Originally Posted by
Cataholic
Thank GOD the animals survived. How very scary, tragic and unfortunate.
But, I don't necessarily 'blame' the petsitter. She obviously DID think she was sitting the next month. Who in their right mind doesn't call up the day before they leave to make sure plans are set? I mean, really.
I agree. Sounds like an honest misunderstanding. Who hasn't made that kind of mistake ... misunderstood a word or two? I cannot imagine leaving and not verifying that everything was set up properly and still ok with the person who was taking care of my pets! Wow! That's really irresponsible on the part of the pet-owner, IMO. I would have called a couple of times, once about a week before and definately the day before. You never know what happens to people ... deaths in the family, illness, accidents.
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