The man confessed to his wife that he traded her cat for a similar looking one six years ago. He said it was something she had never realized.
An anonymous man from the US claimed to have posted to Reddit, where he admitted to having abandoned his beloved cat while she was with her family to find a lookalike that wasn’t aggressive and wouldn’t scratch guests.
But he did admit that he feels guilty and that it was not long before his social media followers agreed with him that he had every right to be ashamed of the “unforgivable” act.
One said that it was against the law to surrender a pet’s home to an animal shelter without first informing the owner. The second stated, “If I found out about this, I would consider divorce.”
A man from the US is believed to have posted on Reddit that he had confessed to trading his beloved cat with a stranger while he was out of town for someone who didn’t seem aggressive. Stock image
He wrote the following in his initial posting: “Six years ago I traded my then-girlfriend, now-wife’s kitten with one that was more like me.
“She owned an aggressive all-black cat. The cat scratched and hissed at people, didn’t even use the litter box, and was very aggressive. My wife said she was able to get it to be more responsible.
He confirmed that she was not successful.
He said, “One week her mother went out of town for her family’s visit and I was supposed take her to her place and feed her pet.” ‘The first night I went over, it scratched the s*** out of my arm. It scratched my arm again, so I told it it wasn’t special. It stuck with me for a while, until I realized it was not a joke.
The man explained how it’s now six years since he swapped the cat over, and admitted he feels like a ‘total piece of s***’ every time he sees it
Then he explained how he went to the local grocery store the next morning. Shelter for animals, and found an identical cat. He was already litterbox trained and was comfortable around people. People are friendlier and more well-behaved.
The man said: “So, I adopted it and took it to my spouse’s place. I then settled it in. Then, I drove the original cat to an animal shelter one town away. (I was afraid my wife would discover if I took it there).
“It has been six years since that time. Our marriage was four years ago. It is our swapped cat. This cat answers the original cats name. My wife doesn’t know anything.
She loves her cat and bragging about how good it is. Every time I see it, I feel like a total piece of s**t.’
Taking to the comments section, one person penned: ‘If this dude would literally do something as big as replacing his spouses pet I can’t imagine what other things he has definitely lied about and or hidden’ (pictured)
Some joked that they wouldn’t rest until the couple got married, but others advised him to keep the secret from his wife.
The first one said that it was not something anyone would find beneficial if they found out. A second wrote: “Never say it to anybody after dark. Or the terrifying black cat will haunt all your dreams.
The third said, “I will not rest till these two are divorcing.”
Elsewhere, a fourth wrote: ‘If this dude would literally do something as big as replacing his spouses pet I can’t imagine what other things he has definitely lied about and or hidden.’