Tammie and Ksos,
Thank you both for responding. You´re right, Ksos, France has indeed stickt laws about animal protection. This has been very difficult, but I´ve done what is possible for the evening. I managed to get hold of the place where the cat is and have forbidden them to put the her down. They promised me the necessary postponement until I find a family willing to take the cat and give her a home - which I managed to do tonight. Unbelievable, but true.
I called many vets and finally one of them came to the rescue. A woman in the country will take the cat and give her a home with two other cats she keeps in her barn. This will be good for Luna, as she was a straycat when she was given to me and loves nothing more then the open air countryside. She will miss her garden and her neighbourhood, but at least she will be spared and she´ll be free.
I called the priest at the nursinghome and explained the situation. The priest was appalled that I was asked to lie to my father and this is not an option. You´re right, Ksos, I have worked too hard on my recovery for that - and I would never have complied. He will help me to explain to my father my mother´s decisions. I then called my mother and told her I had found a place for the cat, and would she please explain her actions to my father. She promised to do so and is going there with my sister tomorrow. I will call the priest again tomorrow and then my father to make sure he understands.
This is so terrible, it feels like I just saved Luna from an execution. It made me think of the Guillotine and the Great Révolution, and stories about how some people got saved at the last minute. Luna is like a part of this family. I couldn´t help saying to my mother that it was not necessary for her to “take out her guillotine”. It´s an expression in French. I guess it´s equivalent to the English saying: “No need for all these guns.” You say it when people have been very bitchy. In any case, I knew she felt bad about what she´s doing, but she cannot help herself. Something is really wrong, but I am helpless about it and will not take part in her games. It´s not good for me, period.
I feel like I´ve been run over by a car. I´m exhausted.