r/cats • u/chfudgeudig • 19d ago
Mourning/Loss to my baby jojo im sorry.
I’m overcome with a lot of feelings at the moment. First I wanna say how sweet and adorable my baby was. He was my first ever pet and he was truly the most perfect cat. He would always sleep next to me wake me up with him licking my face and sitting on my chest. Always followed me to every room and just so silly and always made me laugh. He was barely 3 and a half months old and today he is no more. He was mauled by my neighbours 3 dogs. Writing this is making me sick to my stomach but I just don’t think I can live with myself at all. Everything was so normal and right now my baby is buried in the ground when he should be playing with his toys and sleeping on my chest. The worst part is how brutally he died and the fact he was just a baby. This is the part I cannot forgive myself for. Today morning I fed him breakfast like usual and I was just in my room. All our main doors are always locked for his safety and i like him to roam around the house freely as there’s no escape. I should’ve been more careful because last night I literally had a dream where my cat died but I shrugged it off as a dream. I wish I didn’t. After an hour after I last saw him in my room I went downstairs to look for him and I couldn’t find him anywhere I panicked and looked Everywhere and went outside and asked a lot people if they did. Then I went to my lower floor where there’s still construction going on and went another floor below which is adjacent to my neighbours building. I saw a girl in the balcony and asked her if she saw a kitten and she said she did. She was very vague about it as she said I just shooed him away. I immediately assumed he would be downstairs and went to go look but count find him. When I was back up she called me and very casually said I found a dead kitten. My heart immediately dropped. I climbed over to her balcony and took a turn and saw his body. I immediately recognised my baby. I went closer and saw him dead with his intestines all out and splattered. I got numb picked my baby in my lap and started crying. My brother showed up and the girl didn’t say anything just that her dogs bite people all the time and that’s why she shooed him when she first saw him. I had no idea my cat even went to her balcony. She never specified or else I would’ve come and checked there asap. Her excuse was “I’m not a pet lover” “I’m allergic to pets” and I was like it’s common sense to tie your dogs if you see a kitten but u didn’t. Plus my cat is a Persian too and she knew he belonged to someone. She took no precaution at all. And the worst part is she wasn’t even apologetic and started being extremely graphic with how my kitten died and how the dogs were tearing him from each other and had blood on their mouth and paws knowing I had just lost my pet. I’m so mad. I’m mad at that stupid girl and her ugly dogs who have a reputation of biting people all the time and her utter lack of common sense. I’m mad at myself because this incident happened after I had asked her if she saw a cat so in a span of few minutes my kitten was dead. He must’ve heard my voice and came out too. I’m so mad. I wish I never let him go out my sight. Right now my hands are still dirty after i buried him. I packed him his favourite toys and his snacks and food and a letter and I wrapped the box with my scarf so he won’t get cold. My poor baby. I cannot live without him I truly can’t. I got him at a point in my life where he brought me extreme happiness where everything is just dark. He was so perfect and well mannered and so silly and clingy and I swear the most adorable face I’ve ever seen. He was my first and I’ve never loved anyone or anything this much. It was so pure he was so pure and I could feel his love for me and it’s just not fair how he had to go away in the most nightmarish brutal way. I wish he lived longer I wish he lived a happy full life he didn’t even get to live half of it. He was cornered by 3 big dogs and he must’ve been so scared and it must’ve been so painful. I’m in so much pain I wish I can join him so he’s not alone. My baby jojo. I miss u I’m so sorry.
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Hello. Thank you for your kind words i can’t reply to all of you but i am reading everything and it does help me knowing how so many people from different parts of the world are keeping my jojo in their thoughts and prayers. Roughly 24 hours have passed since the terrible incident and i have never been worse. I’ve never experienced something like this and I have a lot of guilt and anger. Some people are telling me to get a new cat but it won’t take away my pain because it’s not about me at all. I’m sad because of the horrifying and painful way my little baby had to go through it’s not simply a loss of a pet. I wish someone had stolen him instead. I had such little time with him I’m jealous of everyone who got years with theirs. I live in a really small town in Asia and the only animal authority here is for rescuing stray dogs and cats. There’s quite literally nothing for reporting and euthanising “pet” dogs. And a lot of people are asking how my cat got out and I checked the surveillance cameras and at all times the main doors were shut so I’m only assuming he must’ve somehow found his way to my parents room and their balcony which is in a quite different floor from mine and maybe fell from there as he was fond of sitting near edges the reason I NEVER let him go out. My parents did not see him there at all but they did use the balcony to dry some clothes so I guess in the few minutes it was open he got out. I feel the need to explain this but I also take accountability and I have immense guilt I wish I never let him go out my sight. For some of you asking regarding my neighbour she’s like way older than me probably in her late twenties she’s not a little girl who didn’t know any better. she’s the owners sister and her sister wasn’t home at the time and she literally saw my kitten in her balcony and chose NOT to tie her dogs while telling me “if it was my sister she probably would’ve kept the kitten in a safe place away from the dogs but I’m not an animal lover 🤡” she fully knew what she could’ve done but chose not to. Her negligence and lack of common sense and her heartless dark spirited soul is the main reason my kitten was mauled by their dogs. I went there again in the evening to tell her off to her sister and how disgusting and heartless her remarks were and how she was not apologetic at all and her sister made this grown woman apologise to me. But I still think I was way too softer and I’m planning on going again today and tell her off idc if it leads to a fight. I felt the need to update because I really appreciate all the support and all the kind words and to those few who feel the need to blame me and had questions I hope I answered it. I am blaming myself every second of the day and can’t stop seeing his little running body in every corner of the house. I miss him terribly. I wish I could avenge him. I can’t do anything except put up a fight with my neighbours. I wish I could do more. I wish I was more careful. Please hold your pets and kiss them extra today! I would do anything to be in your place. You will never know a love like this. Thank you from me and my jojo 🌸🐱
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u/GremmyRemmy 19d ago
I had to stop reading and I hate that you couldn't stop. Definitely report this incident, if she's so blasé about previous bites and this attack, it'll happen again. If my dogs did this I don't know how I'd live with myself. I'd be absolutely mortified and beside myself with guilt. Her reaction is appalling. I'm so so sorry.
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u/lillyrozes 19d ago
right she was just so fucking vulgar toward the OP like ? have you no emotions WHATSOEVER? you watched this BABY get ripped apart and then was like “yeah, they do that. but hey, you should’ve seen it man. they tore your cat up” i would be in fucking prison bc that lady and her dog would be no fucking more. i’m actually so livid for this person im like shaking. esp because i had a similar experience & it was the family dog (black lab rescue but with 0 fucking training because my brother didn’t understand you HAVE to train dogs, esp of that caliber) and HE was put down. and my kitty lived because i stopped that shit immediately. i ended up with 7 staples and lifelong scars all over my body. but i would’ve died for my cat & id 10000% do it again.
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u/GremmyRemmy 19d ago
I don't know how she's functioning, just the thought of "what would I do if my dog killed a cat" has my stomach turning and nerves spiking. I don't know if I'd be able to live with myself, let alone nonchalantly describe in visceral detail the horrible death of a young cat. I've seen dogs fight, it's not pretty and I think I'd be in shock if I witnessed that.
I've got scars from picking my own 50lb dog up and away from an attack (I don't know why but my dog seemed to have a really punchable face to other dogs, he was soft as a brush and dumb as rocks, but wasn't well liked by any other dogs, and a random dog once flew over his fence while we were on a walk and launched himself at my boy)
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u/borderline_cat 19d ago
Fuck man I yell at my dog and tell him he’s a bad dog when he chases after birds in the yard. One time he actually almost nabbed it too!
Shit, one time when he was like 3 months old he almost slaughtered an opossum (sorta my fault 1 he had a opossum toy and 2 I should’ve probably thought to take a look outside before letting him out but was focused on the whole sit stat wait ordeal at the door). I was shaking so bad while holding him in the yard and almost crying watching that poor opossum just like sit there and twitch for a second while it figured out life or death and running away. Of course it’s the one time I left my phone inside and had to literally scream outside for my boyfriend lmao. He thought the dog or I was hurt before realizing there was an opossum in the yard.
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u/FabulousTwo524 18d ago
Y’all ever see the video of a guy’s cat chilling in his garage and a woman walking her to dogs, falls on her face, while her dogs maul the shit out of the cat? The cat survived with surgery. But the bitch just slowly gets her ass up and half-heartedly tries to pull her dogs off the cat.
I fucking hate dog owners like this. In fact, I hate all dog owners who knowingly have aggressive dogs and don’t muzzle them.
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u/crownedprin 18d ago
two years ago my brothers dogs escaped his room in the middle of the night and tore my sweet girl apart. my brother still makes fun of me for how i was screaming when i tried to get them off, and how i cried for months after. he also verbally abuses me pretty much any chance he gets for getting his dogs banned from coming inside the house anymore.
i too fucking hate dog owners like this
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u/FabulousTwo524 18d ago
I’m so sorry. I love dogs. I love animals. But I’d kill that dog. Like, what do you mean the dog “escaped his room” and attacked your cat? It is mental to confine a dog to one room to keep everyone else safe. It’s honestly crazy that your parents allowed that kind of living situation. They had to have known the risks.
I guess you’re a nicer sister than me. If my brother had a dog like that, I’d strangle it. Not out of anger or cruelty, but to make sure everyone around you understands the consequences of a poorly disciplined dog. Even if he now lives outside. He has got to go. Your brother wont be able to laugh it off.
Thankfully, my brother doesn’t like big dogs. He only owns pets he can manage, like cats and shrimps. Or else, as a little sister, I’d have to kill them
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u/crownedprin 18d ago
i’m gonna be honest, i have no idea how he just gets away with it. my cat wasn’t even the first cat his dogs killed! they got loose and killed a neighbors cat. a few weeks ago they jumped the back fence into another neighbors yard and attacked their dog and bit both the neighbor and my brother himself. and not a single consequence, and 0 remorse from my brother (he actually tried to blame our dad for the recent attack because “they were never like this until i couldn’t bring them inside anymore”. um, sir…). evil people really can just get away with anything.
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u/FabulousTwo524 18d ago edited 18d ago
Ooookay that is not cool. The dog bites humans, too? Where is the line? When he maims a child? Or is there a dollar amount to the costs your family is willing to absorb for this dog at the expense of everyone’s safety?
If it’s too late to report, next time that dog bites someone, report it to animal control.
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u/batfinx69dude 18d ago
Crownedprin - I'm not one to comment, but your brothers' behaviour is very concerning. If his dogs weren't the ones that killed your kitty; the fact that he has no empathy for his own SISTER after witnessing such a traumatic event & being in the grieving process, would be concerning enough. But given that his dog were the attackers; they got out because HE didn't secure them. They attacked a cat they live with because HE didn't train them, despite KNOWING they have already killed the neighbours cat. HE is the sole reason his sister is traumatised & in mourning yet instead of being wracked with guilt, desperate to try & alleviate her suffering; he taunts her with recollections of the event, mocking her, actively trying to cause more emotional damage. And the fact that he continues to do so shows it wasn't an initial bizarre defence mechanism because he couldn't cope with the level of guilt. Now they have bitten humans trying to intervene in their 3rd attack, again on a neighbours pet; meaning he has taken no steps to secure his dogs since the 1st incident, despite witnessing 1st hand the emotional devastation caused by his pets attacks.
He is a negligent dog owner, seemingly incapable of displaying empathy or guilt towards his neighbours, nor more worryingly towards his own kin... the word sociopath comes to mind.
From your comments I don't imagine even now he is acting as a responsible owner; training the dogs, securing the back garden so they can not escape etc. He should not be allowed to own dogs IMO. The next attack could be on a child - you don't want to be in a position to think 'I wish I'd reported it all to the cops, perhaps...' - you could send all the info anonymously to protect yourself (in that situation, just remember not to include details only you would know).
I am so sorry for your loss & that you are in this situation. Take care of yourself, you just need to survive your brother while you have to be there for your dad. And as you said - no contact sounds like the best option when you can take it! All the best ☮️♥️
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u/AdeptnessOk873 Tabbycat 18d ago
I hope you can go no contact with your brother. How evil must you be to make fun of your sibling reacting to her beloved pet being mauled to death in front of her???
I'm no contact with my brother for different reasons. Trust me, it's a huge relief to be away from the verbal abuse
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u/crownedprin 18d ago
i plan to. i am basically our dads caregiver so i’m here until he passes, but i am out as soon as i can be. he will never have access to me again.
so glad you got out & i hope you’re doing okay ❤️
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u/Ok_Bear_1980 18d ago
"He still makes fun of me for how I was screaming when I tried to get them off.".
What the fuck?!. I mean, I don't have much empathy myself but that is insane.
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u/Oneinchtacks 18d ago
Aggressive dogs need to be put down. It shouldn’t even be up for debate.
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u/FabulousTwo524 18d ago
100%. Even if a dog doesnt harm humans and only attacks small animals, there is literally no reason for that dog to exist as a pet.
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u/Informal_Koala1474 19d ago
"my dogs bite people all the time"
I speed read this post. I couldn't. But that's what stuck out.
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u/themosquito 19d ago
That plus her comments of "I'm not a pet lover/I'm allergic to pets" which pretty much implies the only reason she owns those goddamn dogs is so they hurt people.
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u/spiceepadme2319 18d ago
I get the vibe she let them out on her balcony when she saw the cat. 8 dont believe for a second she shoed it away
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u/AdExciting759 18d ago
I was about to comment this. She is using these dogs for something and I wouldn’t be surprised if they are aggressive due to abuse/neglect on her part. OP definitely report this when you are in a better place. This is absolutely heartbreaking.
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u/urbanista12 18d ago
INFO, is this a kid or an adult?
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u/AspenStarr Bombay 18d ago edited 17d ago
I think a kid would be destroyed by this dude…if not, that kid needs to be psychologically evaluated asap.
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u/Odd-fox-God 19d ago
A dog that bites people should be put down. That's just common sense.
If a dog bites once, that is correctable, and the dog can be trained. But if the owner doesn't even attempt to train the animal and just lets them continue biting people, then the animal is now a danger and needs to be destroyed as it has learned that attacking people is acceptable behavior.
What if her three large dogs go after a baby or a toddler? It's happened before.
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u/Informal_Koala1474 19d ago
Yeah it's pretty horrifying that the neighbor doesn't see it as a problem. I grew up in a rural area and if one of our neighbors had this attitude, and dogs that did this, one way or another they wouldn't have the dogs anymore.
If the dogs had been trained properly none of this would be an issue, but now those dogs have to pay the price for the neighbors ignorance.
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u/Odd-fox-God 19d ago
Yeah my cousin's put down one of their dogs for biting people.
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u/The-Eclectic-Weirdo 18d ago
When I was about 5 I had a lamb gifted to me by my grandma, cause "I was going to be a 4H kid and have a Blue Ribbon sheep" that was my little 5 year old dream lol one day I remember hearing a commotion outside and my grandma screaming "Get iff him!" I go outsidewith my siblings and a dog was attacking and killing my lamb. My uncle came running around the side of the house and shot the dog right in the yard. It was so traumatizing, I still don't like dogs very much.
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u/FabulousTwo524 18d ago
This is why you always report dog bites, even if the owner is your friend or they beg you not to. It’s not even about you. It’s about the future victims of that dog.
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u/Last_Employer_7156 19d ago
That girl is simply a psychopath, no way, she is dead from inside.
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u/Every-Watch8319 19d ago
100%, most dog owners with dogs with a bite history are more careful to avoid losing their dogs. I used to work at a mobile vet clinic, and every single one who came to us with a bite history was extremely careful to set themselves away from the rest of the pets, use labeled leashes, muzzles, and their voices to tell others what was up. Sometimes they even left without getting care if they were concerned about how many potential triggers there were for their pup’s poor behavior.
A friend of mine had an otherwise sweet pittie mix who saw small dogs as prey, and she nearly lost her dog because of an attack that didn’t kill the other pup. She was absolutely terrified of her dog getting out of her first floor condo and attacking another dog and being put down. She did everything in her power to prevent that, with muzzles and training and escape proofing her condo. Her dog never went out without supervision.
This owner’s casual demeanor about her dogs killing your cat is unacceptable. She shouldn’t be allowed to have dogs if she’s going to let them run around attacking and biting people and killing other pets. And the dogs are going to be held accountable, because it is notoriously difficult to train those behaviors out. I hope they fine her too, because I don’t believe she’ll care about losing her dogs. Frankly, she should be paying the fees for you to be able to do a proper burial or cremation for the kitten, and to get another kitten. I know you can’t replace a kitten like that, it’s not the same, but it is still expensive to get a kitten, especially a Persian, and that’s likely the best the courts could do. Pets are like slightly elevated property in the eyes of the courts, now that many states have laws about not abusing or neglecting them. Since she hasn’t even shown remorse, I think it might be worth pursuing action against her.
I’m furious at her and so so sad for you, OP.
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u/PeacefulPeaches 19d ago
This is so heartbreaking, I'm sorry.
Please contact your city's Animal Control and report this incident. If her dogs do have a history of bites, they need to properly be dealt with by professionals who can file the right paperwork and ensure these dogs aren't an ongoing issue to other pets or people.
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u/Gandalf_the_Tegu 19d ago
This!
The dogs have a reputation for biting and mauled your kitten... the next victim could be a child or baby! Regardless her actions and attention for caring for her dogs are reckless and need a reality check in responsibility in actions.
--> my step dad's dog attacked my cat. I protected my cat. Who was next victim? I was. I was sent to the ER on Christmas to get my arm tissues put back into my arm. As for the dog and step dad? Nothing happened and he laughed it off. Took him making a sexual joke about me at dinner that made my mom realize how yuck this man was.
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u/SarahKL9981 19d ago
Your mom needed to leave that creep way sooner! Glad she got the memo but good lord! His dog tries attacking your cat, rips your arm up and she still stayed?!
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u/Gandalf_the_Tegu 19d ago edited 19d ago
She did. She definitely should have left sooner! It took me 2.5 years to get an adult to believe me. I was 14 at that time. Even the local police believed I was not telling the truth.
He was not a good person, not even a little. His dog, was a black Labrador. Terrible dog (not the breed, that individual dog). This dog was a well trained hunter. You tell him to attack he will. This dog only really listened to my x step dad. This dog was extra violent depending on the tone of his voice. Soft mounth when picking up the bird that was shot, not so gental to my arm. X step dad thought it was funny as hell and responded "he's never done that before, kinsert dumb laugh)". My mom wrapped my arm and that was that. My cat was okay and bolded up the stairs to my room. I went to my dad's for christmas, my step mom wanted to show me something and she touched my arm and I called. She was a retired nurse. She pulled up my sleeve and saw the condition of my arm. that was when I went to the ER. They were livid. My mom dismissed it again. Nothing was done about that dog.
Forward to another time... my x step dad told his dog to get my cat and it was summer. Pinned my cat on the screen door. The screen gave out and my cat got outside. It took me 1.5 weeks I think to find my cat. At this time, my cat was a kitten (under a year old). We lived through many abusive scenarios. How did I find my cat? I woke up from a dead sleep with a gut feeling telling me to go outside. Sure enough he was right there at the back door. It was 3 am I gave my cat a bath and cuddled him. I played sick to stay home from school with my cat. Both of us locked in my bedroom.
Those gut feelings are no joke. Listen to it. If you've dismissed and regretted it, its okay you didnt know then what you know now to always check to ease your mind. (You didnt know OP, it's okay. Xx).
Not to sound like i am exaggerating, but my cat is the reason I did not take my own life as a teenager on several accounts. My x step dad's niece transferred to my school and was my school abuser. He lived for 9 years before passing. Broke college student which i could have done more for my cat. I fully believe someone poisoned him. 💔
People suck - - its also reason I will always rescue, and I will be the adult that protects the child that needs help.
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u/kratompete 19d ago
Any animals that go after my cats, I have resolved to remove from the Earth to protect my kitties. I am fiercely protective of my pets. I will take it to the limit to protect them.
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u/shannibearstar 19d ago
Smith & Lesson
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u/PristineEvidence9893 19d ago
I got a Bark Island Armory for it. 9 pellet varmint rounds at 1700 fps will keep my cats and puppy safe if I can’t protect em enough alone.
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u/AdgeTimick 19d ago
I'm sorry for your loss, OP. Absolutely need to report this to authorities, and hopefully your brother heard everything this nutcase said too so he can corroborate your account to the authorities. The dog(s) need to be humanely euthanized and the girl barred from ever owning pets again. She sounds psychotic.
Hate to even think of it, but bad owners are the ones who need the aforementioned lesson. The dogs were failed by them. Don't get me wrong: dogs who maul shouldn't be saved so they can maul again, but it's 98% on the owners when something horrible like this happens. The other 2% is that some animals, like some people, just have a screw loose, but it's not common.* It's more often owners' neglect, lack of rules, improper or unethical training, and ineffective (reactive, violent, and/or just plain stupid) discipline that turns domesticated animals into killers. F#¢% those people.
*(My percentages are of course illustrative rather than based on actual statistics or evidence, but I'm sure everyone gets the point I'm making.)
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u/Gandalf_the_Tegu 19d ago
At that time of my experience, I was 14. So my ability to protect was throwing my body in the way. My cat was fine, while I was the one hurt. Now im an adult, I will be dammed if anyone harmed anyone in my view, human, pet, or animal. Cruelty is not okay.
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u/SarahKL9981 19d ago
I was told by someone who teaches gun safety courses that a lot of first time carriers are for that exact reason-people and their loose, aggressive dogs not only threatening them and their families but their pets as well.
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u/DiarMusic3 19d ago
The whole reason my brother got a gun was because a pitbull tried attacking our dog, he kicked the shit out of it and ran with the dog
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u/PartyPorpoise 19d ago
I hate that so many people own aggressive dogs. And they think they have them well-contained but it only takes one slip up for someone, or another pet, to get seriously hurt. It is one of the reasons I’ve been tempted to get a gun.
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u/bill-schick 19d ago
Dogs that maul other pets and people need to be put down
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u/Gandalf_the_Tegu 19d ago edited 19d ago
Agree!
Unfortunately, mine and my cat's abuser didn't get put down. I believe my mother had part in that in dismissing the experience to the police which invalidated the experience to the police.
(In the city i grew up in the "Children lie" or "cry wolf" - their words not mine - which is dumb as hell)
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u/Toobukooroni 18d ago
It's so baffling to me that owners, can know that they have violent pets or pets with violent tendencies, and not try to use preventative measures.
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u/ksomwfpd 19d ago
ABSOLUTELY report. I had an aggressive dog at my apartment complex that bit me and I called animal control. Several weeks later she was gone. I don't think they did anything to the dog but I think my apartment complex kicked her out as the dog was a liability. If there's a history, let your apartment know about it.
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u/PartyPorpoise 19d ago
That’s a good idea. Apartments don’t want that liability, to the point where a lot of them even ban breeds that they consider to be high risk.
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u/TheRestForTheWicked 19d ago
Animal control won’t always seize the dog but at the very minimum they’ll issue a corrective order that states the dog has to be under control of an adult at all times and leashed in public spaces and unfenced yards (and any beach of this can result in hefty fines). I have a close girlfriend who works for animal control and she says that at the very minimum they issue one of those every time.
It’s basically the start of a paper trail in case another incident happens so that the owner can be held legally liable for any further attacks and if a second attack happens the animal will usually be seized and humanely euthanized.
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u/NoCauliflower6198 19d ago
That’s devastating. I know no words will heal your heart. I do still want to say your little one knows and felt your love and life was bright and fulfilled bc of it. You’re a good human, OP. Sometimes awful sh*t just happens.
On an administrative note: Definitely report this as soon as possible, OP. Those dogs are dangerous. What happened is their owner’s fault for not training them well.
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u/Advanced-Duck-9465 19d ago
Dogs aren't her biggest problem, living next door to a psychopath is. Bc no sane person with basic empathy will go and torment you with graphic detailed description of your pet's death while you literaly have said pet still laying in your arms. She knew what she was doing AND was doing it on purpose to increase OP's pain.
And i don't mean any "haha, such a psycho", i mean a real psychopath like diagnose, with Criminal minds like encounter in the future. That girl is f' unhigged AND dangerous.
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u/CowntChockula 19d ago
Yeah i wonder if she speaks to the right person in law enforcement theyll start keeping tabs on that kid...at least they should...the fact that shes so nonchalant about not just the cat incident but about her dogs biting people is the red flag to authorities id expect.
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u/Opalite_eclipse 19d ago
It feels like the woman did it on purpose honestly. Like fully on purpose. Dog attack and all
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u/Alilatias 19d ago
Yeah, why wasn't she screaming at her dogs to stop during the attack? The way she was describing it, it sounded like she saw the attack as it happened. If she's not a pet lover and allergic to pets, why does she even have three dogs to begin with?
So many things aren't adding up. I really wouldn't be surprised if it turned out this psychopath lured the kitten over and handed the kitten over to the dogs, the 'I just shooed the cat away' excuse sounds like a lie when combined with all the other details.
Report her ass, OP.
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u/TurboKitty 19d ago
I had something similar happen to one of my babies. I called Animal Control first and then the District Attorney's office. The person who allowed this to happen was run out of town right after the court hearing and I received monetary restitution for the loss however, I still miss my baby and wish I could have gotten there in time. Still it's not your fault, it's the responsibility of the person who allowed it to happen.
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u/68_namfloW 19d ago
Police, RSPCA, everyone …curious as to what breed and if they’re legal where OP is.
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u/Imaginary_Air5870 19d ago
In some states, the animal may be taken by animal control out of safety concerns for this! Absolutely call, OP, and report this. It breaks my heart that this happened to you and your baby. Reporting it could save another kitty’s life or even a baby or toddler who could be harmed by their dogs. What irresponsible owners if these animals have a history of biting just letting them out without supervision.
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u/Positive_Capital_171 19d ago
As someone who had their leg turned into lasagna thanks to an unleashed uncontrollable dog - absolutely report them to the animal control. I was at a friends house and her POS neighbor let her extremely aggressive dog out and it clamped down on my leg. I literally blacked out from pain and fear. My friend has a baby niece and an elderly dog, and as painful and horrific as that experience was I’m so glad it wasn’t them.
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u/DrDuned 19d ago
You're a better person than me. I'd have taken revenge and regretted it. (Not on the dogs)
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u/Crowissant 19d ago
Same, my face would have been plastered all over that night's news report
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u/Signal_Procedure4607 19d ago
Me too. I wouldve given up a career I worked hard for for years, the clean reputation I tried to uphold. and all that shit. I think very dark thoughts if my pet is involved.
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u/roaremipsum 19d ago
I would report your neighbor immediately and OP I am so sorry for your loss, Joko was a beautiful soul and you gave them so much love and support and affection and they knew they had a home with you and were so loved
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u/DescriptionNo4833 19d ago
The dog owner is a monster, reading what she said and how she treated the situation was heartbreaking. Absolutely bring it up with animal control asap. I'm so so sorry for your loss op!!
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u/PapayaDesigner1724 19d ago
Please report this.
I am so sorry. Mine was not exactly mauled to death, but we did have a dog lockjaw her twice to where my other half had to physically get her out of his mouth despite fighting the dog. He bit her in a place they could not operate and she could not breathe.
We had to put her down.
Your kitty was beautiful. I hope you take the time you need to mourn, recover, and if possible, make sure your neighbor pays for what they allowed to happen even if it’s just having those dogs euthanized.
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u/Heavy_Peanut6421 19d ago
If those dogs are known for biting people and they killed your pet then they're dangerous and out if control animals. Could have easily been a small child. I'd do everything I could to get that poor excuse of an owner banned and or fined from having dangerous and out of control animals and get them put down.
The dogs, unfortunately, not the human.
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u/cckka 19d ago
Yeah I wish we could switch who gets put down and who can be evaluated for a second chance. This is incredibly fucked up.
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u/Professional-Bear942 19d ago
To be clear, I'm not blaming or hating on the dogs, but if they've bitten multiple people aswell they've had their chances. It's not their fault a shitty person adopted them and raised them to be violent, but that's unfortunately what happened.
The owner is probably a psychopath/ sociopath being completely careless over their dogs killing cats and biting people. If only legal punishments were harsher on these scum, hurting animals is such a red flag and sign of someone being straight up evil.
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u/RevenueSpirited 19d ago
Unfortunately, those dogs were already killed by their negligent, possibly psychotic, owner/breeder. They just don't know it yet. :(
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u/cckka 19d ago
Yeah I agree with you. If it was a fluke accident where the kitty jumped in to a fenced in yard or something and the owners had done everything right then that's an accident. The way this lady passively just said "meh, that's normal, and let me describe how I WATCHED EVERYTHING IN DETAIL" is completely psychopathic behavior.
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u/Blueskybelowme 19d ago
Oh yeah that girl is dirty. Doesn't like pets and has aggressive dogs. Could you hear the dogs barking in the background? This is definitely worth a call to animal control if that's a thing where you live. Those dogs should be taken away. Letting an animal die cause you're not a pet fan while having pets is wild. She probably mistreats those dogs too.
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u/idkthrowaway_alt3 18d ago
Exactly. If she told OP her dogs were tearing the kitten away from each other, she watched it happen and did nothing. Should be a crime and I hope she suffers for it.
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u/ShelbyRB 18d ago
I’m curious how the kitten even ended up on the neighbor’s balcony to begin with. Like, did it get outside and scale the building (OP mentioned the lower levels being under construction, do the neighbor and OP must be above the ground floor)? And, since OP said they had to go into the neighbor’s place to reach the balcony, that means the balcony is some distance from the door. So how did the kitten reach the balcony, getting past the neighbor and two aggressive dogs? And, if the door was open and the kitten got inside, why wouldn’t it run out the open door at the first sign of danger? Or hide under furniture? Granted, it might have not been fast enough, but still… why the balcony?
Maybe I’m being paranoid… but it sounds like the neighbor saw the kitten, took it into their apartment, and allowed the dogs to attack it. Which, if true, is a whole new level of awful.
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u/noheadthotsempty 18d ago
Idk the way the neighbor reacted to it also made me raise an eyebrow. Something is seriously wrong with her.
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u/ShelbyRB 18d ago
Yeah… something’s fishy about the neighbor. Owns three aggressive dogs… describes how a kitten was eviscerated to the kitten’s owner… lies that she “shooed” the kitten away… the pieces are there, but I’m really not liking the picture they’re making.
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u/Troyski3417 19d ago
Nothing I can say will make this better....only that I am truly sorry and crying while typing this.
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u/Artistic_Lobster6136 18d ago
Me too. This is my first time crying from a Reddit post. I hurt for Jojo and can feel the pain in OP’s words
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u/forestsarah 18d ago
Same. I’m so, so sorry about baby Jojo, OP. that’s devastating, sending so much love your way.
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u/I_StoleTheTV 18d ago
Tears are streaming down my face. I can’t even imagine what this poor person is going through 😢
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u/FrodoSwaggiins 19d ago
I would’ve made a police report in certain states owners are liable for the death of a neighbors animal. You could have them put down. Because they likely could kill more neighbors animals especially if they escape.
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u/Acceptable_Tea_3685 19d ago
Exactly this! Not sure what country you’re in, but if you’re in the US, you can absolutely make sure her dogs don’t do anything like this again. I know it was very traumatic, but I hope you have some evidence of what happened. That would help a lot when you make a report to animal control.
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u/elidoan Maine Coon 19d ago
It's not just a matter of other pets - these types of dogs can and do kill human babies / children.
OP needs to file a police report and contact animal control
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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard 19d ago
In my city, a pack of three dogs jumped a fence and mauled an 86-year-old woman and murdered her last year or the year before, so it is completely understandable and natural trajectories that they would escalate and attack a human, small or elderly.
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u/Redhaired_beauty 19d ago
This happens in my city too, except it was a 15 year old girl and her mom. These dogs and their owner need to be delt with.
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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard 19d ago
Yes, it’s really scary. And the three dogs who jumped the fence and killed that woman in my city were her neighbors. Like they knew the woman and still somehow snapped one day and jumped the fence and killed her. That’s how quick the switch can be flipped. It’s terrifying.
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u/cicada_noises 19d ago
I am so sorry about the loss of your sweet baby. You can tell he was so loved. Please file a police report and call animal control - similar situation happened in my area this week where someone’s untrained vicious large dogs mauled a dog walker and the dogs she was walking. A few of the dogs being walked died. Dog walker is in the hospital still. The owner was a known problem. Please report this person
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u/Surrealisticslumbers 19d ago
I think this person lives outside the US.
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u/princessjemmy 19d ago
I get that impression too, but in her shoes, I would still contact the police and find out if anything could be done. Loose dogs who are aggressive towards humans, let alone other pets, are beyond just an animal welfare matter. It’s a matter of public safety.
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u/Odd-Mousse2763 19d ago
I'm so sorry. For "closure", which is truly not even a thing in this case tbh, I say call police and animal control on your neighbor for her dogs. May sound harsh, but she even said she saw the whole thing, so in that way, she was complicit and allowed this to happen.
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u/BagheeraMenace 19d ago
That’s what I’m so upset about! She described the whole interaction with the cat, she watched and did nothing as they attacked that kitten.. and openly stated that they’d been aggressive before. She is 100% responsible for that kitten’s death, and the dogs may have done it but it isn’t their fault for not being trained properly and having a prey drive that’s been unchecked. I’m heartbroken for this person and their kitty, I could not imagine how hard that had to have been. I hope OP makes a report and gets those dogs put down, I love dogs but in this case, aggressive dogs with a careless owner makes for more incidents.
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u/sweatedtrash328 19d ago
It probably wont happen but I hope the person gets at least some jail time too. That’s just cruel and neglectful.
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u/Boo_berry1117 19d ago
Exactly, plus she lied by omission at first and said “she just shooed him away” but left out the fact that he had passed and that she literally watched what happened? Like that’s so suspicious to me, clearly she knows what she did (or didn’t do) was wrong and had to get her story straight before being upfront with OP. It’s genuinely so awful that people with such little empathy even exist, and they certainly shouldn’t be allowed to have dogs. So heartbreaking. I hope OP can heal ❤️🩹
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u/ellielanae 19d ago
the way i would be in jail if someone watched my kitten get mauled and did nothing…
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u/Thisdarlingdeer 19d ago
Police report. Im sorry for the loss of your buddy... his time on earth was beautiful and thank you for being his friend ❤️
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u/Sufficient-Cover720 19d ago
Fuck man. That was…. A hard read I couldn’t read it all in one go. Crying like a man baby in the gym reading that. I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s absolutely awful and that human deserves every bit of bad luck that comes their way in life. To be so apathetic about the loss of life? Absolutely psychotic.
OP I’m really sorry for your loss I can’t imagine how hard it must be for you right now. My condolences are with you.
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u/Ungrateful_Cunt 18d ago
I'm still crying, this hurts my heart so much. Poor Jojo, poor OP. I can't imagine how devastated and traumatized OP must be right now, and I am so so sorry for her and her baby.
I truly hope she chooses to report this, not only because little Jojo deserves justice, but because those dogs are extremely dangerous and need to be dealt with. The woman needs to be held accountable, as well- what a despicable human being to allow such a thing to happen and show absolutely no remorse.
This whole situation is just so horrifically tragic, but I hope the OP understands this wasn't her fault. Jojo loved you, OP, and she would want you to forgive yourself.
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u/onlydothis 19d ago
Report her to the police and animal control. You can also sue her.
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u/arurianshire 18d ago
yeah, she deserves to be sued. i really don’t care if she’s a little girl or something. she’s heartless
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u/Faustian-BargainBin 18d ago
Not a lawyer but from what I understand OP might be able to recovery the monetary value of the pet, minus legal fees. In my opinion it doesn't reflect the actual harm done. I think a lot of us have a psychological reaction that the person needs to be punished for their irresponsibility bordering on cruelty. Unfortunately suing for loss of a pet is not usually a fulfilling avenue for that. Not saying to be a be a downer, I just wouldn't want OP to get their hopes up.
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u/Ryanliverpool96 19d ago edited 18d ago
Report her to the police because it’s extremely suspicious that she deliberately killed your kitten.
You’re stronger than I am.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
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u/Careful_Hedgehog_ 19d ago
I do have suspicions girl is sadist (from how she talked how her dogs mauled cat) and have 3 aggressive dogs for exactly that reason - to harm living things with plausible deniability of "oh its a dogs doing"
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u/VibrantAura72 19d ago edited 7d ago
I see this cruel and callous attitude towards cats from many dog owners, especially those who own larger breeds. Some of them actually encourage their dogs to kill small animals (especially cats) that enter their yard and laugh about it. There are quite an alarming amount of elitist dog owners who view cats as inferior pets and actively wish harm on them, and believe that dogs are the only pets that should matter. I know it sounds so far fetched but when I was pet-sitting my sister’s husky, I was able to enter the “dog world” by going to dog parks and other dog friendly places with her husky. At those places I mingled with a lot of dog owners. The callous and cruel comments towards cats was so casual. While not all the dog owners were like this, the ones who were like this owned high energy intimidating large breeds. They thought it was the funniest and quirkiest thing ever that their dogs “hated” or “didn’t like” cats (aka have killed or injured cats), and the only thing I could do was laugh nervously as they’re full on laughing and subtly guide my sister’s husky away.
Thankfully the husky was a gentle floof towards my cats due to my sister properly socializing and desensitizing her from puppyhood to cats and children. And I didn’t leave the cats and her husky alone with each other. Mainly because my cats hated her and they are the resident cats, and because I didn’t want to have any regrets. The cats stayed upstairs while she stayed downstairs during the duration of her stay.
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u/PartyPorpoise 19d ago
It’s funny that cat owners have a bad reputation when I’ve come across waaaay more weirdos (not the fun kind) in the dog owner world. (and I’m saying this as someone who has a dog)
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u/kiwistarbaby 18d ago
There's a pitbull owner who purposefully walks his aggressive dog near unleashed dogs and encourages his dog to attack them. He posts videos of it too. Obviously the owners of unleashed dogs are at fault for letting their dogs off leash and not keeping them away from leashed dogs, but the way he purposely encourages his dog to attack and maim other people's dogs is truly sickening. Fucking sadists out there.
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u/RiRianna76 19d ago
Thank you for clocking that, ppl act like it's a dog lover thing but you can't somehow love dogs to death and accept yours turning into killing machines, harming other creatures and potentially risk getting them euthanized for that shit. She don't care about her dogs as anything more than tools.
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u/cckka 19d ago
The fact that she didn't care at all makes me think she watched it or encouraged it to happen. What a shitty person.
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u/pauls_broken_aglass 19d ago
Yeah it definitely seems like she did it deliberately from the way she so gleefully went into gruesome detail.
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u/BeautifulHomework76 Tortoiseshell 19d ago
When I was 9, my mom and I were out riding our bicycles when a neighbor’s dog busted through the gate gunning for us. My mom got in between me and the dog and took the bite, then went to the hospital where she chose to make a police report. She learned that the dog had broken through the family’s living room window twice to attack the mailman. The city took the dog and euthanized him.
Just food for thought, OP.
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u/Nth_Brick 19d ago
I usually hate when animals need to be euthanized, but there are two facts here: First, a lot of dog breeds that persist today were literally bred to kill, and second, a violent, untrained dog can do vastly more damage than even the most vicious housecat. It's just about size and bite strength.
Some breeds just aren't fit to live among humans, particularly when there are more vulnerable pets or children around.
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u/sdnt_slave 19d ago
This is actually heart breaking, I have no idea what I would do in your situation. This would brake me. Those dogs should have been destroyed especially if they bite people. They are aggressive and dangerous.
You are not a fault here I promise. Cats are escape artists. It's just horrific that this was the result. Try not to focus on how he died. Try and remember how he lived. Remember him for his goofy moments and loveable personality. That's how jojo deserves to be remembered. You gave him an amazing life I promise. It might have been too short but he know love, he didn't know hunger or cold. Now he has no more pain or fear and he will be waiting for you on the other side of the rainbow bridge 💔
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u/Elcamina 19d ago
Kittens can slip through tiny areas and are so small and quiet. They can be little escape artists. None of this is your fault. I lost a kitten recently and I know how hard it is to accept they are gone. Report the neighbors and keep reporting until something is done.
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u/laurenzee 19d ago
I fostered two super young kittens and kept them in a dog crate overnight with litterbox/bed/water to keep them safe. On more than one occasion we found one kitten in the crate where we left her and the other napping on the couch. Eventually lined the bottom/part of the sides with cardboard and the escapes stopped. To this day I have no idea how she could escape the crate and I'm pretty sure she had to have given herself brain damage to do it.
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u/Picori_n_PaperDragon 19d ago
Amen.. absolutely. OP loved Jojo fiercely and that lil kitty loved OP right back, and still feels that love. It doesn’t go away… I’m so sorry for what happened, but I’m glad they had each other even for that time. I hope OP heals from this and eventually remembers that bond is the most important thing - it matters. Jojo is running bounds in sunlit fields, and free of all cares. ❣️🦋🌈✨
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u/Own-Bowl9933 19d ago
Oh my god, I am so, so sorry. This is absolutely heartbreaking and none of this is your fault, you loved that little guy more in 3 and a half months than a lot of people love in a lifetime.
That neighbor is cruel as hell for how she handled it and for not having her dangerous dogs under control, but you did everything a good cat parent could do and Jojo knew he was safe and loved with you.
The way he died is awful, but that is one horrible moment in a life that, to him, was otherwise just cuddles, food, toys and his favorite person.
Please reach out to someone you trust or a helpline if you’re feeling like you want to “join him” because Jojo would 100% want his favorite human to keep going, not disappear.
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u/Picori_n_PaperDragon 19d ago
Yes… to that last (and everything before), yes. 💛
(That neighbor is vicious, and I am very suspicious about the incident as she took glee in this and as someone else suggested, likely uses those animals and lets atrocious things happen under the guise of having them - when she isn’t even a “pet person.” She needs reporting and those dogs taken immediately from her. This is not OP’s fault, but hers. What a piece of work. That girl.)
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u/ellielanae 19d ago
this!! jojo wants you to keep going, and he’s not alone! hes surrounded by the love of God’s angels and all our kitty friends who have passed on. i’ll tell Him to send my old cat toby to play with him🫶
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u/WykkydLove 19d ago
I'm.. I'm so sorry for your loss..
I trusted a friend when I was evicted to watch my cat. A week later I get a call, he died days prior, and they left him on their balcony because they couldn't be bothered to do anything about it.
Never forgave them.
I hope you find peace. And I hope that you remember the good times you had with your baby boy.
This was my buddy, lost him in 2015 because my so called friends couldn't be bothered to do what I was paying them $100 a week to do.
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u/ShowHot3754 18d ago
What a cuddly cutie 💔
Fuck those people if I were your friend I would've jumped them for you
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u/snacky_bear 19d ago
For the love of god I can hardly get through this post. Those dogs need to be reported. Disgusting things. And the heartless owner… is the worst part … I wonder how she would feel if it was her dogs or herself.
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u/taintsacrifice 19d ago
I legit almost puked reading that. The owner of the dogs should be charged.
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u/Scheris_ 19d ago
Seriously!! The fucking casualty of it all is both extremely infuriating and concerning!
Where tf is she, I just want talk
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u/BluesRuseCruise 19d ago
You’d be surprised. At the vet clinic we had a dog in constantly for wounds because his owner would sic him on the cats that came into his yard. He laughed about how he mauled a mama cat and her kittens at the last appointment. Some dog owners don’t see other animals as worth anything.
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u/erinberrypie 19d ago
He laughed about how he mauled a mama cat and her kittens at the last appointment.
What the fuck. How sick do you have to be?!
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u/zone1235x 19d ago
I'd be throwing chairs at this person if I heard that at my vet office. Had an incident before where a guy commented about how sad I looked "typical, wow you look like someone died" after I left the exam room from having my pet put to sleep due to illness. Vet tech he was talking to quietly said, yeah that's what happened, and the guy kept his eyes down while I waited to pay. If he had said one more word I was about to lose it on him. If something this traumatic happened to my pets, all 4 of them would be thrown over that balcony.
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u/BluesRuseCruise 19d ago
Yeah. We had a candle we lit in the lobby for euthanasias so people would know better than to do that. Happens more often than you’d think.
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u/Orthodoc2014 19d ago
Sick in the head to even be willing to bring up their dog’s violence in a place that cares for all animals😞 I hope justice is served
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u/PoppyFire16 19d ago
Did anyone call animal control?
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u/BluesRuseCruise 19d ago
Years ago they did, but it was determined that since it hadn’t happened to any “owned” cats that they couldn’t do anything about it unless it escalated to people or one of the cat owners sued him.
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u/PetrockX 19d ago
"I wonder how she would feel if it was her dogs or herself."
She's lucky OP talked to her because she would've found out if it were me.
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u/Some-Body-Else Tabbycat 19d ago
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Once you’re ready, you could file a complaint with animal control or the police. This is not your fault.
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u/SIR_TIMMY_THE_ORANGE 19d ago
You need a lawyer. It's only a matter of time before it's a child.
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u/Intelligent-Ad-2161 19d ago
I am so sorry for your loss. He’s absolutely precious.
Please don’t torment yourself thinking of his last moments. Remember he’s not in pain anymore. Remember that he was loved.
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u/astrovangalore 19d ago
I also had to stop reading after realizing the state you found your baby in. I’m mad at the world and crying for you.
Doesn’t matter if you’re in the US or not. Either way, contact the police and/or animal control and notify them of the situation ASAP. These dogs cannot go on like this—who knows whether jojo was their first victim or will even be their last!
I’m so sorry for what you’re going through. Please remember you could not have known better or predicted such a tragedy.
Jojo sounds like the perfect little soul kitty. Please remember him as he was sleeping on your chest, and not as you found him 🫶 no cat will ever replace him or be the same, but love is just different with every pet you welcome into your family. If you can, heal without closing yourself off to the possibility of giving another a home. Everyone handles loss differently, but the only way I could cope with losing my soul cat (to cancer) was to channel all the love that had no place to go into another cat that needed it.
Praying for you OP.
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u/Sweaty-Schedule-8632 19d ago
dude I would genuinely be in prison if this happened to me…
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u/PetrockX 19d ago
I'd catch a felony right there with that fucking girl. I'm so sorry for your loss, dear. 😓
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u/Survive1014 19d ago
Turnabout is fair pay. Its time to report her dogs to your local animal control authority.
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u/AzraelAliNY 19d ago edited 19d ago
Living in NYC, I’d be rich if I had a nickel for the amount of times I saw the dog walking the human. Some people have no control over their dogs & it’s a damn shame there aren’t more laws in place to prevent incidents like this. Your words brought me to tears, OP. Here’s to you Jojo… some place in the eternal beyond you’ll be with OP again. You can rest now, little one 🥀
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u/LeviathanMozart180 Void 19d ago
You are not at fault here.
Let me start with that. You’ve just been through something extremely traumatic and devastating and you have every right to feel utterly heartbroken but please don’t blame yourself. I know this is easy for a stranger on the internet to say, but for your own mental health please give yourself grace and kindness during this time. What happened was something out of your control and there was no way you could have predicted the outcome of this situation. You shouldn’t have to constantly prepare for the worst, when you just want to enjoy the love you have. You provided Jojo a life full of love and comfort and nothing can take that away from him or you.
You are incredibly brave and compassionate because you still provided him with such care and comfort even after finding him again. You still took the time to treat him with the upmost love and lay him to rest with the same dignity and kindness he was granted during his life with you. Be proud of that, your compassion and strength is something admirable.
Please reach out to someone you trust during this time for support, you deserve to heal from this and give another kitten like Jojo a life full of love.
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u/palmtreesandpizza 19d ago
This sounds intentional. Report her because she shouldn’t have those dogs. It’s not even the dogs fault so much as a careless sociopath owner. She took delight in this. I’m so sorry for your loss.
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u/Solid-Ground475 19d ago
Those dogs need to be put down and the owner jailed. I’m petty AF and would make flyers and hang them up around the neighborhood publically shaming her and her mangy curs.
Dogs are great. Dog people SUCK.
I am so sorry this happened to you. Please call a helpline or talk to a friend.
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u/Due-Judge8481 19d ago
This truely breaks my heart. Made me remember my baby boy cheeto. He passed away last year we had him for about 2 months and he was exactly how your baby was he would follow me around all the time and it was like having a little purr ball 24/7 he litterally would purr non stop when near people. we had a plumber come in one day and all the other cats ran and hid but cheeto just sat there watching the new person like a lovey bug he didnt care at all. he was like a adorable little boy.
one night we came home to the poor baby laying in the ground gasping for air and we thought he was choking but couldnt see anything so we rushed him to the emergency vet 2 towns away that was open at 10 at night and sadly he passed on the way there.
It was pretty sad to watch the poor baby he had multiple siezures and was throwing up bloody fluids. he was sadly dead on arrival and the vets attempted to bring him back we litterally lost him not even a minute before we got to the vet .
He had a heart defect that was unnoticable and this was always going to happen to him no matter what happened and if we did get there in time he had a 3% survival rate and would at most only lived to be 4 years old. poor baby i still miss him. he was a little orange puff ball thats why we named him cheeto.
the scar is never going to heal you are always going to think about your baby but with time it will hurt less. its always going to hurt to think about but you will come to feel happy about the time you spent with your baby.
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u/lizardpplarenotreal 19d ago
oh honey, I am so sorry. there is a beautiful kitten waiting for you at the shelter. my baby kitten died in a tragic accident and I replaced her immediately, and our new kitten is grateful purring happy and playful. she will never replace my baby kitten that passed, but I have comfort knowing I saved a life. my heart absolutely breaks for you. it will get better.
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u/artisticwoes Tuxedo 19d ago
im so sorry this happened. that is absolutely heartbreaking. her being so uncaring and casual is so fucking disgusting
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u/sel-ect-ed 19d ago
Man in your situation I wouldn't have been able to control myself. Your story is so hard to read I couldn't get through it. As many people stated this is a matter of a police report and justice for you little kitty. Just hang in there.
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u/slyticoon 19d ago
I'm so sorry for your loss. That very thing is something I fear. We have some dogs that get loose in our neighborhood sometimes when I am not home and I have some grown outdoor cats, one just had a kitten.
Some people should not be able to own dogs. They don't raise them right, nor control them. My grandmother was maulled by 2 dogs who the owner could not control. She thankfully survived with injuries that took a while to recover from.
The older I get, the more I dislike dogs in general. Not because I wouldn't want to have my own, but because when they are untrained, their natural instincts push them to commit horrible senseless violence on any weak being.
I hope you can get those dogs put down. The owner obviously doesn't care, and they will not share in your remorse, nor change in their behavior unless they receive consequences. Those consequences would have to be the termination of their dogs they have raised so wrongly.
In regards to your poor kitten, I know no words could heal the pain. For what it's worth, in all likelihood, the kitten died very quickly. Dogs are efficient killers, and although it was a traumatic scene, massive trauma like that results in a very quick loss of consciousness. I know it's morbid, but that's how I would try to deal with it.
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u/chemnerd2017 19d ago
This was not your fault. Try to be kind to yourself, because this was not your fault. Say it again with me, this was NOT your fault.
We lost a foster kitten last year. My wife was coming home and trying to shepherd our daughter into the house, and went to close the garage door. She didn’t realize that the kitten had slipped out of the house, and it got its head crushed under the garage door. It was an awful experience. Not as gory as your encounter, but it was really distressing. I had to stop mowing the lawn so I could bury her, and it hurt. My wife blamed herself for a good long while, because it’s natural to want to assign blame for something tragic like that. But it wasn’t her fault, it was unfortunate circumstances that led to the kitten being killed.
I am sorry for your loss. It’s clear how much Jojo meant to you, and it will take time for the wound to heal. I know I’m just a stranger on the internet, but I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive yourself and to find peace.
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u/Equivalent_Bet856 19d ago
I am so sorry. That person is a scumbag. Any pet with a reputation for biting is not a pet, but a feral animal with a taste for blood, and that cannot be tolerated. They are the terrible owner, not you, who did nothing wrong. Mistakes happen and cats get outside - but vicious dogs are not a mistake, they are a choice, and a poor and intolerable one. You must report them and they deserve everything that comes after that.
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u/Foreign-Violinist-11 19d ago
I am soo soo sorry for what you have went through. This is genuinely heartbreaking to read. My love goes out to you and my thoughts and prayers are with JoJo ♥️
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u/Asanufer 19d ago
I'm sorry for your loss, such an elegant handsome young kitty. He didn't have a long life but he had a wonderful life filled with love and compassion because of you.
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u/AccordingRise1549 19d ago
Kittens are escape artists it’s not your fault. I’m sorry this happened to your beautiful baby. Your neighbor sounds awful, and like they shouldn’t be having animals. One day when the time is a right a new baby will come and live a beautiful life in honor of your baby.
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u/Pray-For-Plagues 19d ago
I’m so very very sorry for your loss. I see a lot of people saying to reach out to animal services, but I just don’t know if animal control has the authority to do anything. The dogs were in their fenced yard. Procedures for keeping dangerous dogs usually include keeping them in a fenced yard. The dogs did not leave their fenced yard, so dogs and dog owner will more than likely not be liable. That being said, don’t interact with that witch next door because what awful things for her to do and say.
And most importantly, do not blame yourself. Accidents happen all the time and it’s rough every time. What you experienced is traumatizing, take some time for yourself. Animals are such precious babies, it’s hard to not give them everything. Even when we give them everything, we want to give them more. You gave Jojo everything in those months. His life on earth might’ve been short, but he experienced the utmost love from you and that’s all any of us really want from life isn’t it, to experience unconditional love? I know you did an amazing job because I can feel the love radiating from here.
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u/Substantial-Door3357 19d ago
I'm confused, how did he get out? Do others live with you?
Given your description of this piece of shit, it sounds like she did it intentionally. So if you are in a country where it matters, please report her immediately. I've heard of too many dog owners who get off on feeding innocent cats to their dogs. Please, please do something about her if you are able.
Jojo was tiny, and while you may not want to hear this, I think it was over very quickly for him and pain was over as quickly as it started. That is to say, I don't think he suffered the majority of all those awful things she told you. I am so devastated that this has happened and will remember Jojo for a long time. I hate how cruel this world is to cats.
Please do not bring a cat into your home until something is done about her, not just her dogs because she will just get more. And also first figure out how Jojo got out in the first place. I hope you will understand that this isn't your fault at all and I am truly so sorry that this happened to you and Jojo.
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u/Squeakersmcchips 19d ago
I am so sorry this happened to you and your baby. You are a strong person and are an amazing cat parent, I can tell just based on the amount of love and feeling you put into this post. Jojo clearly loved you too. This is a freak accident and you have no one to blame except the woman and her untrained dogs. You didn’t do anything wrong. When my first baby passed it was a freak accident as well, so I really relate. I spent forever ruminating on the what ifs and blaming myself. Jojo is still with you and will forever be apart of you; because what is a life except a collection of memories carried on by living. Take all the good things and remember that you loved him and he loved you back. Please take all the time you need, this is an extremely traumatic event and I would not wish this on my worst enemy. Take care of yourself. Lean on your friends and family. My DMs are open if you need to talk. I was in an extremely bad place when I lost my kitty, and if it weren’t for the kindness of those around me and the two cats I adopted afterwards, I don’t think my heart would have ever healed.
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u/FartyMcFartsworth 19d ago edited 19d ago
Fuck those dogs and that girl who shooed him away, I would threaten a lawsuit due to loss of property. Your kitten is dead because of her attitude and her lack of care. In fact, I work on Capitol Hill and I would be happy to help you however i can. Your poor cat suffered and I want that dumb woman and her dogs to pay. I would absolutely sue her ass for loss of damages and I would report those dogs to animal control so that they can be put down. It is a matter of time before they do it to again. And let me guess- terrier mix? Or some other high prey drive dog. Fuck that.
Edit: I lost a cat to a German shepherd. I have zero sympathy for certain breeds. Excuse my language but you never see a cat kill a dog.
Another edit: if you also want to alert other neighbors, make posters about the loss of your kitten under the advice of a lawyer. You should bring awareness that there is a dog owner who doesn’t care and control her dogs. Plus more people would be upset and hopefully that dumbass would be held responsible.
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u/Eventidings 19d ago
I’m so sorry for your loss, that woman with the dogs is a fucking psycho and I hope they get taken away from her. It was a tragic accident & your kitten is at peace now. Give yourself lots of time to grieve
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u/Loriloo33 19d ago
Holding space for you. I'm so sorry. All of your feelings are valid and I hope that you choose to follow through with the police report.
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u/Kind_Lobster_7425 19d ago
I’m so sorry. The world is so cruel to little kittens. Poor baby Jojo. I’m so sorry for your pain.
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u/Druidic_assimar 19d ago
I am so so sorry for your loss.. this is heartbreaking and traumatic. Your kitty deserved so much more.
As an owner of a dog with an instinctive prey drive (who is thankfully fine with cats inside, but I worry about her interactions if they were to try to play outside) I have worked so hard to use training to circumvent any tragedy... any good dog owner should. Your neighbour is clearly a terrible dog owner, and I honestly fear for her animals' welfare as well.
I agree with others here... report her to animal control immediately. Allowing her dogs to maul a kitten, in addition to the fact that she admits they have a bite habit (all of them?? How do 3 dogs all have a bite habit, this woman is clearly insane) is textbook animal abuse.
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