myJaxon

Today the decision was made….we’re getting rid of Chaos. She has always been a little aggressive, but she was never mean about it. Not completely. When we first moved here from Grand Rapids, she had gotten a lot better. She would sit in Jesse’s lap and let him pet her, she wouldn’t jump on Toby, and overall was becoming a really good cat. And then we brought Ian home. She began to realize that she wasn’t the baby any more and that our time was now given to Ian more than her. She hasn’t taken that well. She’s been showing her displeasure in our office (I’ve already had the carpets cleaned once since Ian was born…I’m going to have to get them done again) and it finally got to the boiling point for me. Jesse has been there for awhile (he’s actually ready to get rid of both of the cats, but I’m not), but I’ve been holding on to the hope that Chaos will get better. I could give her looking me in the eye and not using the litter box once, but more than twice I won’t take.

The final straw for me was today’s vet visit. I have always tried to keep the cats updated on their shots and exams. We were a little later than normal this year due to the pregnancy, but I took both of them in and only Toby had an exam. Chaos wouldn’t let any of us near her. She was hissing and growling something fierce and it actually got to the point that I didn’t want to bring her home. She’s never liked visiting the vet before, but I’ve always been able to hold her or pet her or something. This time, she wouldn’t let me anywhere near her. In order for us (the vet tech and I) to get her back into the carrier, he had to go get thick gloves because she didn’t want us touching her.

I’ve always known Chaos was a little aggressive, and she hasn’t done anything towards Ian, but it’s getting to the point where I’m afraid she is going to. It’s obvious she is jealous and I don’t want to have a pet that I can’t trust with Ian. We’re still going to keep Toby. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to give her up. I’ve had her for 12 years and she’s too much mine for me to even contemplate giving her away. Chaos hasn’t earned that feeling. I’ve tried and I’ll be sorry and sad to see her go, but this has been a long time coming.