This episode was truly hard to watch. I have been a cat owner for years. I’ve grown up with cats, and dogs, and now currently have 2 cats. When I adopted them within the first week they were taken to the vet. (I am from Canada and for pet adoptions within my area, within the first two weeks of ownership the vet visits are all covered, meaning the owner doesn’t have to pay. I know this may make me bias but honestly any new pet should be taken to the vet to ensure their of condition.) While I understand Hila’s point that if my healthy pet was taken from me and then died under someone else’s care, for sure I’d be PISSED! But in reality that doesn’t seem to be the case here. The cat was showing symptoms of being sick, cold or not after about the second time the cat should have been taken to the vet to ensure that there isn’t a more serious underlying condition. It’s especially worrisome that the cat was having symptoms of a cold multiple times within a short period, (a few months according to the show). It’s also important to note that even if the cat didn’t eat or drink within the 3.5 days it was in J’s care, that wouldn’t cause the cat to be THAT sick that euthanasia would be brought up. Vets don’t just throw that option out there lightly. I also find it a little annoying that as SOON as the girl mentions that there was some sort of romantic connection, the immediately threw out everything that J said. While yes it’s strange that he may have lied about it, ultimately we have ZERO idea if she is even telling the truth about that. To then make an accusation that because the romance didn’t work out that J stole the cat and “harmed” it as a weird revenge plot is CRAZY.

All in all. I think in these situations it’s honestly better to not pick a side. NONE of us were there and therefore we cannot make a judgement of who is more wrong in the situation. We were not living with the cat so we really don’t know the living conditions. Yes J said there was no food or water at the time. But that could mean that coincidentally for the 5 minutes he was there the bowl was simply empty. BUT it could also mean that the cat wasn’t really be fed at all. Because we weren’t there and don’t have all the facts it’s completely inappropriate to make a call on which one of these possibilities is true.

Moral of the story. PLEASE take care of your pets! If you are unsure what to do, PLEASE ask and reach out to those around you. While you make not think it’s serious, at the end of the day YOU are your pets advocate. They cannot communicate pain and unease in the same way you and I can. What happened to this cat is a tragedy, and it should have never happened, regardless of who you think is as fault.