While driving today I noticed a cat near the edge of the road. It was just inches away from being hit so I got out of my car to shoo it away. It was hiding in the grass so if anyone came along it was sure to get hit. When I went to shoo it away the poor thing just looked up at me and meowed. I got closer to it and it just kept looking up at me. I petted it and the poor thing was all skinny and dehydrated. He allowed me to pick him up so I decided to take him home. My daughter held him in her coat while I drove and I was thinking how bad of an idea it was to take it home. The cat was obviously sick and I knew my two cats would not welcome another cat into the fold, especially a sick one. I was going to take it to the SPCA but decided against it because they have made a name for themselves for being over-the-top rude. Instead I took it to the nearest vet where they could at least try to find it's owner. When I got there the vet said kitty needed immediate medical attention and they were going to contact the owner and if they could not get a hold of them it would be surrendered to the SPCA. They weird thing? The vet had this look like she thought the cat was mine and I was just getting rid of it. I understand that people do this all the time but I really am just a cat-lover/concerned citizen. I was about to get my credit card out to pay for whatever the cat needed. You know that guilty feeling when you haven't done anything wrong? This has happened to before and I don't get it. Until it can be proven that I am a piece of shit, don't treat me like one. I would never leave a distressed animal by the side of the road. Anyway, I did leave my name and phone number because the cat was beautiful and I want to know how he fares.
My kids are not loving being grounded. My son had to cut the lawn today and got all pissed off when I didn't say "thank you". Seriously. Yet another First World Problem. I am really looking forward to the Child Labour essays!
What are your First World Problems this week?

I feel what you are saying about being compassionate enough about the cat then being made to feel like shit cause you cared enough to bring the poor baby in ...sigh..what the @^#$# kind of Vet sees dollar signs over compassion?
ReplyDelete~~Hugs to You for being a Great Person~~ a certain finger to the vet~~ yeah I'm kinda moody tonight..sigh
Top Tip - don't worry what other people think. Ever! Let the vet judge you - you know the truth. I know it can be hard but life is easier that way. It's also good to have a blog moan about rotten-minded people, I find! On a serious note, the cat now has a chance and that's the whole reason you intervened, so you've done a great thing.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will entertain us (!!) in due course with excerpts from the Child Labour essays. Hahaha!!
Good for you for helping that cat even if the vet gave you the stink eye!
ReplyDeletei absolutely freakin love the essay idea! ha!
ReplyDeletepoor kitty.... there are so many bad pet owners out in this world... and so very few animal lovers that will stop and help a distressed animal...
I don't know what I'd do. I know I got the evil eye when I took my guys to the vet last Christmas for their shots. The vet (I've never seen her before) gave me a lecture about buying over-the-counter wormer rather than paying their extortionate prices. If I could get their jabs from somewhere else I swear I would.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lousy day that was, eh???
ReplyDeleteTrying to be a nice , kind person..and getting the shitty end of the stick again...
I hate that guilty feeling...I get that all the time...why???
I don't think other people do...as much as I think I do...what's up with that??...now I am rambling...and beginning to feel guilty...here we go again...
Please update us on how the poor kitten faired...
Try and enjoy the rest of our day..
I LOVE your blog...you really tell it like it is...good for you..
whip those darn kids into shape...ok...rambling again..
Cheers!
Linda :o)
Thank you for taking care of the kitty : ) Sorry the vet was so yuck and yeah don't you hate it when you feel guilty and haven't done anything wrong? Icky feeling.
ReplyDeleteI totally feel you on the kitty and the need to rescue them all. You know you did the right thing so you shouldn't bother with what a judgmental vet might think. My first world problems this week: Bloody toes from uncomfortable dress shoes that I have to wear to work. Yes...I bitch about having to wear NICE shoes to a GOOD job. And yes, I feel like an ungrateful heifer because of it. Next I'll be complaining that my cable went out. Perhaps a shift in my priorities is needed.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a beautiful thing for you to do in rescuing the poor kitty from any more harm that he had obviously gone through. ~blessings and hugs~
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