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Some friends of mine are taking a European trip- so they put Ben their
cat into a cattery. There was a bit of a panic as Ben went off his food for a day or so but then recommenced his usual inhaling of tuna etc. Her husband emailed a couple of times to ask how Ben was because they love him to bits so they wanted to be sure he was okay The cattery owner responded after 3 days of one short email just asking if Ben was okay by saying if he emailed her again she would call the police and sue him for criticising her professional judgement! They have cut their holiday short to get Ben back Is this unreasonable? All the emails were along the lines of "Hi it's me again- just wanting to know Ben is okay?" How hard would it be to type "He's fine"? Surely people who run catteries etc should be used to this sort of thing Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Lesley" wrote in message ... Some friends of mine are taking a European trip- so they put Ben their cat into a cattery. There was a bit of a panic as Ben went off his food for a day or so but then recommenced his usual inhaling of tuna etc. Her husband emailed a couple of times to ask how Ben was because they love him to bits so they wanted to be sure he was okay The cattery owner responded after 3 days of one short email just asking if Ben was okay by saying if he emailed her again she would call the police and sue him for criticising her professional judgement! They have cut their holiday short to get Ben back Is this unreasonable? All the emails were along the lines of "Hi it's me again- just wanting to know Ben is okay?" How hard would it be to type "He's fine"? Surely people who run catteries etc should be used to this sort of thing Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs LOL here in the US she would be a prime candidate for Judge Judy. I know here you could sue her for causing a disruption in their plans and the cost it ensued to return in fear of safety of their pet etc. they have every right to ask the place of business how their pet is. Now if they are calling hourly or too many times a day they can tell it is too much and to stop This person would have a serious problem here With the social media as it is their business would be crushed if the cattery was being run by an idiot as it sounds. If they did not answer me in a timely manner I would be flying back and getting the furballs to a safe spot than suing the business owner all my out of pocket cost due to their stupidity |
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Matthew wrote: If they did not answer me in a timely manner I would be flying back and getting the furballs to a safe spot then suing the business owner all my out of pocket cost due to their stupidity Good point, Matthew! Boarding kennels that do not recognize that their "guests" are family members, especially if there were problems during the first few days of boarding, should not be in that business. If lack of consideration by the kennel-owner makes the pet's people cut their vacation short out of worry, why should the pet-owner pay for it? |
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Lesley wrote:
Some friends of mine are taking a European trip- so they put Ben their cat into a cattery. There was a bit of a panic as Ben went off his food for a day or so but then recommenced his usual inhaling of tuna etc. Her husband emailed a couple of times to ask how Ben was because they love him to bits so they wanted to be sure he was okay The cattery owner responded after 3 days of one short email just asking if Ben was okay by saying if he emailed her again she would call the police and sue him for criticising her professional judgement! They have cut their holiday short to get Ben back Is this unreasonable? All the emails were along the lines of "Hi it's me again- just wanting to know Ben is okay?" How hard would it be to type "He's fine"? Surely people who run catteries etc should be used to this sort of thing Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs They should sue her for sending a threatening email! -- Adrian |
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On 6/18/2012 3:17 PM, Lesley wrote:
Some friends of mine are taking a European trip- so they put Ben their cat into a cattery. There was a bit of a panic as Ben went off his food for a day or so but then recommenced his usual inhaling of tuna etc. Her husband emailed a couple of times to ask how Ben was because they love him to bits so they wanted to be sure he was okay The cattery owner responded after 3 days of one short email just asking if Ben was okay by saying if he emailed her again she would call the police and sue him for criticising her professional judgement! They have cut their holiday short to get Ben back Is this unreasonable? All the emails were along the lines of "Hi it's me again- just wanting to know Ben is okay?" How hard would it be to type "He's fine"? Surely people who run catteries etc should be used to this sort of thing Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs There are nuts in every line of work. It is usually a good idea to avoid them. Bud |
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Apparently they were concerned enough to ask a friend to visit and
although at the time when the cat went in the owner said that would not be a problem then when the friend tried to visit he was told he couldn't... They are currenly waiting for the Eurostar in Paris and hope to be back within a few hours to collect Ben Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On 06/18/2012 03:19 PM, Lesley wrote:
Apparently they were concerned enough to ask a friend to visit and although at the time when the cat went in the owner said that would not be a problem then when the friend tried to visit he was told he couldn't... They are currenly waiting for the Eurostar in Paris and hope to be back within a few hours to collect Ben Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs We are sending our strongest purrs that Ben is safe and back with his family soon. MLB |
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MLB wrote: On 06/18/2012 03:19 PM, Lesley wrote: Apparently they were concerned enough to ask a friend to visit and although at the time when the cat went in the owner said that would not be a problem then when the friend tried to visit he was told he couldn't... They are currenly waiting for the Eurostar in Paris and hope to be back within a few hours to collect Ben Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs We are sending our strongest purrs that Ben is safe and back with his family soon. MLB Assuming it were possible, the best solution would be to drive, and take the pet along. However, aside from the fact that most cats are rather poor travelers, when you're traveling between countries you run into quarantine rules that make such a "solution" impractical. Now dogs, on the other hand, tend to be eager for auto trips, no matter what the destination (other than the vet, of course). |
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"Lesley" wrote in message
... Apparently they were concerned enough to ask a friend to visit and although at the time when the cat went in the owner said that would not be a problem then when the friend tried to visit he was told he couldn't... They are currenly waiting for the Eurostar in Paris and hope to be back within a few hours to collect Ben Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs It's a shame they had to cut their trip short, but I can understand why they'd want to get their cat out of there as soon as possible. Joy |
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On 06/18/2012 05:19 PM, Lesley wrote:
Apparently they were concerned enough to ask a friend to visit and although at the time when the cat went in the owner said that would not be a problem then when the friend tried to visit he was told he couldn't... They are currenly waiting for the Eurostar in Paris and hope to be back within a few hours to collect Ben Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs If the initial response to their emails wasn't a red flag, this *definitely* is. Even when I was watching a neighbor's cat for a week, they checked every day at least, and I expected it. A pet care professional should absolutely be prepared for that sort of behavior, and be able to handle it in an understanding manner. If the owner *didn't* check on their pet, I'd be far more concerned! Hope they get Ben back quickly, and that he's OK! Purrs- Chris, Hazard and Oreo |
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