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What would you do if you were looking after a friend's pet and had an 'accident'? |
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What would you do if you were looking after a friend's pet and had an 'accident'?
Would you own up straight away or try to replace it?
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Own up. Whenever we look after a pet or someone looks after ours I make it clear that if anything happens to the animal in their/our absence not to feel the need to try and cover it up.
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It's not a tortoise, is it?
![]() Definitely own up, they're almost bound to notice. |
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Some years ago I was a live-in cat sitter for a friend who'd gone on holiday for a couple of weeks. During one of the update phone calls made, I commented that "The cats were missing you". I don't think the owner heard the last word, for I was given the 4th degree interrogation about how they went missing!!
I very carefully had to explain that they weren't missing, as in not here, just missing their owner. I don't think I'd have survived if they really had gone walkabout! If I pet sit again, I'd now choose my words carefully when the owner asks how they're getting on... But, irrespective of that, I think that being honest about any accident or similar, is the best way to deal with the situation. After all, they did trust you with their pet, so why betray that trust, however difficult it may seem at the time. |
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Would you own up straight away or try to replace it?
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Own up. I did when my cat bit the tail off Ronnie or Reggie (they both looked the same to me) the nursery gerbils. I found it in the middle of the living room floor.
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Our neighbours cat got hit by a car when we were looking after it. Had to be put down. We felt awful.
I used to have goldfish that looked suspiciously different when we got them back after a holiday. Owning up would be best. |
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Own up
When I was younger my friends/neighbours went on holiday and we had to look after their one eyed guinea pig (who was getting on a bit). He died in his sleep and when my mum found him (she did look after him properly to be fair) she was a bit worried. She told the neighbours and they were understanding about it. |
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Own up.
Unless it's a tortoise. They all look the same. Just get one the same size - could cost well over a grand but better than admit you killed it. |
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Own up. I did when my cat bit the tail off Ronnie or Reggie (they both looked the same to me) the nursery gerbils. I found it in the middle of the living room floor.
OMG, did the gerbil die?
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Always own up. I was cat sitting once and a friend of mine broke a casserole dish and was all for lying about it!!!!
![]() However upon the owner's return I confessed to the accident and the owners were really cool about it. |
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Always own up. I was cat sitting once and a friend of mine broke a casserole dish and was all for lying about it!!!!
![]() However upon the owner's return I confessed to the accident and the owners were really cool about it. |
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I'm wondering what sort of accident this was and what needs replacing!
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Eek! I assumed the OP had broken some thing!
Either way ... own up. |
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We house sat for our friend and looked after the cat we went out for the evening and when we came back she was lying in the road after being run over, it was very sad.
We owned up straight away. |
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my friends hamster died when I was looking after her - I was distraught
own up |
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Don't do what my dad did when he looked after my mouse about 30 years ago. He told me that he ran outside when my mum left the door open. It wasn't until I was about 35 years old that he told me he had given him away.
Poor William. Own up, it will be painful but at least you won't feel guilty for years like my dad. |
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OMG, did the gerbil die? |
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OMG, did the gerbil die?
