Leaving the cat home alone?
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We have a dilema.
We can't find a cattery with any space within a sensible distance from home.
We don't know neighbours well enough to trust them coming in to feed the cat and we wouldn't wish to impose anyway.
A relative was going to do this for us but now can't.
Will she be OK on her own for 11 days if we put down various bowls of dry and semi dry food?
She will have full access to the house and to go outside in the garden and woods etc.
We could cancel the holiday but it'll cost us £2k
What would you do?
We can't find a cattery with any space within a sensible distance from home.
We don't know neighbours well enough to trust them coming in to feed the cat and we wouldn't wish to impose anyway.
A relative was going to do this for us but now can't.
Will she be OK on her own for 11 days if we put down various bowls of dry and semi dry food?
She will have full access to the house and to go outside in the garden and woods etc.
We could cancel the holiday but it'll cost us £2k
What would you do?
P9 said:
We have a dilema.
We can't find a cattery with any space within a sensible distance from home.
We don't know neighbours well enough to trust them coming in to feed the cat and we wouldn't wish to impose anyway.
A relative was going to do this for us but now can't.
Will she be OK on her own for 11 days if we put down various bowls of dry and semi dry food?
She will have full access to the house and to go outside in the garden and woods etc.
We could cancel the holiday but it'll cost us £2k
What would you do?
I assume that there is no other relative that wouldn't mind just coming in to sort post and feed the cat etc.?We can't find a cattery with any space within a sensible distance from home.
We don't know neighbours well enough to trust them coming in to feed the cat and we wouldn't wish to impose anyway.
A relative was going to do this for us but now can't.
Will she be OK on her own for 11 days if we put down various bowls of dry and semi dry food?
She will have full access to the house and to go outside in the garden and woods etc.
We could cancel the holiday but it'll cost us £2k
What would you do?
I wouldn't leave our cat alone for 11 days (though she is very house bound rather than an "outside cat").
How far are you deeming a sensible distance from your house?
Got caught out with a cattery refusing for piddling reasons and found a cat sitter, she visited twice a day, cats were kept in so injuries from fights or accidents with cars not a worry. We left enough cat litter for the duration and it was slightly more than the cattery.
Edit, it was for 5 days though.
Edit, it was for 5 days though.
Edited by jmorgan on Wednesday 2nd June 11:49
Yes, I think 11 days is too long too but my view may be a little skewed by the fact that I'm so soft on her, she cuddles up with me and loves attention.
We have tried catteries in a 20 mile radius.
There is one locally we haven't tried but we had a look around a while ago and it was a wire mesh enclosure like a chicken run in their back garden next to a busy main road and they admitted that they had lost a few
For this very reason, we'd prefer to go somewhere that we have seen before dropping her off there.
We have tried catteries in a 20 mile radius.
There is one locally we haven't tried but we had a look around a while ago and it was a wire mesh enclosure like a chicken run in their back garden next to a busy main road and they admitted that they had lost a few
For this very reason, we'd prefer to go somewhere that we have seen before dropping her off there.
Absolutely NO. One or two days yes, anymore not good. No way to ensure food will last, will be able to keep water fresh, what about litter trays (as you wouldn't want her going out whilst you were away)
Phone your vets they'll usually have a catsitter or two that they can give you details of.
too much potential for something to go wrong, it'd be classed as abandonment, if your neighbours reported you (once they realised no one was coming in to ck on your cat they maybe incloned to)
It may be worth asking a neioghbour, they can only say no!
Please don't leave her alone.
Phone your vets they'll usually have a catsitter or two that they can give you details of.
too much potential for something to go wrong, it'd be classed as abandonment, if your neighbours reported you (once they realised no one was coming in to ck on your cat they maybe incloned to)
It may be worth asking a neioghbour, they can only say no!
Please don't leave her alone.
VEA said:
I used to house sit for a number of people locally when they went on holiday, I would stay in their house and look after their pets.
I used to charge £200 for a week. But then they were all people we knew. Is there not someone locally like that?
fI used to charge £200 for a week. But then they were all people we knew. Is there not someone locally like that?
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