02-12-2018, 08:13 PM
Catherine, if anyone has experience of such matters, it is you! I totally agree with everything you have said.
Only one (sad) thing concerns me. There has been the occasional case of an elderly person dying at home and their lack of activity not being noticed by neighbours for days on end. When someone eventually raises the alarm and the house is entered (e.g. breaking a window or getting a spare key from a relative) some pets are in a very bad way after no food or drink for days. However, such cases are rare and on balance the benefits to the elderly outweigh the small risk.
Only one (sad) thing concerns me. There has been the occasional case of an elderly person dying at home and their lack of activity not being noticed by neighbours for days on end. When someone eventually raises the alarm and the house is entered (e.g. breaking a window or getting a spare key from a relative) some pets are in a very bad way after no food or drink for days. However, such cases are rare and on balance the benefits to the elderly outweigh the small risk.
