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[Caesar]

Okay. So my parents have gone away on holiday for a week and a half. Just prior to them going, their cat of ten years went missing.

I am housesitting for them in case the cat turns up. They've been away for two days and I have just been informed that a flat cat-like substance has been found on a nearby main road. Still waiting to get the microchip scanned (there was no collar on the corpse) but I am 99% sure that it's him.

The question is, how do I break the news?

 

[Powerade 08]

Depends on how attached they were to the cat?

My grandparents have had a cat for 3/4 years now, the owner next door couldn't take care of it anymore.

They look after it but wouldn't lose any sleep if it went missing.

 

[Caesar]

Dad is fairly nonchalant. Mum possibly loves it more than her real children.

 

[Normy132]

I'd probably call them a day before they get back. So that they're holiday isn't ruined but they know what they're coming home to.

 

[WALL-e]

Wait til they get back, it will put a massive downer on their holiday otherwise.

 

[Dan Moody]

Buy another cat that looks the same, they won't notice!
Worked in the case of Fine Cotton
Umm wait...

 

[Speck]

If your dad will be able to handle it, call him privately and tell him. Mean he can break it to your mum when the time is right and in person.

 

[Quadzilla]

Wait til they get back, it will put a massive downer on their holiday otherwise.

yep - its not like they are away for months.

 

[jonoman89]

Yeah wouldn't tell them til they get back. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[Caesar]

The problem is that it's not really ignorance. The cat disappeared before they left and mum was already really anxious and upset - he'd never been gone more than 24 hours before. If they didn't know he was missing I wouldn't tell, but this makes me wonder if I should put her out of her misery.

If it was your pet would you rather know, or deal with the uncertainty/faint hope for a week or so and then find out that someone had been holding out on you?

 

[rocker_oz33]

tell them when they get back let them enjoy there time away.

 

[Dan Moody]

I'm sitting here watching my lazy arse cat lying happily asleep on the couch, obviously content with the fact that the little prick brought a bird into the garage and proceeded to massacre it, blood & guts and feathers and shit everywhere
I've had that feeling when he stays out all night and you don't see them for a couple of days, scares the daylights out of you.
Tell the folks when they get home

 

[Roadie]

If your dad will be able to handle it, call him privately and tell him. Mean he can break it to your mum when the time is right and in person.

I'd do this.

 

[TheStinger]

I selected Barrell Roll just for laughs but I agree with ringing your dad and telling him and let him decide when to tell your mum, as she seems to have the emotional attachment to the cat.

If my parents dog had died while they were away I would have told my dad and let him tell mum when it was right to do so. She loves this dog.

And also it gets you off the hook doing it.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Make sure to tell them that it didn't die in vain and that it tasted delicious.

 

[yeah_nah]

tell them when they get back let them enjoy there time away.

This

Make sure to tell them that it didn't die in vain and that it tasted delicious.

loled

Also Caesar the part about your mum loving it more than her real children I loled because I can relate. My mum says goodnight to the dogs when I'm in the same room and not to me... awkward

 

[Hoffy95]

You gotta let the old duck know.

She's gonna be spending her holidays with this on her mind 24/7 anyway so if anything you're putting the issue to rest if you get it out of the way. Finding out the truth is better than the burden of waiting on confirmation of something you're expecting to hear anyway.

If you've got coin, buy her a new kitten after a cool down period. It's interesting how some people say when they lose a pet that they couldn't have another one (as in they can't replace what they've lost) but you put a cute little kitten or puppy in front of them (an animal lover) and they'll soon find the void filled.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Tell them!

 

[Bomber Bears]

Im currently looking after my aunts border collie whilst she's in NZ with my mum. It's on medication for epilepsy and has been pretty good till about 4:30 this arvo, when she started having seizure's. she went on to have about 7 seizure, around repeated vet calls, medication and finally taking her to the vet, despite her having a seizure as I was trying to get her in the car and then one on the way (thankfully a neighbour went along to the vets with me so she had her in the back seat). She's continued to be very distressed at vets before the vet eventually knocked her out for the night, and she's staying there overnight. Feel like Vincent Vega at the end of this scene
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So maybe it's a day of bad pet luck

 

[dales.girl38]

I think that telling your dad is the best option, then he can tell your mum when he thinks is the best time. Either that or tell them both, I don't think their holiday is going to be fun either way, but it's not fair to let her think there's still a chance that it'll come home if it's not going to.

 

[Messenger]

The problem is that it's not really ignorance. The cat disappeared before they left and mum was already really anxious and upset - he'd never been gone more than 24 hours before. If they didn't know he was missing I wouldn't tell, but this makes me wonder if I should put her out of her misery.

If it was your pet would you rather know, or deal with the uncertainty/faint hope for a week or so and then find out that someone had been holding out on you?

Tell them now. The not knowing is the hardest bit.

 

[SA1NTER]

IMO you should tell them ASAP. Otherwise, even if you don't say anything their trip will be ruined with the worry. Its a real lose-lose situation unfortunatly.

 

[Echo Bravo]

**** I hate cats...

Anyway, you should probably tell them. Not only for their sake, but also for yours. I mean, the fact you came to GD for help tells me that it's been gnawing away at your conscious*


* either that or you just wanted to cause some lulz

 

[Catfish Alley]

You might as well wait until you get confirmation with the microchip. Even though you're pretty sure it's him, it would suck to put a damper on their holiday and then find out it wasn't even their cat.

 

[_Christoh_]

If its cars you like to see
take your cat to the grand prix
put him out there on the track
lay him on his furry back
aaahhhhhhhh speed hump cat

Gotta love rodney rude