AITA for not wanting to get involved with 5 baby kittens?
A week ago my sisters stumbled upon a liter of 5 baby kittens, can’t be any older than a month. When she found them, I thought “oh wow that’s cool.” When I came back later that day I found out that they wanted to take them in and keep them. Keep in mind we have 4 cats at home. Mine, plus 2 of my sisters. Now adding 5 more kittens to that?
I wasn’t on board with it. I feel like the kittens were still too young, maybe there was a possibility that the mother cat could still take them back, but my sisters were insistent on keeping them inside at night.
I tried being a little supportive from afar, but I didn’t want to get directly involved. I KNOW what it’s like fostering baby kittens. I know how tiring and painful it can be. I think when kittens are that young, YOU SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHING THEM OR GETTING INVOLVED.
I told my sister this and said maybe to take them to a no kill shelter or clinic to get them professional help. Everyone ignored me and she decided to play momma cat. They found the kittens on Tuesday and by Friday, the first kitten died. It stopped eating and drinking. Again, I said to take them to a vet or clinic. Instead, they buy high calorie kitten foods and try that this time.
On Saturdays my family goes to church. Instead of bringing the kittens, my sister decides to leave them at home. That day I was sleeping over at my bfs house, and I got a call from my dad asking if I wanted to come out to dinner with the family. So I know they weren’t home all day Saturday.
When I came back home Sunday, I found my brother on the couch, pissed with 3 of the baby kittens on him. He told me that a second kitten died Saturday night and that my family (including my sister) went to a fair and left them AGAIN. So my brother was stuck trying to take care of them after coming home from work. He also said that one of the kittens had a limp and doesn’t know how he got it. He said that one was also beginning to refuse to eat.
My brother had to sleep because he goes into work at 4, so I was stuck with my bf taking care of 3 baby kittens waiting for my sister to come home.
When she does, I give her a phone number to a clinic and said “Call tomorrow. Get an appointment.” She says “but that costs money tho.” And I damn near explode.
My bf says that I should just call and get them taken. But why should I? It wasn’t my idea in the first place. They’re not my cats. Why should I pay money out of my wallet for something my sister should’ve handled?
From the get go, I said that I thought they should’ve left the kittens alone. If my sister wanted to take them in, sure…but be responsible about it. Get them actual professional help. But she doesn’t want to because it costs money? So now I have to do it? No. Absolutely not. It’s not my responsibility. Right?