Anyone ever hosted a kitten?

[Katie-and-Chris2]

I have a pet fee for 2 dogs or less.

Guest told me they were bringing their small kitten. Anything to worry about? Wondering if they will crate it when away. From childhood memories, our kittens and cats scratched sofas, etc. Charge a regular pet fee and ask for it to be crated?

Thank you for your guidance. 

[Colleen253]

@Jennifer2682 “While it is paramount that we hosts provide a safe space, the onus of responsibility here is on the guest with the special circumstances.”

Agreed, totally. But consider Airbnb’s assistance animal policy. It opens the door for a guest to bring any pet to a no pets entire place listing, claim it’s an emotional support animal,

and not even have to disclose it to the host. So the host can be none the wiser that an animal was in their listing, if they don’t see physical signs. Therefore the allergic guest can ask the question of the host and receive a negative answer, but still be in danger. ANY entire place listing is potentially a health issue for the seriously allergic guest. 

[Jennifer2682]

I wasn’t aware of that policy, but it is absolutely crazy and total overreach! It sounds like guests (and hosts) have to be even MORE careful!  Thank you for sharing that information! 

[Angelica-Y-Jorge0]

@Katie-and-Chris2 We host animals in our Airbnb and have 2 cats at home. Cats love to scratch furniture as it is their natural instinct to do so. This is my only fear of hosting cats. One thing I suggest with cats is to buy or ask the guests to buy and use cat claw covers. We use them for our cats at home and it has saved our leather furniture. They are humane and allow cats to scratch without doing any damage. They look really cute on the cats too like they have painted nails.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/C9C9813B-DADA-4357-A499-11F8D67A53C3/?_encoding=UTF8&store_ref=SB...