My poor old Tri girl

Caro

Caro

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Poor Della is having a really rough time atm. My sister is currently homeless and living with us with her 3 pets - a 2yr old female Golden Retreiver (35kg), a 13yr old male black cat (9kg) and my late mother's grumpy little 17yr old female ragdoll.

Della is now 13yrs old, 90% deaf, partially blind and with cognitive decline, relies heavily on Kismet and me for guidance; she is very old for her age (and weighs 6.5kg). Since they got here the black cat regularly hisses at Della and no one else (its got some blindness), and my sister's (unstable) Goldie has been growling. Then Tuesday of last week, after we'd all just come back from a walk, the Goldie attacked Della, grabbed her, shook her. Della's shoulder was dislocated, large bite marks (the skin seperated) and a bit incontinent. After almost a week in the ER Della is home now and thankfully improving although shaved on the top of her body. There are extra barriers up.

Then today the black cat saw my two dogs plus my Burmese cat in the doorway and launched itself at Della, poor Della ended up on the ground with a wild cat in full on attack mode. Then the Goldie is howling and trying to get thru the barrier. It was hell.

So my 4 pets and I are relegated to two bedrooms while my sister and her pets have the rest of the house. I'm tired and scared for my pets' safety. But then I worry about my sister's safety.
 
This is an awful situation. Poor Della to be attacked in her own home. I think, if it were me, I would have my sister find another place for her animals, hopefully temporarily. There is too much risk to Della and what an awful thing for her to bear in her waning time. It's really unsafe, and unfair.
 
Your pets, your home... Poor Della. If not for the two attacks, I would say let them stay in a room behind a closed door, but now you have both animals having attacked Della. I worry she will be seen as a target for both now. I feel bad for your sister, but you opened your house to her to help.... her pets bit the hand that fed them and THEY need to be the ones to pay for their poor behavior. I would not further punish your own pet family for your sister. I'm a tad shocked she didn't offer something up to address her own pets, but that's just how some people are. Very sad for your family; hope things improve.
 
I have to agree with everyone else…if I was helping someone out and their animals attacked mine, their animals would be OUT. I love all animals but mine 100% come first. Your sister should be doing everything possible to keep her animals away from yours and if she can’t then they shouldn’t be there. No excuses from her, it’s just unacceptable. If necessary your sister should find another place to live…you can only do so much.
Poor Della to be attacked in her own home.😢
 
It's a really tough situation. My sister isn't just homeless, she's also suicidal and dealing with family violence. She tried to find someone to take the dog when it happened but no one wanted her. Doesn't help that it's summer holidays here so kennels are full and we are both broke anyway.

It does annoy me that despite knowing what the dog is like, she makes some partial steps but doesn't implement. Like buying a muzzle but not using it, talking to a vet but not implementing. The dog at least is now medicated (should have been from the start) but I still don't tryst it. My sister is either out the backyard smoking, leaving the dog in the kitchen/dining room alone or asleep.

My sister is talking about going back interstate next month if my dad can get his house habitable, but then she'll be entirely alone and thats when she doesn't cope. My dad, his wife and I were exhausted dealing with the suicide attempts and her psych said she needed to be with me. At the least, she needs to spend Xmas with me for her own safety. Wish I could move out for a while but I've got the cats too. Such a mess left behind when my mum died, I can't begin to tell you the horrors.
 
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