My neighbour just got back from their holiday and came over with gifts. We have always helped each other with watering the plants, clearing the newspaper, mails etc whenever any of us leave for holiday.
While chatting, I talked about the trouble of looking for boarding for ET, and surprisingly, my neighbour said I can leave ET with her if I needed to go away, she and hubby are not afraid of cats. I asked if she has any allergy, cos she has loads of medical condition but her reply was no. Her married son has a dog and they do come visit with the dog every once in a while and she's said she was ok and can handle.
I'm not sure, having a dog visiting only once in a while and never handled a cat before and leaving a cat there with that much hair flying around, hubby didn't feel comfortable cos he said they probably didn't know what having a cat staying around is all about.
So, we were toying with the idea of them coming into the house. Hubby is comfortable with that, he didn't mind leaving the keys with them. Oh, how happy was I, at least I can have ET stay home for once.
Would you leave a cat with someone who has never dealt with or handled a cat before, especially a scaredy one? I guess, all I ask for is someone to feed and clear the poop, that shouldn't be too difficult, am I right? I did mention about clearing the poop, neighbour said "no problem". Is there anything else I should be aware of, leaving a cat with a non-cat person?
While chatting, I talked about the trouble of looking for boarding for ET, and surprisingly, my neighbour said I can leave ET with her if I needed to go away, she and hubby are not afraid of cats. I asked if she has any allergy, cos she has loads of medical condition but her reply was no. Her married son has a dog and they do come visit with the dog every once in a while and she's said she was ok and can handle.
I'm not sure, having a dog visiting only once in a while and never handled a cat before and leaving a cat there with that much hair flying around, hubby didn't feel comfortable cos he said they probably didn't know what having a cat staying around is all about.
So, we were toying with the idea of them coming into the house. Hubby is comfortable with that, he didn't mind leaving the keys with them. Oh, how happy was I, at least I can have ET stay home for once.
Would you leave a cat with someone who has never dealt with or handled a cat before, especially a scaredy one? I guess, all I ask for is someone to feed and clear the poop, that shouldn't be too difficult, am I right? I did mention about clearing the poop, neighbour said "no problem". Is there anything else I should be aware of, leaving a cat with a non-cat person?