Ex-boyfriend shows up after 2 years of no contact and "temporarily" drops his cat on his ex-girlfriend, 6 months later, the ex shows no signs of wanting the cat back and is refusing to participate in a $2000 vet bill

Adopting a cat together is one of the most wholesome things that you can do as a couple. We speak from experience - it brings the couple closer, it's a kind of simulation of what it would be like to take care of a kid together, it's something to love together. But it also comes with a whole heck of a lot of responsibilities. Like- a lot. It means worrying about something together, it means sharing the financial responsibilities together. And although no one thinks about it when they adopt said cat, all happy and ready to share a life together, it does mean that if things break apart between the couple, that some kind of shared "custody" must be agreed upon.

Well, this couple did not think about that possibility, and unfortunately, things between them did not work out. So now what? Well, after two years of silence, the ex-boyfriend, who had custody of the cat, came and dropped it on the ex-girlfriend. She, kindly, took the kitty and has been taking care of it, on the condition that, if need be, he will help with vet bills. And now the bill has come due…

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"My ex-boyfriend dropped our cat at my door and won't pay the vet bills?"

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Honestly, whether this man pays for this bill or not, it sounds to us like the best place for this cat is with you, and we are honestly glad that, instead of keeping the poor baby in the truck from for another two months, he came to you.
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Our only real concern is that, one day, he is going to come back for the cat. One day, he may demand it back, and that would be unacceptable. You cannot just abandon a family member like this and then return. We don't know if there is a way for you to do it, but you should 100% try to find out if you can take official ownership of the cat.
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