minkydog
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- Dec 8, 2004
It is never a good idea to surprise someone with a pet, unless you know for a fact they are ready and willing. The pet always loses. As much benefit as I get from having my little Tiki in my life, it would be nothing but heartache if I couldn't afford to feed him or call the vet when he feels bad.
My stupid SIL gave my MIL a kitten several years ago. Mom LOVES kittens, but she was living (barely) on Social Security at the time. She knew nothing about raising kittens, eventually lost interest and the kitten ran away(thank God!) So, of course, SIL immediately replaced it with ANOTHER CAT! Only she didn't know the cat was sick. SIL doesnt' live nearby so she didn't see the day to day stuff. One day she came in and found the cat lethargic, covered with urine, lying in the litter box. SIL took it to the vet--the cat has feline leukemia. Mom can't bear to put the cat down, so against the advice of the vet, SIL brought the can home where it languished and eventually starved to death. (we lived 2 states away and did not know all this at the time.)
Two months later, SIL bought her mother a Yorkie. Which she couldn't afford to feed and didn't walk, so the dog either pooped in the house or was running the neighborhood. How he didn't get run over is a mystery to me. MIL went to live in assisted living shortly after that, so SIL inherited that little un-trained, no-manners doggy. And it lived to be 18yrs old. Served her right!
If someone gave me a dog I didn't' ask for, I would give it back to them or find a rescue group for it.
My stupid SIL gave my MIL a kitten several years ago. Mom LOVES kittens, but she was living (barely) on Social Security at the time. She knew nothing about raising kittens, eventually lost interest and the kitten ran away(thank God!) So, of course, SIL immediately replaced it with ANOTHER CAT! Only she didn't know the cat was sick. SIL doesnt' live nearby so she didn't see the day to day stuff. One day she came in and found the cat lethargic, covered with urine, lying in the litter box. SIL took it to the vet--the cat has feline leukemia. Mom can't bear to put the cat down, so against the advice of the vet, SIL brought the can home where it languished and eventually starved to death. (we lived 2 states away and did not know all this at the time.)
Two months later, SIL bought her mother a Yorkie. Which she couldn't afford to feed and didn't walk, so the dog either pooped in the house or was running the neighborhood. How he didn't get run over is a mystery to me. MIL went to live in assisted living shortly after that, so SIL inherited that little un-trained, no-manners doggy. And it lived to be 18yrs old. Served her right!
If someone gave me a dog I didn't' ask for, I would give it back to them or find a rescue group for it.