Looking after pet

[Sandy8765]

Ive agreed to look after my friends cat for 3 weeks when she goes on holiday which means the cat is staying home alone and i have to visit everyday, its in the next town so petrol would be £7 a day which she has said she will pay, BUT i dont want to do it now as it will take an hour each day which i dont have, i finish work and then im out having a social life i dont have time to do it plus i dont want to and also a lot of driving, i offered she didnt ask me and i dont want to let her down but its also not my problem, HELP

I think as you offered you need to still do it and not let her down but next time say you can’t as the driving was too much. Could you have the cat at yours?

Suggest she gets a house sitter. If there's time and her house is either nice or nicely located she shouldn't have any problem getting someone.
Google house sitters UK, there are 2 main websites, sorry can't link right now. It's free and the house gets looked after too. I house sit, it's great.

when does this happen? if it is in the next couple of weeks then I'm afraid you either have to suck it up or take the cat to your house. Further away than that and I would ask her to see if she can find a cat sitter or cattery but many are booked right through the summer. If she can't find one I think you should just do it.

You offered, so you should go through with the arrangement.

So she didn't even asked, you offered and now realised that it involves work. Does she even have enough time to make other arrangements?

You offered? I’m afraid I would think a friend who offered to look after my cats and pulled out before I went away on a 3 week holiday was a shit friend and I would have nothing to do with you again.

When is your friend due to go on holiday?

I suppose it depends how much you value being a person of integrity that keeps their promises?

I don't much see a way in which you can get out of this and still being seen as a trustworthy friend, tbh.

She can get a paid cat sitter for the same cost as your petrol (more or less).
However, I think it's pretty bad you offered without thinking it through! Why?!

Its not till september and ive worked out the petrol to be £7 a day she hasnt said she will pay it, plus as lovely as she is we have a friendship where i constantly rescue her which is why i offered, also ive just helped her move house with my car and she didnt offer me petrol money, yes she said thankyou but as it took all day a thankyou card would have been nice,