Redditor Seeks To Know If It’s Wrong To Keep The Cat Instead Of Letting Their Lonely Grandfather Have Him

It can be a very tough decision to give up our dearest companion

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 23, 2022

Shelters may be quite stressful places for animals. Moving to a shelter or rescue with other animals and humans they don't know may be a major adjustment for a cat that is used to living in a house they are familiar with and comfortable in.

It's also possible that a shelter or rescue will run out of room, which would stress out your cat even more. It's best to try to find your cat a home personally in order to offer them the best opportunity possible.

Your cat will be less stressed and probably adjust to its new home more easily if it can stay in your house while you look for a new family. In other words, you can give up your cat by bringing it to a rescue group or shelter that accepts surrender.

This is another choice that will assist your cat to be seen by millions of potential adopters if you value making sure it is adopted into a loving home. But what happens when this isn’t the case?

What if it’s your lonely grandfather who needs your pet? Well, that is the situation we see in today’s AITA story.

The OP has a cat who is loved dearly. You see, the OP was going through a lot during that time, and having the cat there to take care of made the OP take better care of it.

But now, his grandfather, who is now a widower, wants the cat as a companion since he has developed a liking for the cat. 

The Title...

And the story begins

I ended up dropping all my college classes

I decided to go back to school in August

My grandfather planned on selling the house

I would be selfish to take away Riley

Riley has been of great help to the OP

Here are a bunch of the topmost comments from Redditors...

Your grandfather can adopt a different cat

Getting an older kitten would be preferable

You should maybe get him a new cat

Taking care of him full time could be too much for him

He has a fall while he is alone

There are likely a few opportunities to give and take

Taking away your beloved pet is out of line

You may want to consider it

He can look into fostering for a local rescue

It might be nice for your grandfather to have a companion

You know she'd be in a loving home

You have lost so much too

Fostering for a local rescue sounds like a good idea, according to this Redditor

This Redditor is of the opinion the grandpa gets a senior cat

Our pets are our little furry buddies, and we love them to bits. No one would be in a hurry to give up their pets, especially when they don’t have to.

Redditors understood the OP’s plight, and we do too. What do you think about this whole scenario?

Leave your thoughts below and share this post as well.

Maryjane