'I asked her for the 100$ back. She didn't have the money.': Friend agrees to cat-sit, doesn't show up, ghosts the cat owner, and never returns the payment

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Jan 9, 2026 2:00 PM EST

Cats are the most impawrtant thing in a cat parent's life. So entrusting their safety to someone else is a big deal.

If you're a cat pawrent yourself, you probably know exactly what we're talking about. Once you adopt a cat, your cat becomes your whole world. It's very hard to put your whole world in the hands of someone else… But sometimes life happens. You go on a business trip for your work. You go on a family vacation for the holidays. You go on a camping trip with your friends. Some places you can't take your cat to. And that's when you need a trusted cat-sitter, one you know you can trust. A friend, for example.

You'd think that would suffice. But not for this woman. True, she asked her friend to cat-sit, but even we can't imagine any of our friends doing what she did. Not only didn't she actually show up to take care of the cat (we would freak), but she bailed with the upfront payment, ghosting the cat mom who needed to emergency-contact a professional cat sitter instead, paying extra. Seriously, what "friend" would do that? As cat pawrents ourselves, we're livid.

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    I asked my good friend to watch my cat while I was visiting family this week.
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    I asked her to come yesterday cause I had a package I needed brought in. She's a night owl and I said random late night check ins would be fine.
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    At 4am she texted me "please call me when you can" When I woke up I found this alarming, I called her several times like cycles of 4 times every 2 hours.
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    woman sitting on the couch texting on her phone, looking worried, her hand scratching her head
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    I started to panic and paid someone on rover to come to house. She didn't call me back till 5pm tonight.
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    cat sad and alone in the house
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  • It's bad enough to be ghosted by your friend, whatever the reason. But they're responsible for your cat while you're not there? That's a very red line to cross. It's a red line regardless of the relationship you have with your designated cat-sitter, but the fact that she considers her a friend must really hurt.

  • 07
    After I got pro pet sitter. She called me back to say she had flat tire, didn't come to my house because of it it.
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  • 08
    Got in a fight with her boyfriend and was overwhelmed. She told me calling that many times was overwhelming and unnecessary.
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    woman texting on her phone, looking bored
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    I asked her for the hundred bucks back and said it's cool. What pissed me off was she didn't have the money to give back she spent it and was broke and asked to pay me in installments.
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    woman holding dollar bills like a fan, hiding her face
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    I'm over this messy broke bitch. Now I'm out the 100 bucks plus I need a new pet sitter.
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    Thinking about eating the money and blocking her.
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  • That's a lot of money to "eat". But we understand it like this - if someone “holds” your money, but your (and in this case, your cat's) stability depends on cutting the ties, and that's worth more than the sum of money? Well, “eat” is the solution, apparently. We hope she will get the money either way, because that's just the fair outcome of this situation.

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    cat lying down on floor, along in the house, lights are off, the only light sourse is through the window
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    well_caffeinated_mom Is this out of character for her or are these kind of excuses/explanations frequent with her? Also $100 seems awfully steep for checking in on a friend's cat, I would do this kind of thing for free for literally any of my friends and most of them would do the same
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    OP Correct-Role760 It was daily check ins for the week idk she had to drive across town and offered her
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    PipiForever Why didn't she just text the situation. She's a good friend but couldn't think this far ahead. Sounds kind of sad but I would let her pay you back in installments. If you think it's going to eat away at you give up on the friendship.
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    OP Correct-Role760 Literally I was like why didn't you just say that in a text. She didn't haven an answer other than she was "disregulated and overwhelmed"
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    Secret_Sister_Sarah If my cat sitter texted me at 4:00AM saying "please call me when you can" and then GHOSTED me when I tried to call her, I would absolutely lose my shit worrying about my cats! Fuck! She HAS to have more sense than that. I'd be done with her, too, but I'd be civil until getting my hundred bucks back.
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    Lotus-Logic Sounds like you've got a real winner there. You paid her to be a responsible adult and she flaked harder than a bad pancake. Eating the money might sting, but cutting ties with someone who can't handle a little responsibility sounds like a solid life choice. Good luck finding a pet sitter who won't ghost you at 4 a.m.
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