When Do You Pull the Trigger on a Pet?

[BrokenTrack]

We got a cat from Hades.

I am not even sure Satan himself would want this cat. We have had it a year, and tried to be patient with it, but it just cannot learn. It gets up on the counters, it gets into everything, and despite being litter box trained, in the last month, about once a week, it decides to go to the bathroom on the kids beds.

I do not like cats anyway, so I know what I would do with it, but with a wife and four daughters...you know how it is.

The cat is so stupid it even annoys the dog, and that dog has shown some real restraint. She has killed (2) coyote, and (2) fox in her career as a Livestock Guard Dog, so to just snarl and snap at a 4 pound cat is showing a lot of composure. We are at the point now where we no longer get after the dog for going after the cat.

Ourselves, we have a saying here: "If it is something bad, the cat did it", and that is pretty much the truth. From dishes being pushed to the floor, to plants plants pushed off window sills, to butter dishes being dislodged so she can lick the butter.

My wife...a cat lover...is starting to wonder if we should just put the cat down. We do not like to give away problem animals, and it seems silly to spend money on such a dumb cat.

Her only redeeming qualities are: she is an incredible mouser, and she is a very pretty cat. But when is enough, enough?

 

[DIYOrangeDave]

We got a cat from Hades.

I am not even sure Satan himself would want this cat. We have had it a year, and tried to be patient with it, but it just cannot learn. It gets up on the counters, it gets into everything, and despite being litter box trained, in the last month, about once a week, it decides to go to the bathroom on the kids beds.

I do not like cats anyway, so I know what I would do with it, but with a wife and four daughters...you know how it is.

The cat is so stupid it even annoys the dog, and that dog has shown some real restraint. She has killed (2) coyote, and (2) fox in her career as a Livestock Guard Dog, so to just snarl and snap at a 4 pound cat is showing a lot of composure. We are at the point now where we no longer get after the dog for going after the cat.

Ourselves, we have a saying here: "If it is something bad, the cat did it", and that is pretty much the truth. From dishes being pushed to the floor, to plants plants pushed off window sills, to butter dishes being dislodged so she can lick the butter.

My wife...a cat lover...is starting to wonder if we should just put the cat down. We do not like to give away problem animals, and it seems silly to spend money on such a dumb cat.

Her only redeeming qualities are: she is an incredible mouser, and she is a very pretty cat. But when is enough, enough?

Have you considered making it an outside only cat? Set up a secure bed for it in an out building. Still productive and enjoyed by the family without being “in your face” 24/7.

 

[BRMyers]

Years ago, we had two Dalmatians. One of them bit my daughter (she was three years old at the time) and the next day the dog was put down. I won't have a dog that bites my family.

The dogs can eat strangers, but if any of my dogs bite a family member, then they go.

 

[5030]

I don't think exterminating stupid people is ok? Exterminating a stupid cat isn't either. More stupid people out there than cats????

 

[bullbreaker]

Besides it appears to have a "foot fetish" cat seems normal to me !!! .......................................

 

[oosik]

Make the cat an OUTSIDE cat. A good shelter in a safe location - food & water. Let everybody go outside to play with this cat. Having a good mouser is a very important feature.

 

[LouNY]

Yep, make it a barn cat.

 

[Hay Dude]

Or maybe instead of shooting the cat, take it to a no kill shelter? There are OTHER answers to difficulties in life than shooting them with guns. :laughing:

 

[Jstpssng]

There are too many cats in the world as it is. We have set ourselves up at the top of the chain, so need to act responsibly when it comes to the animals in our care. Letting a cat roam freely outside is just as wrong as keeping a free ranging dog.

Years ago somebody gave me a cat like yours, which somebody had dumped on their road. It was just plain obnoxious. I let the vet do the deed, then planted it in a hole as deep as I could dig.

 

[Hay Dude]

There are too many cats in the world as it is. We have set ourselves up at the top of the chain, so need to act responsibly when it comes to the animals in our care. Letting a cat roam freely outside is just as wrong as keeping a free ranging dog.

Years ago somebody gave me a cat like yours, which somebody had dumped on their road. It was just plain obnoxious. I let the vet do the deed, then planted it in a hole as deep as I could dig.

We rescued a small female cat about 8 months old. It had already had a litter (teen pregnancy-out of wedlock :laughing: )
It’s been a perfect cat. Quiet, uses litter box, very affectionate, sleeps at your feet on bed at night. Probably the nicest pet weve ever had.
Pets are a big risk, especially when they dont work out.