My neighbour has form for being a cat stealing loon over involved with my pets. She has adopted two of my cats since I have lived in this house by tempting them in to hers and feeding them. I mind, but I'm not going to kick up a fuss - cats choose their owners and these two were not happy about the addition of a 7lb 3oz screaming smelly interloper to their calm and peaceful life.
However. We have another cat, and in March I had a call from my vets surgery saying that my neighbour was there with my cat who was 'struggling to breathe and foaming from the mouth' according to my neighbour - but showed no sign of this when actually at the vets. I spoke to them, confirmed that they were happy to let the cat come home for watchful care, they weren't concerned.
I just rang them to book in the dog for his boosters and they said that there was an outstanding balance of £51 on my account, because of the cat's visit.
I said to them that I was not happy about paying this cost - they saw my cat without contacting me to confirm that I would be liable for any costs incurred on the say so of my neighbour who they and I know is a bit twitchy and has a habit of overreaction (for example she once called the fire brigade because her fridge was making a funny noise and she was convinced it was leaking 'gas'). They have my number - they called me to tell me that they'd seen the cat, so I think they should have rung me first and I'm not intending to pay it.
The receptionist sort of didn't say anything when I said this to her (I suspect it's not her call to write off costs) but WIBU to pursue this further when I take the dog down there? I think it's cheeky beyond belief.
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LBOCS2 · 27/06/2016 16:54
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