I heard back from my pet-sitting boss yesterday about the old cat (who isn't a "he"! It's a "she"! I feel so silly... ). My boss agreed with me that the kitty's owners should have taken better care of the matting problem, but it appears they have just let it go. My boss also said that she thinks the owners are pretty much just waiting for "nature to take its course" with the old kitty, waiting for it to pass on to the Rainbow Bridge, I guess. Hmm... I don't particularly like that attitude, but actually the owners seem to take very good care of the old kitty, despite the matting problem, so I don't think they're bad people.

My boss (and now I am, too) is very much aware that the old kitty may die while the owners are off on one of their trips, and it will be up to one of the sitters to take care of it. Oh gosh! I sort of hope that it won't be me because it will break my heart.