u/emmamargxoo

I’ve had these dates marked off my calendar for months, and I got a request for them from a regular. My calendar shows I’m out of town until the 9th of June and she still asked if I was available the next week. I hate it because I hate declining requests, and they are regulars and I love their dogs. I’m scared they’ll think I’m trying to avoid them or not work for them, when I of course would if I were available. I’m just not :( like I said, they’re regulars so my assumption is they just hit “rebook” or something, and it didn’t pull up my calendar. I’ve never used rover as a client only as a pet sitter so idk. I still feel so bad even tho I’m literally out of town and this has been on my calendar for months. It’s also just kinda stupid that rover even allows people to send requests on dates you’re clearly unavailable and I know I’m not the only one with this pet peeve

I’ve actually posted this cat before on my profile bc I loved her unique little ears. I’ve known this cat for a year and sat for her and her siblings many times, I would literally get so excited every time I got a request because I just absolutely loved this cat. I’m supposed to watch them this weekend, and I received a text from the owners this morning that she was attacked by another animal and had to be euthanized. She was only 2 years old. I just saw her earlier this month and knew I had this booking so I told her “I’ll see you later this month!” And now she’s just gone. She was one of the goofiest, cutest, most playful kitties I’ve ever watched and i enjoyed every visit so much. She had such a unique personality and I always would talk about her and tell stories to my friends because I just loved working with her. I’m grateful for the time I spent with her but 2 years is just way too short of a life. I’m devastated and it hurts even more that I have a booking this weekend with them and she won’t be there because I know I’m going to feel that emptiness.