She said - "I'd just kill the cat!"

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Hey everyone. I've not been on MyLot much as I've been very sick with a cold. My brother came back from Sydney not all that long ago and I think he brought something back with him. He has been sick and passed it onto me. But he is getting better and I know what to do when sick so I'm getting there. I just wanted to share something that really bothered me. About a week or so ago my Dad had an appointment to get an ultrasound on his leg (just something he has to do every now and then) but the lady who was doing it said something that really made my Dad upset and angry. Their conversation turned into our cat Leilah and how she has cancer. She asked him how much it was costing us taking her to the vet and the cost of her medicines. After he gave her a rough idea of the costs, she said "Oh wow! I'd just kill the cat!" My Dad said "My daughter and I love our cat and she's more than just an animal, she's our family." To which she just kept laughing and she said "You can tell I'm not a cat person." My Dad replied sternly "Well we are not going to do that to her. Again, she's a family member." Obviously I am p*ssed someone could make such a heartless comment about my cat but in general it really upsets and annoys me when someone believes a whole species of animal should be culled just because they don't like it. Such a selfish human thing to say! Not all that long ago my friend stayed over at my house. My cat comes inside and like I do every day, sometimes multiple times a day, I patted Leilah's head and I said "You are so cute!" To which my friend said "Yeah she's ok." I said "ok I get it, she's not your cat and I'm going to be biased because she's mine but this is something I say every day to Leilah whether anyone's listening or not. I find her very beautiful and cute." She said "Yeah, she's kinda cute." I thought to myself, it's totally fine to have your opinion but was it really necessary to make that comment? Maybe I'm too sensitive but that girl is in my bad books a lot with how she treats me and to be negative about my cat p*ssed me off more. Not like she's ever messaged me to ask how Leilah is or anything but she can make a snide remark about her. Anyway *inhales and exhales slowly* How would you feel or react to both these people's comments? Had anything similar be said about your fur babies? I will be back on tomorrow or maybe next day. I'm still trying to get better. Hope everyone is well! ****photo is of my CUTE cat relaxing right between my legs. I couldn't move for quite some time ****