A woman has sparked an outcry online after she recalled forcing her husband to ditch his cat in favor of her dog.
Taking to Reddit's Am I The A**hole forum, the woman, who goes by the username 'Both_Refrigerator239' on the site, said that when she and her husband moved in together about a year ago, his cat and her dog had a very strained relationship - which she blamed on the feline.
In order to "resolve" the issue, she asked her husband to get rid of the cat.
She wrote: "Me and my husband have been living together for 1 year. When we moved in together, I brought my 3 year old American Bully, while he brought his 18 year old cat.
"We tried to introduce them to one another by initially separating them, then by introducing them to each other’s smells, followed by letting them see each other whilst at a safe distance. They appeared to get along, but after a day, the cat began making its dislike for the dog VERY clear."
When it became evident that the two animals weren't going to get along, u/Both_Refrigerator239 and her husband tried to keep them separate. The spouses also stepped in whenever their respective animals fought, to no avail.
Eventually, they took the cat to the vet to determine whether it had any issues, however, the vet said the animal was "perfectly healthy".
When she fell pregnant, the Redditor began to worry even more.
She said: "While I’m not saying that the cat would definitely be nasty towards my baby, the way it has acted towards my dog has caused me to worry."
Family members refused to take the "troublesome" cat off their hands, supposedly leaving them with no choice but to take it to a "cat sanctuary, where it would hopefully be able to find a new home, in a relaxing environment and without fear of being euthanized."
She said she and her husband "argued virtually nonstop about this for days, until my husband finally agreed to take his cat to said cat sanctuary. However, he is still pretty upset with me."
The woman added: "I feel really bad for my husband, however, I do feel like it was the right decision, not only for the dog, but our future baby."
Reddit users were appalled by the story, with many sharing their despair for the cat.
One said: "It's an 18 year old cat. Not only is it incredibly unlikely to find a new home, but think about how stressful that would be for the poor thing. Please go back and save his cat. I'd honestly never forgive you if I was in his shoes."
Another agreed: "I honestly would have left the marriage over this. Not even sorry. She should know how much that cat means to him. With her selfish self."
A third commented: "Anyone so heartless that they think that a cat with probably less than a year to live should be rehomed, isn't somebody that should be trusted with love."
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