I feel so helpless/angry!

[pookyandjo]

if i were you i'd be contacting the vet surgery and asking the particular vet that has dealt with the cat if you can pass his/her name on when you make the report with the RSPCA..hopefully if they have told you to report the matter they will be prepared to back you up in that regard.... the RSPCA SHOULD take notice of a complaint especially when there will be further corroboration from a treating vet..

It may very well be too late for the poor puss that but its not too late for the rest of the cats in her care... and i use the term loosely...people like her make my blood boil!

[moonstone]

I contacted the vets yesterday but they refused to give me any information so i am still in the dark as to the condition of this poor cat or even if she is still alive
I did explain that i was very concerned about the cat being left to die and that i had her best interests at heart but no joy so as i said in the original post i am left in a helpless situation the RSPCA in this area are useless they have not been taking in strays for a long time and any cat over a certain age will be PTS as long as an owner can show that they have food for their animals then they will do nothing so there is no more i can do
I hate to think of this poor girly suffering as the other cat did but the family will not tell me anything now the only thing i will do is to refuse to have anything to do with this evil person my MIL thinks that her daughter is wonderful so i won,t get anywhere with her I don,t think that she is happy with what is happening as she kept telling me that the cat must be in pain but at the end of the day it,s her daughter and she will side with her
It really is a hopeless situation and i am really angry/upset about it but there is nothing that i can doI am now feeling depressed due to worrying and lack of sleep over this I know what SIL is thinking and that is that if she takes the cat to the vet,s to be euthansed it will cost her but if she lets it die at home it is free so that,s what she is doing god i hate her

[random]

MS you MUST phone the RSPCA and tell them all of this, if they do nothing then the fault lies with them (once again ) but not with you, if you don't ring them there is always the chance they MIGHT be feeling in a good mood that day, visit your SIL, see this cat and take her and put her to sleep themselves if she is suffering and THEN they will question her ability to look after her remaining cats properly. As a pet owner she HAS to provide her pet with adequate medical care, she is NOT allowed to let her ill cat suffer, even if it is dying, as this is cruelty and the RSPCA can stop this if they so choose to/decided it is the right course of action. Given that this is the second time she has done it, more action might be taken with the remaining cats, however, you NEED to do this RIGHT NOW, because the long you mull it over thinking it won't do any good, the less chance the RSPCA have of going in and finding this cat still alive and suffering, because that is exactly what they NEED to find.

As an individual I don't particularly like the RSPCA, and I certainly wouldn't trust them with a potato but in cases of cruelty such as this, they are basically, all we have and in EVERY instance, I would not hesitate to call them, 'just incase' they DO decide to do SOMETHING, it IS worth it.

Please do it, not just for the poorly cat's sake but for the remaining cats and for your own conscience. Tell them everything you have told us here and please do it TODAY!

[moonstone]

Well i HAVE reported her (did it this morning)I gave the inspector all the info that i have including her vet and the fact that she left her other cat to die in agony I have asked to be updated when she has been "visited"
I thought that i would feel horrible about doing this to a family member (even though i hate her ) but it is a relief now i can get some sleep and hope that this cat (if she is still alive) will no longer be suffering
As i have said before the RSPCA in my area are rubbish at best but at least a visit will make this vile evil cruel woman think twice about subjecting another poor kitty to a lingering painful death just beacuse she won,t pay out for vet treatment

[dandysmom]

I do pray the RSPCA will do something; please do let us know. The thought of that poor cat dying slowly in pain has haunted me .....

[moonstone]

I have just found out through MIL that this poor cat died it was before i reported her though and i havn't heard anything from RSPCA yet although that is par for the course round here she was not PTS but as i suspected she was left to die in pain my husband refuses to talk about it or his vile sister I think that he feels that i shouldn't have said anything as it,s his sister but she is wicked and cruel and she derserves to be prosecutedI doubt that anything can be done now although the poor cat has been buried in her garden so the evidence is still there If i ever have the misfourtune to see this evil woman again i will tell her exactly what i think of her but it will still not help that poor girl or end the suffering that she went through How can people be so unfeeling as to watch their cat die in pain and do nothing about it it,s beyond me that,s for sure

[dandysmom]

It is heartbreaking to know that poor cat died in agony. It's beyond belief that someone would allow it; all I can say is what goes around comes around ...

You tried, bless you for that.

[PoshPuss]

Poor dear thing to die like that. However, I echo Dandysmom's words and now at least the kitty is painfree and at rest. You did what you could, the RSPCA is accountable for it's actions, you could write a letter and demand a reply from them as to what action they took.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

It is heartbreaking to know that poor cat died in agony. It's beyond belief that someone would allow it; all I can say is what goes around comes around ...

You tried, bless you for that.

Well said Eileen. x

[RFM]

People suck sometimes. I'm so sorry the cat died so alone and in pain. Thank you for trying though.