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immisswrld

Not sure if my cats are safe

I navigated myself in a completly messed up situation. I have two cats and they mean the world to me... due to bad health and bad housing conditions i gave them to a cat shelter but only temporary. I paid their stay until i couldnt afford it anymore. So i spoke w the owner of the shelter and explained her my situation. She came up w this lady and said she would like foster my cats. Lets call her fosterlady. From the first moment i had a bad feeling about her. But i was in a very bad vulnerable condition and i was just glad there was someone. From the beginning this lady told me that she would give me a time window in which i would have to solve my situation. If nothing changed she would take them over. Bc she wants cats or atleast thats what she said. Ofc my complicated situation didnt resolve in that time window. She played gracious and added a few more months. Nothing changed. In that time she tried to gain my trust acted like a fairplayer. Since i was still in a v bad condition i gave in and signed that contract that they are now hers. And yea since then shes been showing her true face. She like molested me by gently trying to touch me on my back (ofc acting like it was jjst accidental or a well meant gesture). When i pointed it out she first retjorically apologized but then got mad that i set boundaries. Saying stuff like... "u kno i let u into my life ladidada". She knows i have issues w that and my gut just tells me it was on purpose. Then i wanted to double check by telling her my boundaries on whatsapp again and she comes at me w garbage like: well if u dont wanna visit me anymore u only punishinh urself and ur cats. And there we go...my cats are like her hostages she uses against me. The other day she "jokingly" told me how she kicked one of my cats... i kno its either real or to mess w me. And imo if shes able to harrass me she might aswell harrass my cats aswell. Even tho they look healthy. Somewhat. Not quite sure actually...

Now why this is scaring the living crap outta me: remember the cat shelter owner? Shortly after my cats went to tje fostercare lady the woman of the "cat shelter" wanted to have a chat w me. Turns out she wanted to persuade me for scientololgy! I was shocked immidiatly stopped contact and told the fostercarelady about it who acted like she didnt kno. She told me that she was just "casually" friends w this woman... and she didnt wanna break contact w her just bc of that. While my cats were still mine but in her foster care she would bring my cats to the shelter of that scientilogy woman when she went on holidays. I didnt want her because of the thing that happened but she pressured me..and ignored my boundaries.

I have a massive feeling that my cats are NOT safe w her. I dont kno what to do. I go visit them once a month... tje lady is goinh to retire soon. She "promised" me that once my unstable situation solves i could take my cats when shes going on vacation. So she would t have to pay a cat shelter. She also wants to get a dog and mentioned something like... if they dont work out together i can maybe get them back but i think its just her manipulative tactics. She doesnt just want cats she also wants my soul... im cooked. If i never speak to her again i abandon my cats and I COULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF FOR THAT. If i stick around she will torture me w disgusting shit... the other day after my visit i started getting a sick stomach...

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC

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