Neighbour argument

[Flowerlane]

Name changed🤪

Excuse the length of the post and also any errors as using my phone.

2 neighbours are currently having a argument over a incident that happened this morning.

Neighbour A let her children and her dog out to play this morning in to her own garden neighbour B’s cat was in their garden and got spooked by the kids and the dog. The cat has tried to climb the tree to get over the fence but somehow has managed to get caught. Cat stuck in tree with dog at the bottom barking madly at it. Neighbour A and B have both run out to garden as the noise from the cat and the dog were both very loud. B manages to get the cat untangled by leaning over fence on a chair. Cat obviously has injured its leg and was rushed to the emergency vets.

Now B has knocked on A’s door and said that the cats leg may be broken and its having x rays this afternoon etc she is waiting for a phone call from the vet she then said how would A be paying the bill? Would she pay her or go direct to the vet and pay the bill?
A has stated that she is sorry that the cat has injured itself but she will not be paying as it was a accident and she can not see how she is at fault and has to pay for it.

B has gone mad and said her cat was spooked by her children and dog thats why he got stuck and was struggling to get away from a mad dog so it’s obvious she needs to pay!!

B said she will be back once the vet has phoned to let her know the amount and that if she isn’t prepared to pay she will be taking it to small claims court as it’s A’s fault her cat is injured.

A has asked my opinion as we are friends and whether she is being unreasonable. I think she is in the right and is not being unreasonable at all.

So why I sit and curtain twitchWhat do Mumsnet think is A being unreasonable by not paying the bill?

Thanks for the extremely thorough and satisfying update!

Thanks for the update it was a very entertaining thread! 😂

As for devil cat completely agree with cat dad some cats just don't get on with others and it causes stress hence doing destructive things. My old cat was wonderful to people but my god did he hate other cats! I watched him leg it across our garden and rip a cat off the wall and pin it (had to get the hose out to break them up)
Some just like being on their own with someone!

That's the risk of having a cat that goes outside unfortunately (injury). A should not pay.

@Flowerlane
I feel sorry for cat mum now she has a very disloyal husband. He could have smoothed it over without throwing her under the bus and embarrassing her (even if she did deserve it)

And to think dog dad was going to pay the bill! Hope he's in the dog house now.

Funny thread, glad dog parents didn't have to pay the bill.

I feel very sorry for cat mum after your update. Cat dad is really out of order here and has shown huge disrespect to his wife revealing so much.

Your friend—dog mum—was nosey and intrusive, and the three of them laughing about it together and then telling you for you to then gossip on the internet is just appalling behaviour.

Cat mum has been embarrassed by her husband and neighbours and you should all be ashamed of yourselves. She was wrong to ask for the money but the behaviour of your group is awful.

This has amused me for the last 30 minutes! Glad to finally hear a neighbour dispute story till the end!

@emilyfrost

I feel very sorry for cat mum after your update. Cat dad is really out of order here and has shown huge disrespect to his wife revealing so much.

Your friend—dog mum—was nosey and intrusive, and the three of them laughing about it together and then telling you for you to then gossip on the internet is just appalling behaviour.

Cat mum has been embarrassed by her husband and neighbours and you should all be ashamed of yourselves. She was wrong to ask for the money but the behaviour of your group is awful.

Bit extreme. Yes cat husband was disloyal and I couldn't forgive that BUT I wouldn't never have acted so batshit in the first place. Eventually if you exhibit crazy grabby behaviour then it has consequences. Hes probably long fed up of her shit and people will naturally judge her.

People shouldn't go around screaming and demanding money and not expect people to talk. And expecting your husband to paper over it and accept you putting your foot down about the cat destroying his things and being an expensive, aggressive addition to the household without him getting a say is a step too far imo.

@Sparklfairy totally agree! I wonder if cat mum is on MN!!! A few hone truths may have been learnt from this thread 😳

@poppybuns

This thread made the 3am night feed much more bearable. Come back this morning to ensure I don't miss any updates today!

We had an equally crazy cat owner next door when we moved into our new house. The 3 houses (I bought the middle one) were all cat lovers so much so they put cat flaps in the fences so their cats could pass easily between the 3 houses. They'd encourage each others cats into the garden and all the cats were friends I assume having some kind of cat social events. Well we moved in with a big dog who barked at their cats and chased them out of our garden and 3 wild boys who the cats didn't like either. Crazy cat owner one side popped her head over the fence one day and said the dog was scaring the cat and she can't cross the garden into the other house to see the other cats so maybe we could work out a schedule so that the cats have safe dog free time to meet each other. I said my dog will use my own garden whenever she likes and suggested she teach her cat to go the other way across the front gardens to meet her friends. She said she couldn't let the cat out the front as she isn't good with roads.

Anyway.. really looking forward to the updates today!

The cat flap in the fence thing would have pissed me right off.

I used to have Lakeland terriers, and they can get through a gap the size of my fist. They'd have been through those catflaps in a heartbeat. I'd have to have blocked them up to stop the dogs from roaming.

I like cats and have had several over the years, but I don't like them in my garden because they kill birds and shit in my flowerbeds.

No, A should not pay. A’s dog and child were in their garden. B’s cat is an outdoor cat and not in it’s own garden. I have outdoor cats and you let them out at their own risk. We live in the middle of nowhere so it’s not really an issue for us, but in a built up area there are obvious risks.

The only way A could be held responsible is if the dog had got into B’s garden and chased the cat there, causing injury.

I’d say to neighbour they could take me to small claims court.

@jacks11 and I'd say RTFT

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