Whose cat is it? Your input needed.

[ViperGTS]

Roommate Number One, whom we will call Bob, wants to get two cats. Roommate Number Two, whom we will call Sally, is not sure about the idea.

Bob tells Sally that if she comes along with him to pick out the cats, she can select one of the cats and even name it. Sally agrees and goes along to the shelter, where she and Bob pick out and name a cat each and take them home. The cats are littermates and brothers.

Bob makes sure the cats get their shots and vaccinations, as well as making sure they are neutered. He also makes sure the adoption agency has microchips embedded under their skin for safety purposes.

Over the course of the next year, Sally feeds the cats a total of four or five times. She never cleans the catboxes at all, citing the pain from her sciatica as the reason she cannot move the heavy litter pans. Otherwise, Bob (and his new g/f) takes complete care of the cats, from feeding to litterboxes to grooming and bathing.

After the first year, Bob and Sally are about to go seperate ways, and the issue of where the cats will go comes up. Sally thinks she should keep the cat she picked out, because "if it weren't for her, they wouldn't have him in the first place." Bob is convinced that the cats should both stay together and that he should keep them, since he's the only one who seems interested (and healthy enough) to take responsibility for them, as well as the fact that their microchips have his name encoded in them.

What would you consider to be the outcome?

 

[AuntyGrizelda]

tell them to get a dog because cats are rubbish

 

[Fire_Sprite]

tell them to get a dog because cats are rubbish

Screw that, dogs are emotionally needy vermin that shit everywhere.


I say both cats go to Bob. If they're asking for your input then go the Solomon route and say you're going to cut the cat in half.

 

[AuntyGrizelda]

Screw that, dogs are emotionally needy vermin that shit everywhere.

as are pensioners

 

[Gothika]

who every cares for and takes care of the cats should get them not someone that will not take care of them

 

[AngelOfDarkness]

who every cares for and takes care of the cats should get them not someone that will not take care of them

Concur, they should go to the home where they will be taken care of the best, and not risk the chance of neglect.

 

[Tortuga]

if she isn't responsible enough to take care of her own animal? then what do you think will happen if she keeps it?

Example #1 The litterbox will turn into a nice cement block from all the cat urine and shit.

Example #2 The cat will probably shit and piss elsewhere in the apartment.

 

[Saeria]

This is easily remedied.. before sally moves out, bob should buy a big ass snake.. conveniently take his cat to get neutered/spayed that night and turn the snake loose. If sally complains because the snake ate her cat, bob should just explain that now she has TWO pets in one, it's a win win situation.

 

[Gothika]

This is easily remedied.. before sally moves out, bob should buy a big ass snake.. conveniently take his cat to get neutered/spayed that night and turn the snake loose. If sally complains because the snake ate her cat, bob should just explain that now she has TWO pets in one, it's a win win situation.

that is so rong the snake goes in the kitty

 

[xSamanthax]

Bob is right. The cats should stay together and be with the person who actually took care of them. They are brothers and litter mates and have been together this whole time. You can't split them up now...and Bob is doing the right thing by insisting they stay with the person who has a proven track record for caring for them.

Naming a cat doesn't make it yours. Hopefully Sally can put the best interests of the cat above her own sense of entitlement. There are other homeless cats that could use a good home **if** she is ready to provide one.

 

[naughtylucy]

Bob is right. The cats should stay together and be with the person who actually took care of them. They are brothers and litter mates and have been together this whole time. You can't split them up now...and Bob is doing the right thing by insisting they stay with the person who has a proven track record for caring for them.

Naming a cat doesn't make it yours. Hopefully Sally can put the best interests of the cat above her own sense of entitlement. There are other homeless cats that could use a good home **if** she is ready to provide one.

I second this. The cat's safety/wellbeing is more important than Sally's sensibilities. And you can't split up siblings.

 

[milagros317]

It's in the best interest of the cats (who can't speak for themselves) to stay together and to stay with Bob.

 

[Capnmad]

I say they belong to Bob. But this requires a zen answer -- let us consult "The Gateless Gate":

南泉和尚因東西堂爭猫兒。
Nansen Oshõ saw monks of the Eastern and Western halls quarreling over a cat.
泉乃提起云、大衆道得即救、道不得即斬却也。
He held up the cat and said, "If you can give an answer, you will save the cat. If not, I will kill it."
衆無對。泉遂斬之。
No one could answer, and Nansen cut the cat in two.
晩趙州外歸。 泉擧似州。
That evening Jõshû returned, and Nansen told him of the incident.
州乃脱履安頭上而出。
Jõshû took off his sandal, placed it on his head, and walked out.
泉云、子若在即救得猫兒。
"If you had been there, you would have saved the cat," Nansen remarked.


Good luck!

 

[ViperGTS]

I say they belong to Bob. But this requires a zen answer -- let us consult "The Gateless Gate":

南泉和尚因東西堂爭猫兒。
Nansen Oshõ saw monks of the Eastern and Western halls quarreling over a cat.
泉乃提起云、大衆道得即救、道不得即斬却也。
He held up the cat and said, "If you can give an answer, you will save the cat. If not, I will kill it."
衆無對。泉遂斬之。
No one could answer, and Nansen cut the cat in two.
晩趙州外歸。 泉擧似州。
That evening Jõshû returned, and Nansen told him of the incident.
州乃脱履安頭上而出。
Jõshû took off his sandal, placed it on his head, and walked out.
泉云、子若在即救得猫兒。
"If you had been there, you would have saved the cat," Nansen remarked.


Good luck!

...the hell???

 

[Mitchell]

If Bob is the one who has taken care of the cats, and it is best for the cats to stay together, then Bob should get the cats. Caring for a pet is an every day, several times a day thing. I wouldn't trust the care of any of my pets to a soon to be ex girlfriend who fed them only a few times.

The cats should go to Bob. End of story.

Mitch

 

[vladtickleman22]

The ownership of the cats would be whomever bought them, paid for the shots etc. Since bob is the one who did that bob would get the cats. How in the hell Sally thinks she should have one of them to begin with is beyond me. If she can't take care of it while with roommates, she sure as hell can't without roommates. What this sounds like is pure spite. Sally wants the cats simply because the roommates are parting ways.

 

[paracarl44]

Bob should get the cats!

Since he was the one who took care of their basic needs.

 

[minerva]

Of course the cats must stay together and be with the person who took care of them so far.

 

[Capnmad]

Viper, are you "Bob"?

 

[BrightEyes1082]

Screw that, dogs are emotionally needy vermin that shit everywhere.

My dogs are awesome, and my cat is a needy bitch who shits and pisses on the furniture when she doesn't get her way.

I think that while the cat belongs to Sally, she should do the right thing and let her cat stay with his/her brother or sister, and Bob. If you truly love something or someone, you do what's in their best interest.

 

[ViperGTS]

My dogs are awesome, and my cat is a needy bitch who shits and pisses on the furniture when she doesn't get her way.

Because you didn't train her properly.

 

[drew70]

Somehow, I have a feeling we're hearing only Bob's side of the story. I'd have to hear Sally's account before rendering a verdict.
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[BrightEyes1082]

Because you didn't train her properly.

Imma train YOU properly!

SRSLY... you are welcome to try to train that psycho cat anytime!

 

[steph]

Well...if the story is EXACTLY as you tell it, Sally welched on her side of the bet. Sciatica is an uber lame excuse for not cleaning something as minor as a litter box (what, she didn't have sciatica BEFORE she got the cats?) Gimme a break.
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