'I'm being a bit taken advantage of': Roommate neglects their cat by going on vacation for 9 days, forcing fellow flatmate to confront her about being a bad pawrent

Every cat owner knows that one of the main advantages of having cats over dogs is that they are self-sufficient. You can stay stress-free while spending 8+ hours at work while your fluffy felines nap at home, and then enjoy their screams for food as you walk in the door. You can even go away for a weekend every once in a while with just someone to check in on them and make sure they have enough food and water. Dogs, however, need walks in the middle of the day and are not the best at staying home alone.

That doesn't mean that you can go away for multiple days at a time, constantly, and expect them to be okay. No house cat is that self-sufficient. That's why the flatmate in the story below is deciding to confront her roommate about being a bad pawrent - she leaves her cat alone for multiple days at a time, constantly, and just recently was gone for 9 days. Do you think she should say something? Read through all the details below.

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Just because cats can be on their own, doesn't mean that they necessarily like being alone. One of our cats would follow us everywhere if they could. Another one would be purrfectly happy if we only fed them and never spoke to them again. Some cats really crave hooman affection, and as a pawrent, you should give it to them.
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If this were an occasional thing, we don't think there would be an issue. But constantly asking a roommate to watch your cat is just bad pawrenting. When you get a pet, you agree to put their needs before yours and to give them the best life you can. It doesn't sound like she's doing that for her cat.
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