To be fed up with looking after someone else's animals?

[MotherShabubu]

e been living in a home with a friend for over a year and a half, when I agreed to live with her I knew she had 2 dogs which was fine, I love dogs and she said they are majoritively outdoor dogs so great.
When we moved in together it was a completely different story, they were locked in the house all the time and as they completely lack any training they would shit and piss in the house. I also found out one of the dogs has a health issue that results in her throwing up 5-10 times a day, all of which goes onto the floor boards, none of which my housemate cleans.
When the dogs were put in the backyard they would always escape (I think a lot of this has to do with never being taken for walks etc by the housemate) and i’d be forced to run through the streets chasing her animals sometimes a couple of times a day.
After a year or so living in the house she finally secured the yard to a point where the dogs could be left outside so the daily shits, pisses and vomits inside my lovely house decreased.
I’m now pregnant and I’m entirely fed up with looking after her animals. I am the only one who fills their water dish, she stays out for 3-4 days at a time only coming home to put food in their bowls and then leave again, if I put them outside at night they will bark and bark and bark until I have no choice but to let them in, and when I left them in they will proceed to piss and shit in the house unless I have them in my bedroom with me, which I do not want, they are not my dogs but somehow I have become the primary carer for her animals.
I suppose this is more just a vent, but I suppose some advice on how to delicately but directly tell her that she is effectively neglecting her animals and leaving the house in a completely unsanitary and disgusting state.
She was a close friend when we moved in but the way she treats her animals, and also the complete lack of respect or regard for how I have to live has really damaged the friendship.
Do I sound totally unreasonable, I’ve never lived with dogs before, but I assume leaving them for days at a time, letting them go to the bathroom inside etc is not normal?
I almost fell over in a pile of uncleaned up dog vomit the other night directly in front of her and she ignored me and did not apologise for not cleaning it up.
Arrghhhh, I try to tell myself I will have my own place in 3 months time with my partner, but then I also feel terrible for her animals, who will look after them when I am gone?
Sorry, such a big rant/vent!

rehome them miles and miles away and tell her they ran away. better for you AND the animals

Stop making excuses as to why you haven't already reported her neglect of the dogs to animal welfare.
You've been choosing to enable her for the past year and a half.
You've never really given a shit about the dogs welfare really, especially the one who needs medical attention and hasn't been receiving it.

She's not going to listen to you about rehoming the dogs - people like her don't.
Your landlord will probably do an inspection before you move out - and you will be held jointly liable for the damage caused.
Do you really think she's going to admit all respectability and pay up?
You should have spoken to your landlord about the dogs and damage right at the start/throughout the year and half you've been living there.

So one of these dogs needs daily medication and neither of you are giving it to them? That is appalling and abuse.

Can people stop blaming the OP for these dogs. They are not hers!

I agree with you steppemum. Apart from anything else it is in no way helpful when OP is taking the decision on what to do now. If it wasn't for her those dogs would likely have died of dehydration or starvation.

steppemum anyone who stands by whilst any kind of neglect or abuse takes place be that to a man, woman or beast is equally to blame.
If I was sharing a house with a friend who regularly buggered of for days on end, leaving her kids unfed, didn’t bother taking them to school or interacting with them, would it be ok if I fed them the odd pot noodle and chucked a ball for them outside. Or should I be as a bare minimum be speaking to my ‘friend’ about it. Or would that not be my responsibility either, because there not my kids?
Maybe there’s no legal obligation to do anything, unlike in my example, but there’s certainly a moral one.
I don’t particularly like it when people pile onto an op, but I think in this instance the op needs a kick up the arse and to be made to understand that she need to do something to put this situation right.

If you haven't got the balls to do anything concrete, take the passive way out. Next time they run away call the RSPCA and report them as running around loose. Then make sure you're not home and your housemate is when the officer returns them....

she has made sure the dogs have food and water and cleared up after them.
No, she hasn't walked them, and the dogs are not house trained (not her fault) While not ideal, it isn't the end of the world. The RSPCA will not even come out to animals that are fed and watered and not being mistreated.

Obviously rehoming is needed for these dogs, but I think the vitriol against the OP who has made sure they are fed and watered and cleared up after them is totally unnecessary.

steppemum you’ve conveniently left out the part where one dog is throwing up multiple times a day and the OP hasn’t sought medical attention for the dog!

how can she seek medical treatment? Vets won't treat the dog if it isn't yours, and maybe she doesn't have the money to pay for the vet.
That is the owners job!

But she could have presented the “friend” with an ultimatum: treat the dog or she gets reported. OP has indicated that so far she hasn’t actually approached the room mate in over a year to so much as hint that perhaps the dog needs to see a vet?

You've been complicit in the neglect. Just because you've bought beds and played catch with them doesn't alter that. Your attitude and tone seem strange too. You should at least step up to address the neglect now.

Agreed.

steppemum The ops responsibility in this situation is to SPEAK UP.

Everyone knows they are not her dogs, it’s her long term passivity to the animals neglect that is the problem.

The op clearly knows the dogs are not happy and she is unable to care for them properly ( can’t walk them or get them medical attention ) but continues to enable their neglect by reluctantly providing insufficient care for them instead talking to her friend, that’s why people are giving her a hard time.