'Am I being overly paranoid, or is it reasonable to be worried?': Long-distance pawrent’s worry grows as cat sitter's silence and cattitude push her to plan a fur baby rescue

This stressed-out pawrent is facing a real claws-for-concern situation after leaving their affectionate cat with a casual cat sitter during a big out-of-state move. What started as a hopeful arrangement quickly turned into a fur-raising mess. At first, the sitter sent regular photos and videos, but those updates stopped after just a few days. When the pawrent politely asked for more, the sitter got defensive and instead of a real-time check-in, she sent an old nighttime video. Not exactly comforting.

But the real drama? The sitter admitted to feeding the cat less on purpose to “teach him to obey.” Not only is that not okay, it borders on controlling and cruel, especially since this isn’t her pet. Add to that her earlier comment about intentionally scaring the cat to keep him from going outside, and it’s no wonder this pawrent is panicking.

With no recent proof of the cat’s condition and bizarre behavior from the sitter, this situation has gone way past sketchy. The pawrent now plans to drop by in person, hoping to see their kitty and possibly take him back. Honestly? With this many red flags, who could blame them?

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