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female
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36-40,
anonymous
writes:I live in a share house with one other person, the situation is we are not on a lease as such, we pay rent to the owner directly. My flatmate has two cats, one of which has recently began to throw up on the carpets in the house. She will not clean it up and sees no need to. I have been staying over at my boyfriend's house increasingly as I feel like I cannot go home - I have tried to talk to her about this issue, but she says there is nothing she can do as she cannot train her cat and he will just throw up again. What do I do in this situation?
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 June 2009): Thank you all for your insight on this issue - it has confirmed exactly what I was thinking. I will have another talk with my flatmate, and if she doesn't act on the problem I will talk to the owner. Thank you all yet again!!
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reader, Eerie  +, writes (15 June 2009):
Talk to the owner; he/she has a lot more authority over who cleans what in the flat than you do (as unsatisfying as that sounds).Personally, I wouldn't clean it up either, and then let her deal with it too.Also, she needs to take that cat to a vet; cats do not throw up for no reason, and it is not a question of training. It is sick, and obviously very much so. And if she refuses to do that, then you have every right to call the Humane Society on her, as that is a form of animal abuse.
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reader, pebble  +, writes (15 June 2009):
 Are you able to talk to the owner of the house about it?I'm not sure how it works in Australia, but in the UK if you are renting a house from a private owner, you have to put down a deposit before you move in. If there is any damage to the house or work that needs doing when you leave, you lose your deposit. If you are in danger of any financial repucussions because of this, then you must speak to the owner of the house or the estate agency that your house is with.They would possibly send her a letter about it explaining what might happen if she continues to let this happen. She might listen to that.Good luck.
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reader, sugar_sugar +, writes (15 June 2009):
 What a filthy situation. Can you speak to the owner directly about the situation? There's no way you should be forced to put up with that, the house belongs to both of you and if she really feels there is no solution to the cat throwing up on the carpet constantly and refuses to clean it then she needs to get rid of the cat.I would try talking to her one more time before informing her you're going to speak to the owner about this issue if she doesn't rectify it immediately.
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