My oldest sister is abroad and has hired a pet sitter to look after her cat, she left my phone number for her in case of emergency. I've just had a phone call that went like this -
Me: Hello?
PS: Hi, it's Jenny (not real name)
Me: Jenny?
PS: this is FeelingSmurfy isn't it?
Me: Yes, who is this?
PS: I'm the cat sitter
Me: Oh! Right! (panic sets in) is everything OK? My sister only left yesterday, nothing has happened has it?
PS: no, the cats are fine
Me: phew! Well...
PS: Oh I just called because she hasn't left any breakfast for them
Me: really?? Have you checked the cupboard next to the sink?
PS: no (she goes to check) no its empty
Me: she must have left food somewhere, I will come try to find it
PS: well she left their dessert on the table, I just can't find the breakfast
Me:.... Dessert??
PS: yea, cat jelly, I didn't even know cats had dessert
Me: (realising what's going on) do you mean the x food that says chunks in jelly?
PS: yea, weird or what
Me: that's not dessert, that's the food, just give them that when my sister asked you to
PS: for their proper food? Even though it's jelly??
Me: Yes
Me:Comes off the phone and hits my head against the wall
I still can't quite believe what happened. She told my sister she had cats growing up and has been a pet sitter for 4 years so has lots of experience looking after cats. I'm not entirely sure what to do now, because I've told her how to feed them and I don't know whether to leave it or get in touch with my sister or cancel the pet sitter and find a new one/try to sort it between my other sister, me and parents
AIBU?
AIBU to fire my sisters pet sitter while she is away (surreal conversation)
FeelingSmurfy · 26/03/2017 12:37
Trills that's exactly how I feel, my head is just ... But ... How ... What? 
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If you keep her on for now, make sure she knows to give them water. My cat-owning friend cat sat for us once and didn't give ours any water for two days 
. I have no idea how she didn't realise she needed to refill the bowl.
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Outstanding 
You might want to pop over and check on the poor cats at some point...
Cat dessert
Our experience with cat sitters is that they didn't follow written instructions and according to neighbours didn't turn up twice a day, as agreed.
Our neighbours now cat sit when we are gone. I wouldn't go back to a cat sitter unless for a short period of time over Christmas or similar.
If you are able to take over the cat sitting then I suggest you do. I couldn't in good conscience let someone so dim look after animals. It can only go horribly wrong.
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My sister is away for just under 2 weeks
It would be a pain in the rear end for us to do it, which is why she got a pet sitter, but I would rather have the inconvenience than the cats suffer
Euphemia from the conversation I don't think she's ever had cats, unless when she was very young and had nothing to do with their care, or looked after any
Clockbuscanada I think that has swayed it for me, I don't know what I'm going to do about getting another sitter or sorting it amongst ourselves, but I need to fire Jenny. I will head over there after lunch and check their water
I wouldn't know where to find a cattery (I assume Google would help there) or what I was looking for when I visited, so I would feel uncomfortable choosing one on my sisters behalf as her cats are like her babies probably why they are spoiled and get dessert
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