Think I shall update this one: Cookie was rehomed
I went to London for about 4 days after X'mas and when I arrived back home late 29th Dec the first thing I heard from cookie's owner was that they just gave cookie to another family....
I was so shocked and......annoyed. she told me they took cookie to her mum-in-law's for X'mas for two days and cookie was so scared that she wouldn't want to go out of the carrier. Cookie threatened and scratched everyone who tried to approach her, apart from the owner. So her husband has decided that they can no longer keep such a "half wild cat" and placed an ad on gumtree to rehome her for free. Soon they found another family with a bigger house and another female resident cat, a dog and a rabbit.
I was very very sad. I would have never thought that they would give her up without even trying for a consulation. Her husband refused to pay any more money for cookie as she had already cost them too much. So cookie was not insured, not spayed, but vaccinated. They didn't believe in the "cat training" thing. They said it would be a waste of time as some cats just got that nature and could never be altered.
Am I over reacting? I would certainly try everything before I give up my cat. Cookie is definately not "hopeless" and her behavior over X'mas isn't just normal for a cat into a new place?? Considering the house were packed with around 7-8 people and another big dog not many cats would be very calm first time there??
What made me more annoyed is that they spent over 200 pounds on a pedigree cat just 3 days after cookie was rehomed. They have never thought of the possibility that cookie's rehome might not be successful. Although they did say they would keep cookie if she was sent back when I asked that. But if they really took this serious, surely they would not consider that a good time to have a new cat??
Cookie left them alone, with all her beddings, litter tray, food plate, scratch post, cat tree, blanket, toys now enjoyed by another cat. I don't understand how can you give your cat to anyone just like that. Doesn't she need at least her bedding with her smell on to keep her calm and relaxed in the new home?
I felt very devastated about that as cookie was just like my cat. Well I understand that sometimes people do need to rehome their beloved cats due to various reasons. I just don't think they tried hard enough. Moreover, maybe it's more of an emotional thing but I just don't see how can they handle this if they really care about cookie. They just lost their "beloved" cat and then raced to fall in love with another one in no time?? Or is it just me feeling terrible about this just because cookie is differet for me?
It's been over 3 weeks since it happens and I was always in some sort of "mood". I don't know if I was wrong. I was even asking myself was it just because they've now got a pedigree and I've got a moggie so that I felt so against it? (ridiculous isn't it? I don't even know how it came to my mind but I was so doubtful.) Then I think people are different. They may not have the same feelings as you do to pets. It's difficult to make up a standard. I feel disappointed and really sad, especially to cookie. But I wish her a very happy life, which she certainly deserves.
