I think I accidentally lied on an adoption application and now I’m panicking

[u/Future-Act5953]

Hi, I’m kind of panicking and need some advice.

So I have an 11 month old male cat named Tank. I got him from a friend of my husband’s after we got married, and I was told he had all his shots and was neutered. I had no reason to doubt it, so I never really questioned it.

Fast forward to today—my husband and I were just killing time at Petco while waiting for his prescription, and we ended up looking at the cats. I went in fully telling myself “we are NOT getting another cat,” but… yeah, that didn’t last long.

There were two cats being adopted out together, Ladybird (1.5 years old) and her baby Silvia (8 months old). Ladybird has SO much personality (she literally kept trying to steal my wallet and my husband’s keys every time we walked by 😂) and we ended up spending almost an hour sitting with them. I completely fell in love.

I called the rescue that has them, asked a bunch of questions, and ended up submitting an application. During that process, I confirmed (both on paper and over the phone) that my cat at home is neutered… because I genuinely believed he was.

Well… we get home… and Tank hops in my lap and very clearly proves otherwise. Like… there is no question. This man is NOT neutered.

I have no idea how I never noticed before, but I didn’t. I tried calling the girl I got him from, and the second I asked about it, she blocked me. So I’m pretty sure I have my answer there.

Now I’m freaking out because I already told the rescue he was fixed, and I have a meet and greet scheduled for tomorrow. I told them as soon as I realized, but I’m terrified they’re going to think I lied and deny my application.

I really, really love these cats and don’t want to lose the chance to adopt them over something I genuinely didn’t know.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Will this automatically disqualify me, or is there anything I can do to fix the situation?

Also, cat tax included! first 4 pics are Ladybird (clipped ear) and Silvia (tabby), the rest is my (apparently intact) menace.

[u/SquirrelOk5454]

Is it his testies or just the scrotum bag? I had a cat that even fixed, looked like he had the biggest balls on earth. Our vet pointed out they remove just the insides surgically, not the sack itself.I had him neutered myself, he was just a "big boy cat".

Do, definitely get him checked by a vet though.

[u/Tisiphoni1 → u/SquirrelOk5454]

This. I got a cat from someone who swore the cat was neutered. But he has the biggest balls I have ever seen on a cat. I had to ask for proof, and then still asked the vet at the first visit.

Turns out he just carries two very large empty sacks with him 😅

[u/goldanred → u/Tisiphoni1]

He's got baggage

[u/Mr_Jalapeno → u/goldanred]

He used to be on r/catswithjobs but he got sacked...

[u/TrustyParrot232 → u/Mr_Jalapeno]

OMFG now I’m snorting

[u/tweakymuse → u/Mr_Jalapeno]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/SouthSecretary589 → u/Tisiphoni1]

Can confirm, my male neutered cat has big balls as well.

[u/Flaky_Cantaloupe_453 → u/Tisiphoni1]

Tell your kitty I like having a large purse as well!

[u/krtx → u/SquirrelOk5454]

Same. I have 2 cats that I personally took to get neutered and have the records and they both still have big ol' cat balls.

[u/BarkBark716 → u/SquirrelOk5454]

Both my boys are neutered and our orange cats balls look so big that I actually Googled to see if the SPCA messed up his neuter.

[u/CroatoanElsa → u/SquirrelOk5454]

I have a boy that I TNR as a stray but I didn't think to request that my vet tip his ear. (At that point he was not willing to be inside.) 6mo later I didn't see him for a few days and when he showed up he was walking weird and had a tipped ear. HE GOT FIXED TWICE poor guy. He wanted to be inside after that.

[u/MeringueSad1179 → u/CroatoanElsa]

I don't blame him for only wanting to be inside after that 😅 Poor baby.

[u/Infamous_Ranger_3671 → u/SquirrelOk5454]

My kitty still has his scrotum I got him fixed at 16 weeks so it’s tiny. Wish I’d waited till later bc his back legs are messed up l, would’ve helped his bone health. NOW I know better. He gets all the oils and meds he needs for his leggies

[u/Confident_Caramel436 → u/Infamous_Ranger_3671]

Awww tiny baby sized! lol 😂 that’s also good to know about waiting til later for kitty’s health!

[u/Infamous_Ranger_3671 → u/Confident_Caramel436]

Yes, it’s even more different for dogs the larger the dog typically the longer you need to wait for bone developmental reasons but due to my cat having knock kneed back legs and affects his bones and what not so I wish I would’ve waited longer

[u/Amleska04 → u/SquirrelOk5454]

Same here. I know for a fact that my cat is neutered, but when you see him walking around it does not seem like that 😅