to secretly get rid of our kitten and tell the DC that it ran away?

[SaggyBaggyPuss]

Have had kitten for around 6 weeks now. DC have wanted a pet for a long time and I gave in and got one for them. Cats are easier to deal with than dogs right?

Well today, I have had enough. I had have to scoop 3 lots of shit out of the litter box and there was a piece of shit on the floor that must have come off her paws and which means that the whole house, and sofa is now covered in cat shit germs puke!

It also runs up the curtains which are now all pulled. My leather --look- dining chairs have scratch marks where it keeps jumping up the back of them and it has pulled up the carpet on the stairs.

DS (6) is constantly chasing it round the house with an incessant cackle (over excited, not cruelly, the cat loves him) which does my head in and keeps taking it upstairs to lie on his bed.

Last week, it has a runny arse and I still have the wounds where I had to bath it, not before it spread kitty shit germs everywhere again.

As a side note, I also suffer from OCD. Not 'a bit' but actually diagnosed.

I love my DCs to bits but they also love the kitty a lot. I am not sure I can put them first this time!

WIBU to find a good home for it and tell them it ran off into the forest and I couldn't find it

If you are genuine, OP, let me tell you I am not in your side. Your attitude stinks.

Fuck me. Disowning cats and mental illness is a mine field on here.

Oh dear.

...ON your side

Again, why should having your debilitating mental health condition mean you should be allowed to post goady shite and then grin?

I have a debilitating mental health condition.

I have anxiety and depression.

It's not a get out of jail free card.

You should be ashamed of yourself. Not just for rehoming the cat and potentially LYING to your children but giggling and playing the mental health card.

I think people get angry on these threads because domesticated animals rely on us to stay well, and when people take them on and decide they're too smelly/time-consuming after a matter of weeks, it's unfair on the poor animal who's getting moved from place to place and struggling to settle.

I've had older cats and currently have a kitten. She's gorgeous and I love her but I'm not going to pretend she's the perfect pet! Her poo smells, her breath smells, she's broken things and she's had accidents - it's normal. She's a baby and she's still learning right from wrong and how to behave.

But I knew all of that before I got her and wouldn't rehome her because her poo smelt or she scratched up my sofa!

Op its not that you have mental health issues, its the fact you treat it so lightheartedly, like a joke! You seem totally detached from the animal, like its an inconvenience or nusience, not like a well loved animal who is part of your family. It does not seem you are very sad to have to rehome. The big thing is, before you have a pet, you do your research! My dd 9 has constantly asked for a dog, but the answer is no, because we are not ready yet. We will have one, when the time is right, not when dd wants it.

Never a good idea to get a kitten if you have severe OCD.

If you absolutely can't live with the cat, you need to re-home it and be completely honest with your family.

Your poor children will be devastated at the thought of the cat being missing. At least if you re-home it, they could be slightly consoled by the fact it is having a happy life.

I have OCD, what's your point?

I'm not going to apologise for using the word cunt and I think it's ridiculous that someone thought that word was vile enough to report me but think it's perfectly acceptable to have opinions like the OP.

You need an older cat, ALL kittens are like this op should of researched it!!!

Because the kitten is small you can probably find a good home but your child will probably want another pet so adopt an older cat for good karma!

on another note if you dont get rid of the kitten it DOES get better, my cat was little bugger when she was a kitten now she is 7 and sleeps and cuddles all day.

Ok.

Address your debilitating mental illness after you have responsibly re-homed the cat.

Never again believe that your DCs will help look after whatever animal you think of sharing your life with in the future.
Remember, even goldfish poo.

I have never owned a cat, I know next to nothing about cats, but any pet we ever got was my and DH's decision, not the kids'.
Take responsibility for your actions. You know, the way that adults do.

Op everyone makes mistakes don't worry about it, you got a kitten and have decided it's not for you so rehome and tell the dc's it ran away/escaped etc. A couple of weeks and they will have forgotten about it!

This is one of the more idiotic things I've ever read on here. Stiff competition, too.

What sort of response did you expect with that title?! FFS

Yes I think you should rehome your cat, you obviously can't cope with her. I have got a 12 week old kitten, he can be a little bastard at times, scratching/biting us, climbing all over the furniture, shitting ( ) but I knew exactly what it would be like before we got him!

Oh and if you do "get rid" of her then don't lie to your kids, they WILL remember. 3 of our cats have died, my children still talk about them all the time.

My kittens were like this. They also bring in earthworms, rats, mice, birds. Alive and dead. If you can't cope with the mess now you will not be able to cope later. I think you are treating this in a very light-hearted way and you should never have a pet again. Take the pet to a reputable shelter and tell your kids why. At least own your stupidity and mistake.

And never get a pet again

I see the drama queens are out in force tonight.

Oh you poor thing. You've been well and truly flamed here, and I assumed (and still assume) that really you're just venting.

The kitten will grow up, and stop running up the curtains very soon, that phase never lasts very long.
If you have a cat flap the poo will become a non-issue.
Keep her vacs and worming and flea treatments up to date and you'll have no issues there either.
Let your ds take her upstairs. Let him sleep with her if he wants. The bond forged will be worth it.

You will come to love the cat. You will probably have to keep a very firm hold on your OCD and rein in the desire to clean/tidy as much - there will be cat hair, everywhere.

Saggy - can I ask how old your children are (apologies if I have missed that in the thread)? Are they old enough for you to tell them that they need to,live up to their promises, if the kitten is to stay?

If you really feel you can't keep the cat, then I think you do need to be honest with the children - if you tell them the cat has wandered off and got lost, when you have casually taken it to a rescue/rehired it, and they ever find out, it could destroy some of their trust in you.

OP, your last post is vile. Your attitude to this kitten is awful. Find it a better home and never get another pet.

How cruel to get rid of the kitten and lie to your children in the process. You should have thought long and hard before you got it and not treat it as disposable.