'She's been feeding him my cats' food': Irresponsible roommate adopts a kitten, doesn't take it to the vet, leeches off her roommate's cats' supplies, and refuses to do her share of the responsibilities, putting her roommate in an uncomfortable position

A cat. An animal so small and fluffy. An animal that is not too high maintenance. An animal that likes its space and doesn't step out of it too much, that doesn't make too much mess or noise, an animal that… you would think would not cause much drama between roommates. But you would be wrong. So much drama happens when there are pets involved, and somehow, it feels like cats attract some of the strangest situations. In our time writing for ICHC, we have seen some insane things. We have seen roommates demanding guests to pay for their cats. We have heard of people locking their roommate's cats in their rooms. We have even heard of roommates allowing cats to escape and then feeling zero remorse for them.

But today's story… to us, this is one of the worst ones. We have said it once, and we will say it a million times. Only adopt animals when you can afford them. Cats may be relatively low maintenance, but when you have one in your home, you are taking responsibility for it and all of its needs. If you can't, then it simply might not be the right time to adopt yet.

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"Roommate’s won’t take care of kitten at all. Leeching all of my supplies for my cat"

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Talk to the roommate again, that would be our first suggestion. It doesn't sound like she is a bad person, not to us, she may just be going through some difficulties. Either way, it's the cats' and kitten's health and well-being that needs to be considered first, and if this person is as good as we hope she is, then maybe she would understand that kind of approach.
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Again, everything about this story makes it sound like she is trying. And that is more than we can say about some other stories that we have encountered. If she needs help, and you can help, and you want to help, then do so. And update us please, we want to know how this all turned out.
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