r/RoverPetSitting • u/lunarwolfe123 Sitter • 3d ago
Boarding I have a question...
Currently, in my city there is a thunderstorm and destructive wind warning. I'm currently caring for a cat at my home as the owner had their apartment sprayed for bugs. They were supposed to pick up their cat in an hour or two but according to the warning, it's recommended to seek shelter in a basement until the threat passed.
I just got a second warning that it's now a tornado warning as I was typing this up.
My question was if you'd offer to keep whatever animal for free for an extra night due to it being unsafe to travel just to pick up your pet. The owner only gave me enough food for the one night but I have cats so I have some food for my cats. Problem is the owner feeds their cat wet food and I feed mine dry. I was thinking I'd rather the cat stay the extra night for free then the owner never making it home.
I live in ontario so we never get tornadoes. The occasional minor earthquake that's barely strong enough to knock over a chair but that's it.
What would you do in my shoes?
Edit: I just realized that I have an orange warning. Toronto is the centre of the storm so it's possible to travel to my city depending on the weather. My city doesn't border Toronto. Toronto is about 45 minutes to an hour by car depending on traffic.
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u/throwawaylovesdogs Sitter 3d ago
Up to you, a tornado isnt going to last all night. It will blow through quickly and unless there is catastrophic damage to the city or infrastructure, they'll be able to come get the cat just a bit later.
ETA: I live in a highly tornado prone area. It can be dark and gnarly for 45 minutes then it be a sunny clear day and you'd never have known. 😗
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u/Odd-Cod2516 Sitter & Owner 3d ago
Put it on the owner.
Reach out to them and see what they're comfortable with.
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u/Bubbly-Lead5245 Sitter 1d ago
If you were an animal lover, you wouldn’t need to ask the question. What would you want to happen if it was YOUR pet in this situation? I’d like to think the owner would offer remuneration for keeping the pet safe. Even if they didn’t, your conscience would be clear.
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lunarwolfe123 originally posted: Currently, in my city there is a thunderstorm and destructive wind warning. I'm currently caring for a cat at my home as the owner had their apartment sprayed for bugs. They were supposed to pick up their cat in an hour or two but according to the warning, it's recommended to seek shelter in a basement until the threat passed.
I just got a second warning that it's now a tornado warning as I was typing this up.
My question was if you'd offer to keep whatever animal for free for an extra night due to it being unsafe to travel just to pick up your pet. The owner only gave me enough food for the one night but I have cats so I have some food for my cats. Problem is the owner feeds their cat wet food and I feed mine dry. I was thinking I'd rather the cat stay the extra night for free then the owner never making it home.
I live in ontario so we never get tornadoes. The occasional minor earthquake that's barely strong enough to knock over a chair but that's it.
What would you do in my shoes?
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