NOW I'm Pissed...

Lately I've been trying to cut the negativity out of my life because it's bad for you, it eats away at you, it makes you do and say and thing bad things...and I don't want it around me.  I've been trying to be a better person.  I have even started going to church!  But now...I'm fucking mad.

Two and a half weeks ago I took in four baby kittens that were four weeks old and still being bottle-fed, because their mama got hit by a car.  I don't even like cats, I'm a dog person but I cannot and will not turn away babies that need help.  It could be baby turtles, baby bats, a pit of fucking baby rattlesnakes...if they have lost their mama and need help, I will help them, much to this dismay of The Boyfriend.  (He loathes cats and thinks I'm nuts. Whatever.)  This is the second group of kitties that I've taken in, I had two of them last year and successfully found them homes.  I'm not a fucking cat whisperer by any means, but I'm trying.  I'm still pretty new to this but I'm up for the challenge it makes me feel good to help little orphans.  Call me crazy, I don't give a shit.

This isn't Priscilla, but this looks just like her.  She's too much of a spaz to hold this still for a picture.  Well...maybe now I could get her to sit still.  ;)

All but one kitty from this latest group has been re-homed and on Saturday we had an accident. I was carrying her and she jumped from my arms to the floor and when she landed my friend's dog grabbed her and shook her hard.  Now her back legs don't work.  She does everything else as she normally would, except she drags her hind legs.  She'll move her legs when you pinch her toes, which is a good sign.  Since it was the weekend and The Boyfriend talked me out of a $600+ ER Vet visit, a friend who is a vet tech brought me an anti-inflammatory and kitty pain meds to keep her comfy for the time being.  So here's where shit starts to suck.

A friend suggested that I join the Facebook group Cats of Twin Cities Network, a group that says they "support the networking of stray/abandoned/feral cats in the TC and surrounding areas, to promote adoptions, rescues and more.  All are welcome".  I joined the group, posted the link for my kitty's GoFundMe link, explained my story, told them that I'm new to this whole fostering gig and asked for any help, support and guidance they might have to offer.  That seems appropriate, doesn't it?!  A few minutes later I was bombarded with questions from the page admin, "Who do you foster with?  They should be paying."  I told her that I'm not with an official group, that I'm doing this on my own, out of my own pocket.  "How do you find suitable adopters? Do you vet your animals? Do you screen people? Do you charge a fee? Who referred you to our page"  Ummmm.....ok.  I answered all her questions and gave as much info and detail as I could; I understand that they are trying to avoid scams and people who aren't looking out for the best interest of the animals.  I get it, that's why I thoroughly answered all her 9000 questions.  Then she goes on to say that I can't post my link there because I'm not part of an official foster group.  Apparently independent fostering is frowned upon by these jerkoff's and I shouldn't even be calling myself a "foster" because I haven't been formally trained.  I'm sorry, is there a class I should be taking on how to take care of some fucking cats?!  It's called Google, it's called my friend is a vet tech and showed me how to do it and even how to administer meds, it's not fucking rocket science and cat fostering sure as hell isn't some exclusive group that you fuckheads get to lay claim to.  I'm doing just fine on my own, thank you very much.  Unfortunately there was an accident because accident's happen, it's called life.  And unfortunately it happened before payday, I have $41 to my name, and even though I'm a broke-ass bitch right now who doesn't like to ask for help, I'm asking for the sake of this baby.  It's not so that I can go out and buy a new pair of shoes, it's so that the poor soul can get the help she needs.  I know that when I agree to take in animals I assume responsibility for whatever happens to them, I get it, I really do.  And if anything, because I'm new to this whole thing you would think these people would be HAPPY to lend a hand! I'm not asking anyone who doesn't want to donate to donate but I'm making it available for people that WANT to donate because there are still decent people in the world who will do that for others.  I even asked if they knew of a cat specialist in the area that I could contact.  Only ONE lady responded to me and wished me luck and told me that she had some luck with a holistic vet who does acupuncture.  (Please.  Can I really?!  No.) But the wench page-admin deleted the entire thread before I had a chance to write anything down, because she doesn't want me "joining the group just to simply fundraise".  I wanted to write the bitch back and say, "What about your statement to support the networking of stray and abandoned cats and to promote adoptions, rescues, and more".  I guess that means only if she deems you and your animal good enough.  They're like the Mean Girls of the fucking Facebook cat world.

Well lady, I hope that deleting my post made you feel better about yourself and you and all your crazy-cat-lady minions have a wonderful time sitting behind your computer screen judging everyone that comes across your path asking for help.  I hope that you aren't ever put in a desperate situation and are turned down when you have to ask for help.  I'm going to stay a member of your stuck-up group only because I am going to post pictures of Priscilla once she is healed again, no thanks to you and your bitch-ass followers.  And I hope that when you fall off that high-horse you're sitting on you land ass first on a fucking giant cactus!!!

Cats of Twin Cities Networking, ya'll can suck it.  Fuckers.

I swear that I won't become a crazy cat lady.  I can't.  I'm allergic.  NO!