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Pets rely on their owners and the people around them to keep them safe.

The following story involves a woman whose roommate accidentally burnt her cat’s paw after leaving the stovetop on.

She had already warned her roommate to be more careful because her cats jumped on the counters.

But after the same mistake happened again, she demanded that her roommate pay for her cat’s vet bill this time.

Read the full story below for all the details.

AITA for telling my roommate she has to pay my cat’s vet bill after the same thing happened twice?

I live with a friend/roommate, and I have two cats.

About two months ago, she finished cooking and left the stovetop hot.

It had the “Hot Surface” indicator on, and my cat ran across it.

She never told me it happened because she said my cat “didn’t seem hurt.”

This woman noticed that her cat was limping.

Two days later, I noticed my cat was limping and found out she had burned her paw.

I took her to the vet and I spent about $200.

I told my roommate that if she cooks, she needs to be more careful because the cats jump on the counters.

I suggested leaving a pot on the hot burner until it cooled. She agreed.

The same thing happened again.

Yesterday, she cooked again while I was out.

This morning I noticed my cat limping again, and this time both front paws are burned.

When I asked my roommate, she said she forgot to leave the pot on the burner.

My cat already has ongoing health issues, and I’ve already spent over $1,000 on vet bills recently.

Now, I have to take her back again because this happened a second time.

So, she asked her roommate to cover the vet’s bill for the second incident.

She didn’t offer to help pay the first time or this time.

So I told her she needs to cover this vet bill since we already had this exact conversation once before.

She got upset, said “Fine,” and has been avoiding me ever since.

AITA for expecting her to pay the vet bill?

Yikes! Poor little cat. I hope OP’s roommate will be more mindful next time.

The roommate had already been warned about the exact same danger, so forgetting again was especially frustrating.

Asking her to cover the vet bill seems reasonable since her carelessness caused the injury twice.

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

Short and simple.

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This user makes a valid point.

Uh oh! Another honest opinion.

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Finally, people are saying the same thing.

Being forgetful is one thing, but repeated mistakes can have serious consequences.