Can I cry here?

[Mrs.Beagle]

MIL called H and told him that she dropped off her cats at the SPCA. One of her cats was sick, and she took them to the vet 3 weeks ago, but switched foods and one of the cats is now puking and pooping in the house.

Instead of taking her back to the vet, she brought both to the kill shelter. She even told H that "she didn't want to spend any more on them".

She didn't even give us the opportunity to take them and bring the one cat to the vet to get treated.

I can't believe she did that. H told her exactly how he felt about the situation and she wasn't happy. Apparently she wanted him to say "you totally made the right decision!"

I'm sobbing at this. She had them for 7 years. It could have been an easy fix.

[lucky513]

can you go pick them up?

[sake]

Can you go to the spca, and tell them that your idiot mother in law just dropped off the cats without checking with you, and you want them, and make a $25 dollar donation or something if they'll give them to you???
I would NOT be ok with any of my family member's pets being dropped off at the spca without offering them to me first.

[expatpumpkin]

GO GET THEM!!!

[karmasabiotch]

Get them. She's crazy. Save their life.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I called. They're closed. They're closed tomorrow too. Is someone at the SPCA after hours?

[salimoo]

Seriously, I doubt they've already euthanized them. Call, leave messages, send emails, and get there the second they open.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Oh, I'm going to get them. Then we're taking the one cat to the vet, and will foster them until we can find them a home. sooo, 4 cats in a 2 bedroom apartment. Whee.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I can't believe she would do that. I was talking with her on Saturday, and she was telling me about all the cat's health problems, like she wanted me to say "oh, you should TOTALLY get rid of them!" I told her it was her responsibility to care for them. I would have paid for their vet bills if she didn't want to.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I already requested Thursday off to be there when they open. I might drive up there tomorrow and try to bribe the workers there.

[speckledfrog]

Are you close to the shelter? I would seriously consider driving over and leave a note on the door on the off chance that they don't check messages but are still staffing the building. Your MIL is a piece of work.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I'm not close. probably 30 minutes. But I'm going there tomorrow.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Is it petty that this will impact my relationship with her? I cannot look at her the same way ever again.

[frauschmindy]

I hope they are still there and the SPCA is willing to work with you.

[sake]

Jul 3, 2012 19:51:01 GMT -5 Mrs.Beagle said:

Is it petty that this will impact my relationship with her? I cannot look at her the same way ever again.

no this makes you a good person, and her a bitch from hell. it should impact your relationship... you should throw this shit in her face as often as possible.

[frauschmindy]

Jul 3, 2012 19:51:01 GMT -5 Mrs.Beagle said:

Is it petty that this will impact my relationship with her? I cannot look at her the same way ever again.

I broke up with my best friend of 8 years because she did something similar (albeit a bit worse) to her pet, so if it is, then I'm petty too.

[Mrs.Beagle]

She used to bring up how we made her get the cats.

She was divorced and living alone, and was talking about getting kittens. H and I were in college and dating at the time. We encouraged her to get older cats because they're not easily adopted and are more chill than kittens. She wanted kittens.

There were kittens found under the porch of one of the houses on campus, and we callled her because she wanted kittens and these were free. She came in, saw them, and decided she wanted them.

Apparently that turned into how we forced her to get these kittens that she didn't want in the first place, and now that she's retired, she doesn't have the time for them. This change occurred conveniently around the time that she began dating her now-fiance, who doesn't like the cats.

[scotty]

There are so many people out there like this. Sorry your MIL sucks.

[sake]

seriously, I would probably never talk to her again. She sounds like a selfish immature brat