Ali and her cat

Last night Ali went camping with my in-laws. If i can possibly make a long story short i'll try....Today Ali called and asked If I could come pick her up at 4:00. She said she had been coughing alot and was ready to come home. So on my way to pick her up I called my mother in law to get directions. She gave them to me and then told me that Ali had coughed all night and all day and that If she knew she was sick she wouldn't have asked her to come. Of course that immediately struck a nerve with me and I said "If I had known she was sick I wouldn't have let her go" I guess It upsets me because I feel my parenting skills being questioned. It's not like I dump her off on them all the time..as a matter of fact she rarely goes over there and they rarely ask for her to come. She also told me that she had told Ali she was probably sick because of her cat. I told her I didn't think it was the cat because we've had her for almost 2 YEARS! Well, the thing that bothered me the most was that she told Ali that her cat was probably making her sick and that she needed to get rid of it!!! I just can't believe that an adult would tell a little girl that. She has no idea what that cat means to her. Now, I am not one to love animals and get attached but she is and that little cat is her best friend. They sleep together, play hide and seek and I really think they have a great relationship. Since Ali is an only child Carmen the kitty is very important to her! My inlaws hate animals in the house and think that all people who have them inside are nasty. I know she loves Ali with all her heart but Ali's feelings were really hurt, and as a matter of fact so were mine! Here's Carmen......