This is terrible news.
Now that I'm moving to Perth, I intended to take Thistle with me. But I have realised now this wouldn't be fair to her. Here in NZ she has a large property to play on, but in Perth I'll have an inner city apartment. Here, she has company, my large family and other pets, but in Perth she'd be all alone while I'm working. And Perth has poisonous things. So really, for the good of my kitty, I have to leave her behind.
And it's breaking my heart in a way that leaving my family isn't.