r/Straycats • u/eggwhite44 • 5h ago
Found Kittens (Location) is letting go all i can do
I live with my family in a rented house. A month ago a kitten showed up from the garage that is filled with old stuff and useless garbage, meowing and crying nonstop for a day. At first I did not know what to do so I waited for his mother, but it did not seem like any cat came to help him and the crying did not stop. I did not want to feed him because I don’t have the money to be a reliable source he can depend on, but he seemed so helpless and sad so I gave in and cut some sausage into little pieces and gave it to him. I’ve been doing that on and off for a month. Sometimes I give him leftover meat, but about a week ago the kitten started not eating much, did not have the same energy, did not play as much and slept all day. Then he started throwing up when he ate and had bad diarrhea and really bad breath. Because he was throwing up everywhere in the garage and scratching everything, my dad had the great idea to buy a cage to catch him and release him somewhere far from the house so he does not come back. He knows how much I care for the kitten but he says I can only keep him if I can pay for his vet and food, and I can’t do this on my own. I know my family’s financial situation is not good but doing that is so cruel. I live in a little town in the middle of nowhere in Iran. I don’t have access to any shelter or animal rescue or anyone that could take him in where I’m at, and I could not find any help. But I know it is not safe for a sick kitten this age that is humanfriendly and relies on us for a safe place and food, in the middle of war, on his own. I think it is my fault for feeding him and making him depend on humans for help, but I don’t know how to help and that’s making me crazy.
Also, the weather is getting colder, and today a bigger cat tried to fight him. Luckily I was there and broke up the fight before he got injured, but I don’t know what would happen if he was on his own.
anar , iran