her sake to let her breed again, not mention that I really don't want to be adding to the already way too large unwanted cat population.. What would you do in my situation? Please no bashing I really love my animals and this is very difficult for me.
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• Australia
18 Nov 07
I cannot judge you hun. I had to give my cats up a few years ago and i still cry about it. here is the url to the article I wrote about it (you will have to cut and paste) http://www.helium.com/tm/579256/guilt-having-beautiful-catsonce You can only do what is right for you and noone has the right to make you feel bad, especially since the cat you took in was a stray to begin with.
@brandy78 (159)
• Canada
18 Nov 07
thanks so much that must have been so difficult for you..its so hard when we we have to give up the thing s,people and animals we love..I appreciate your reply and thanks for sharing your article with me it is beautiful.
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• Australia
19 Nov 07
It was very hard for me to make the decision I made, but the circumstances were terrible and it was better for them and for us, with a baby on the way we had to think of the baby's safety too! I hope my story has made your decision a little easier. i wrote that article out of horrible grief and guilt, and that was 3 years on!
• Kottayam, India
18 Nov 07
take an Insurance policy.
@brandy78 (159)
• Canada
18 Nov 07
yes but that would involve extra money that I don't have to pay out right now.. thanks though