Autumn
Hello,
The sentence that jumped out at me was, "I'm not sure this is enough."
Sounds sure to me: it's not enough!
If he doesn't visit over the cat, I might understand especially if he hasn't been to your house and hasn't even met the cat. What really concerns me is that he didn't come for the surgery. If he's a state away, does that mean driving the entire width of Texas? I could understand he can't always do that when he wants, but if in 6 months he hasn't done it at all, then it sounds like there is other stuff going on in his life and he is attending to that and I am not sure we can do anything about that right now. In fact, it sounds like you already let him know how you feel and that didn't change his plans.
One lesson I noticed about men is that they know where they are going, and who they want to be with when they get there. Even if they find out later that they made a mistake, at least they know! And, the man doesn't ask me for directions.
Meanwhile, how are you recovering from the surgery? What other support do you have - family, friends and such?
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