I wish I was not a pet parent. The happy dog/cat videos and stories of inspiring rescues are heartwarming, but they do no really convey the reality of caring for a dog/cat. Ever since I had a cat (who then gave birth to two kittens, so three in total), most of my energy, money, mental health, and even my marriage are impacted. I love my cats, but I now realize that I don’t really have the capacity to properly care for them. I do my best – give them food, water, shelter, love – but it’s like the universe is screwing me up by making my cats sick. I already lost one three months ago, and it devastated me and my husband. And now, the other one has an illness too, and I have no idea how it happened despite of all care I gave them. It looks like all my efforts are for the a**. All I wanted was to give them a good home and make them feel loved.
And I feel so guilty, like I gave them a bad hand in making them part of our home. I couldn’t really care for them effectively, in spite of all my efforts, and they’re suffering because of me. :'(
