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A NEIGHBOR has been arrested after allegedly poisoning his neighbor’s pets.
Gainesville, Florida resident Terry Guider admitted to killing his neighbor’s cat with antifreeze after it scratched his car.
The 46-year-old was arrested on Monday night and faces felony charges for allegedly killing at least one of his neighbor’s cats, Oreo.
However, soon after his arrest Tyanna Ceglia claimed her second cat, Dakota, was found with antifreeze in its body and had to be euthanized.
“We had to say goodbye to our sweet Oreo who did absolutely nothing wrong and was punished all because this monster thought he was scratching his truck,” Ceglia wrote in a post.
Ceglia claimed her friend was house-sitting when Guider showed up enraged and threatening to harm the cats for scratching his car.
He was caught on a security camera threatening the animals.
“I will kill your cat if they come on my property again,” he said.
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When Ceglia and her family returned, they found Oreo acting strange. She claimed his health rapidly deteriorated before her family had to euthanize him.
The University of Florida Small Animal Hospital conducted an autopsy revealing antifreeze in the cat’s system.
“Unfortunately our other cat, Dakota, showed signs of being sick as well,” Ceglia wrote.
“Our friends who had her took her into the emergency vet and she had indeed been poisoned as well. She had a much smaller amount which is why it took so long to figure out that she was sick.”
“She was in kidney failure and they decided to humanely euthanize her.”
Police reports show that Guider intentionally poured antifreeze into cat food and left it out in his yard. He told police that it was his brother’s idea to poison the cats.
Police were notified of Dakota’s death after the arrest, adding to potential charges against Guider. Ceglia said she hopes her family and their pets can get the justice they deserve.
“This could have been handled so differently. He could have taken us to court, he could have called animal control,” Ceglia said to The Gainesville Sun.
