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Wibu to get rid of the sodding cat?

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Lemononachair · 12/03/2020 14:08

I have recently moved into a place that is my first place all to myself. Bf stays over often but hasn't officially moved in.

First night of being here a cat showed up, howling outside the door. The landlady (who lives on the same site) knows all the local cats from the neighbours and says it isn't a local cat so she believed it may have been dumped by someone out of the area.

Weather was absolutely foul that night so Bf who loves cats decided to let the cat in and she's kind of stayed ever since.

Trouble is, the cat is an asshole and a huge pain in the arse. She can be quite cute but so far since being here she has:

Peed and shat on my brand new mattress, after only having it a week

Ruined 2 brand new king size duvets, a duvet cover, sheet and a blanket by peeing on them

Ruined the new carpet by clawing at it constantly

Clawed the blow up mattress I had before buying my new one, popping it and destroying it

Clawed the borrowed sofa of the landlady's

We have bought her a scratching post and she refuses to use it. I hate litter trays and there is no cat flap but we've been letting her out regularly and she still is toileting on my bed. I can't take anymore. I can't afford to keep replacing stuff she's ruining and I never wanted the bloody cat in the first place but given the weather was so stormy and awful I felt like a horrible bitch if I didn't let her in. I don't want the responsibility of looking after her. Bf seems upset at the prospect of kicking her out but what do I do?!

I refused to get a litter tray until now because I hate the idea of having a box of shit and piss lying around inside the house, they stink and usually aren't emptied regularly, and I know if I don't do it Bf probably won't do it. He says he will but since moving in I have bought all the food and 'stuff' for her (bowls, scratching post, bed etc), done all the feeding and scrubbing her pee and poo out of my stuff. I've had enough and really want nothing more to do with it.

Wibu to kick the cat out? Or should I say that she can stay but only provided I wash my hands of ALL of her care and Bf takes over everything?

OP posts:
TeaAndDarkToast · 13/03/2020 22:54

Have you found a new home for DP?

PotholeParadise · 13/03/2020 23:16

Wrong thread!

ilikemethewayiam · 13/03/2020 23:18

Why on earth did you let it in to your house in the first place? No way would I let a cat in my house. I’m an animal lover but not a cat person and wouldn’t have a clue what to do with one. If it was howling outside my door constantly I would call a cat rescue organisation to come and collect it. It needs a proper home.

Geepipe · 13/03/2020 23:26

100% echoing take to a shelter. Sorry if thats already been said but mn isnt loading pages for me. Im not a cat person at all and i have 3 because dp had them before me. In fact i am now permintly scarred because of one of them and they cost me so much money. Shelter should take her in and scan her for a microchip or rehome her.

Maia37 · 13/03/2020 23:27

I’d call Cats Protection League. My daughter took on a cat (she lives here). It has peed on many carpets and once on dining room table when it was covered in hobby stuff and paperwork. This despite two litter trays and frequent visits outside. Unlike dog pee I find the stench horrendous and nothing shifts it. I really feel for you especially with it peeing on your bedding.

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