‘I went behind her back’: Cat-sitter makes executive decision to take kitty for emergency treatment, cat owner accuses her of overstepping boundaries

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  Cute orange cat scratching its ear outdoors

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• As a pet sitter, you have a moral obligation to keep the pets safe, so what should she have done differently if she clearly saw that the cat was in distress? She acted in the cat's best interest, but appawrently, that didn't line up with her pawrent's desires. In this case, we're always going to go with the cat.

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  Veterinarian Examining Cute Cat after Sterilization in Vet Clinic

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• Happy with her report, she told the cat owner everything when she came home, but didn't expect to receive such a terrible response. She accused the cat sitter of overstepping boundaries, and insisted that the cat was fine.

  The cat owner may have been salty, but we believe the cat sitter did the right thing. Should she have asked purrmission first? Yes. But should the cat owner have dealt with this problem like a responsible pawrent? Also yes.

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  Man's Hand Scratches behind ear of Fluffy Cat

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