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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The wedding is still on and I'm in it. Its on October 19th and my cat escort is named Oreo. I've been told that Oreo has tried on his outfit and will tolerate it. I guess there will be some cats attending who do not want to wear cat clothes. They will be wearing bow ties on their collars. I do not have to adopt him. The adoption requirement was apparently not working out like she thought so she changed it to doubling the donation to the cat rescue in lieu of adoption. Tacky-yes but I guess this is just the price of admission to this event.

She is still constantly battling with her mother on wedding details. She wants to have little glass dishes with cat food on the table so the cats can eat too. Her mother is worried that the older relatives will think its pate or some type of spread and eat it on a cracker. The wedding venue is creating some type of double barrier entry way so the cats do not sneak out of the reception. There will be a litter box room off the main reception hall. I have been getting the impression that there may be more cats there than just the ones in the wedding ceremony. [/quote]

Since this cruel travesty is happening anyway, please, try to nix ONE thing, OP: It sounds laughable but her mom is right, seriously, about some guest mistaking wet cat food for a spread or even dry cat food for some kind of pre-meal nibbles, especially among the distraction of this nutty wedding. Not only is that gross, but many pet foods carry salmonella that doesn't sicken the pets but can infect humans--it's why people are told to wash hands after handling pet food directly! So the chance of someone ingesting it is not just disgusting or funny; it's a health hazard. It does not belong on tables. I'm betting she wants cats eating while standing on the tables, too. After they've possibly been in litter boxes. She is a terrible pet "lover."

I'm greatly surprised that any reputable cat rescue organization would go along with this madhouse because these animals will be so stressed by this. Cats are territorial and even taking them out of the rescue place to a situation with lots of strangers handling them over a relatively short period is going to stress them. So is being dressed up (even if they "tried on" their "clothes" and did not freak out--that does not mean they are OK; they are likelier quiet about the clothes because they've shut down due to stress).

I love cats. Adore them. But this is not an event created by someone with any real knowledge of cat behavior and preferences. I know-- it's happening no matter what. At least see if you can slip into the reception space early and whisk those cat food bowls off the damned tables! You have my sympathy, OP.[/quote]

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