I hang my head in shame about how long its been since I last posted but in very wafer thin defence of my tardiness a lot’s been happening. Rather than bore you with the minutiae – and one reason why I’ve been so lax – I’ll do the quick run through, but first some bad news for anyone who’s been a regular reader, Minxie’s died, or more accurately she was put down : ( . Another reason why I was avoiding doing the blog seeing as though I’d written so recently about her (or not, as the case now is). So what happened? I don’t really know. After we left Seychelles, our appointed guardian did a wonderful job, she fed Minx her pills and took her to the vet and was told she was getting better. Guardian left, someone else was feeding Minx for a week before her new owners arrived. They arrived, two days later we received a mail to say that she’d been taken to the vet who said that there was nothing could be done for her and she was put down. I don’t know what happened in the intervening week, perhaps with all the comings and goings of new owners, she got distressed, I don’t really want to think about it.
We did our best, but I still feel awful. So for anyone who’s in Seychelles only for a short time, please think about what you’re doing if you decide to take on a pet. We ended up with Minx because her original owner left after a couple of years and she was kindly taken on by various people who lived in the block of flats where she was, but it was never fair on her to be left to the mercy of others. It’s also not that easy to find new homes, especially for cats and the SSPCA will literally take your cat Monday and if they’re not found a home by Friday (which is unlikely unless they’re kittens because of the change to their environment) they’ll be put down. So please think about it, who’s benefitting most from having the pet and is that fair? We loved having Minx, but if I could have spared her the upheaval I would have done.
Lovely little Minx
I am ver sad to hear your kitty had such an unfair share in life. Thank you for making her feel wanted and loved for at least some of her life.I do sincerely hope your advice is taken very seriously.
Ahh thanks Thea, it was easy to do as she was such a loveable cat and would win anyone over.It is difficult as there are animals that are in need of a good home, and like you say to be able to look after them for some part of their life can be positive, but I’m not sure that everyone always thinks it through.It’s the first time I ever had a cat though, so a bit of a learning experience!
A sad fate awaits many seychelles animals and wannabe pets. And that’s the reality. It’s too heartbreaking.
My kitty boy is going on 11.Had him from 1 month old. He visited the local vets to be neutered and has never needed to go again. I put this down to the premium food he has been fed all his life. I import his food from South Africa.The sad belief here is that a cat can care for himself or if they lucky is fed just fish wish does NOT fullfill all their nutritous needs.