Hhhheeeee's Back!!!!!

**jenluckenbach** · 10-06-2007, 05:29 AM

POOR Chester!

Being returned is so hard. Can you imagine what he (or any cat who is returned or given up) thinks??

That is (to me) one of the hardest part of fostering.

But as for the second lady

LET her get one of those free cats!! You would never feel comfortable with Chester in a home where he may end up "costing too much".

Chester WILL find a new place, a new wonderful family who will love him.

**catnapper** · 10-06-2007, 07:07 AM

What bad luck!!! Definitely sounds like she used the old "allergies" excuse -- how I HATE that one!

You definitely should not have given him to her. Don't be surprised if she turns around and still takes him. Explain that even though his adoption fee is $125 that covers ALL the vetting up to date. Ask her if the "free" cats have any vetting and see if she's interested in spending well over the $125 adoption fee to vet any of the free cats.

**AbbyMom** · 10-06-2007, 07:44 AM

Tell me your opinion please, and be honest, was I wrong for not letting her have Chester??

Absolutely not. You were absolutely right in detecting a bad situation.

The rules:

If they can't afford the fee, they can't afford the vet.
If they don't want to pay the fee, they won't take care of him when the need arises.

He's not a stuffed animal. He needs someone who will baby him.

Returns are so hard. But...he came back to you and was not abandoned, and THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING!

Good luck to you and Chester.

**Laura's Babies** · 10-06-2007, 07:56 AM

I thhink it is a deal getting one already fully vetted for $125 and someone else did all the vet trips!

She'll probably get one of those free kitties and keep it until it starts spraying inside or has kittens, then dump it. She don't sound like a responsiable owner to me so YES! You did the right thing. It don't sound like the other lady was a committed pet owner either and he is probably better off back with you.

**jazzcat** · 10-06-2007, 09:40 AM

Well crud! I know how disappointed you are that the first gal didn't work out. As for the lady who wants him free, don't blame you one bit!

Fingers crossed that you find him a new home soon. I know the chaos having him there is causing your other guys.

**Tora Oni** · 10-06-2007, 12:59 PM

Yeah I totally agree, I deffiantly wouldn't give it to her free, if she can't afford Chester's bills then she can't a afford a cat. Those free cats aren't a free as they sound, with all the vet bills 128.00 is fine. Chester requires some one who won't go cheap on him so 128.00 should sound like a huge bargin for someone who loves him, and if it doesn't sound fair then maybe their heart and ears need a check up.

Chester is a great cat someday some one will love him just as much as you do.

**momcat** · 10-06-2007, 01:11 PM

There's no question that you did the right thing here, Lorraine. This person sure didn't have Chester's best interests at heart. I can't help but wonder if her story about free kitties was true or if she was trying to get over on you. Sweet Chester is priceless and in this case worth much more than $125! Some people just should not have a pet and this person sure sounds like one of them.