15/04/21 - 27/03/22
Human family: Margaret Eldridge
Photo(s) of MnM (1)

MnM

Yesterday, my precious kitty, MnM was killed by my sister's dog. I had asked her not to open the door unless the dogs were safely locked up and/or my cats were safely in my room. She had her American Bulldog dog tethered to a tree with a 15+ year old collar on it that had belonged to a previous dog. She opened the door without notice to ask me to get her a Coke and her phone, and MnM kitty ran out. The dog broke free, ran my cat down, and broke her neck. MnM was called that because she had half a white mustache and white mittens. She was the sweetest, softest, most affectionate cat I've ever known. She didn't even make it to her first birthday, which is sometime in April. I am suffering so much from grief, guilt for exposing her to the dog, pain of missing her, and anger towards my sister and her dog. The dog is untrained, does not respond to voice commands, and had attacked (but not killed) another small dog in the past. I should not have allowed my sister to come here with the dog, but my home was a refuge of last resort for her after an eviction where she and the dogs would have been homeless. I tried to convince her to surrender the dogs so she would have more housing options, but she refused. I don't know what if anything to do now. I am locked in my bedroom with the one remaining cat, Pearl, and venture out only warily. I haven't eaten since it happened yesterday around 4 PM, nor do I feel like it. I don't even want to live here anymore and am considering taking off with my cat as soon as the workweek is done on Friday.

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