About 8 months ago our across the street neighbors bought the cutest black kitten that comes over to our house daily to play with our dog. Recently the cat stays over at our house more often than theirs. I’m totally fine with it she doesn’t come inside I sometimes I feed her because I’m a sucker and she begs. They don’t let her inside so she’s strictly outdoors.

A month ago this poor kitty has had a really really bad open gushing wound on its leg that I’ve pointed out to the neighbors who own her. It’s bad but it’s clear they weren’t going to do anything about it shes had it for over a month now and it’s not healing. Last week I decided to take it upon myself to take her to the vet. I couldn’t take it anymore it was breaking my heart.

The vet unknown to me stitches her up and tells me not to let her outside for a few days. Damn I thought the vet was just going to give her antibiotics. So I cleared out a unused room in my house and she’s been staying there for a few days with all intentions of me releasing her back outside after she heals.

Well now the neighbors have came over asking about her and now I totally feel like I’ve stolen their cat and it’s awkward. I totally should have told them but i didn’t think this was going to be a long term thing and I didn’t want to come across as crazy. Honestly I had thought they stopped really caring about her! I wasn’t home when they came over my husband was and he explained the situation. But I definitely feel like I should say something because this was poor judgement. Such a silly thing to have neighborhood drama over I just couldn’t watch her suffer anymore. Any advice on what my crazy ass should do to calm my neighbors and save myself from appearing like a pet stealer?!