Pet owner in favor of Loews policy
I for one have a cat who has separation anxiety. In the past we have always left him at home with my parents, but as the days go into weeks his condition worsens. I know the average person would think this is ridiculous and that the cat would be fine left with others or at home and attended to occasionally for food, etc, but even when my husband and I are home and our son spends the night somewhere else the cat goes nuts meowing for him through the night. I would love to be able to take this cat with us on vacation. (probably never would for fear of losing him accidentally) When I heard Loews accepts pets I was thrilled. It does seem a bit scarey to think about things such as fleas or pet odors, but there is nothing that says you can't request another room that is more acceptable....and I am sure that most pets who are well traveled are also pretty house trained as well. The only thing I would worry about is an unneutered male cat and that obviously leaves a horrible odor, or a female pet that has not been spade and might be in heat leaving marks of her own...all of which I would think the owners would consider and handle accordingly. You would never know I even have a cat in my house unless you went to a secluded bathroom upstairs and saw a litterpan. He has no claws on front paws to ruin furniture, has been neutered, has all shots including leukemia (I would worry if I had a cat NOT on this shot and visited a strange place), is on flea preventive and always uses his litterpan. I say if you have a problem with a room you are given, just politely notify front desk and get moved to one more suitable. As someone else stated.......People can be pretty nasty creatures too, but that does not keep us from enjoying our resorts.
