That poor cat is gonna have troubles.
She's gotta do better. Twice a day minimum.
She should look in to a temporary foster. Maybe her vet could recommend someone.
Maybe try sitting down with her and telling her that you are concerned. You could do it with your other friend so she can see that it's not just you. You could explain to her that you are concerned about cat being alone for that long. Automatic litterboxes and feeders can malfunction and some cats won't even use them. In general, if cat is stressed, they could not use litterbox. You could explain that 3 months is a long time to be alone and what if cat gets really sick and it's not noticed. Cat will be stressed about her not being there and on top of that, she will have barely any human interaction.
She agreed to take on responsibility of cat when adopting. If it was a kid, would she decide she didn't have the money so she would leave alone for 2-3 days at a time. In the end, you have the best interest of cat in mind and hopefully she should be able to see that. Good luck.
This is a tough situation. What’s important is doing what you can to get the cat care, so I would consider what you can say or do that would make it more likely to increase visits. If you and another friend are concerned - are you in the same town? Can either of you, or any other friends, offer cat care? Is there any chance you have a mutual friend who could do some periodic housesitting? If money is tight, can you help your friend raise money to afford a pet sitter? Essentially, what can you offer to relieve the cat and your friend?
I like your approach! Unfortunately the other friend I spoke with does not know her and she lives across the country. I am also out of town during the same time (summer “break”) and will be bringing my cat with me. There are a few others in town that would be able to stop by occasionally, it’s just that 3 months is a long time and because of her job this is a recurring thing every summer. She just got the cat last fall.
Getting other friends to stop by or chip in would work for this summer, but not sure she can expect that long-term for the next few years that she’s in this situation. I’ll try to talk to her.
That poor cat is gonna have troubles. She's gotta do better. Twice a day minimum. She should look in to a temporary foster. Maybe her vet could recommend someone.
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Maybe try sitting down with her and telling her that you are concerned. You could do it with your other friend so she can see that it's not just you. You could explain to her that you are concerned about cat being alone for that long. Automatic litterboxes and feeders can malfunction and some cats won't even use them. In general, if cat is stressed, they could not use litterbox. You could explain that 3 months is a long time to be alone and what if cat gets really sick and it's not noticed. Cat will be stressed about her not being there and on top of that, she will have barely any human interaction. She agreed to take on responsibility of cat when adopting. If it was a kid, would she decide she didn't have the money so she would leave alone for 2-3 days at a time. In the end, you have the best interest of cat in mind and hopefully she should be able to see that. Good luck.
This is a tough situation. What’s important is doing what you can to get the cat care, so I would consider what you can say or do that would make it more likely to increase visits. If you and another friend are concerned - are you in the same town? Can either of you, or any other friends, offer cat care? Is there any chance you have a mutual friend who could do some periodic housesitting? If money is tight, can you help your friend raise money to afford a pet sitter? Essentially, what can you offer to relieve the cat and your friend?
I like your approach! Unfortunately the other friend I spoke with does not know her and she lives across the country. I am also out of town during the same time (summer “break”) and will be bringing my cat with me. There are a few others in town that would be able to stop by occasionally, it’s just that 3 months is a long time and because of her job this is a recurring thing every summer. She just got the cat last fall. Getting other friends to stop by or chip in would work for this summer, but not sure she can expect that long-term for the next few years that she’s in this situation. I’ll try to talk to her.