Midnight + Some Relief

This is a cat post. If you don't care, leave now!

Midnight is my kitty that was pooping on the stairs and just all outside of the litter box. I took her to the vet, they ran blood work, a thyroid test and did the general exam. Everything came back normal. She even weighed 6-7lbs less than her heaviest weight at 17-18lbs. They gave me some meds for her to take (that she refuses to injest - she throws it up immediately) to firm up her poops but I don't think that's the real issue anyway.

So then I thought I was going to have to give up Aries (my male cat) because he's the one causing more stress to everyone in the household, including (I'm sure) Midnight. He attacks her all the time and if he's not attacking her, she is being a good kitty. He likes to do his cat call/meow thing when he's spazzing out and he loves doing it early in the morning or right before/after bed time. But even with all his flaws, I still love him and I've been with him for his 6 years of life. Well, like 5.5 years together, realistically. But still.

I had made the hardest decision of my life (so far) and asked my mom if she would consider taking Aries into her home so that Kevin and I could have a happy home-life again. I explained that it wasn't an easy thing for me to ask her for, and she said that she wouldn't say no right then, but that I should ask my grandma if she would want to take Aries into her home.

I asked Grandma today and she said no, she wasn't interested in having a cat in her life again. She was throwing out suggestions but I didn't really want to hear them. Talking about giving up a pet you love as your child to an orphanage (I'm being dramatic, it would be a pet shelter), not because I couldn't afford him, but because he was affecting my future husband's happiness - I mean it still breaks my heart to think about it being a reality.

I texted my mom and told her the bad news about Grandma not wanting him. I wasn't sure what to expect back as a return. But my mom surprised me and made me cry a little, saying that she would be willing to do a cat swap. She has my oldest cat, Angel, at her house because Aries and Midnight were attacking her and Angel was so stressed out being in their presence without me there all the time. She suggested she would take Aries for Angel. I asked about Midnight attacking Angel and if she thought that it would happen with Aries out of the picture. She didn't really answer, but now that I'm thinking about it, I think Midnight may have just been ganging up with Aries so he would attack her less, you know? I agreed and am really relieved about this whole thing.

Angel is an amazing kitty. She's 11 years old, and the only thing she does that's "bad" is she meows a lot when you're cooking chicken. Otherwise she's amazing. I love her and miss her so much. Midnight is a good kitty, too, and maybe with Aries gone, she will be less stressed out and won't poop outside the litter box or on the stairs. It may be wishful thinking, but I'm a dreamer. And I'm crossing my fingers that this works out, because Aries would still be with my family and I'd be able to visit him PLUS Ben loves him, and Daisy (mom's dog) and Black Jack (Ben's male cat) always keep him in his place, which will be good for him.

I'm hoping Fiance sees the potential awesomeness with this whole situation. And I'm also hoping that our house will be a happier place for both of us because of that.