Hi everyone, I am going on a trip for 3 days, 2 nights. I have two cats, Brocolli and Gargomel that live with me in my apartment. Is it okay to leave them alone that long? Any suggestions on any precautions I should take?
I've left them alone for 2 days before and they were fine, just a little worried about 3 days though. They have the water fountain bowl with the extra storage and a HUGE food bowl (that holds up to about a weeks worth of food). Last time I left, I filled the entire food bowl and water and left extra water in pots in the sink and counter just in case. I also left old shirts and sweats lying around so they could smell me in case they thought I'd abandoned them and called a few times a day and left messages on my answering machine so they could hear my voice.
I've thought about boarding them, but one of my cats, Gargomel is very timid and bit of a scaredy cat and I dont want to take the chance of traumautizing him and I can't bear the thought of leaving him in a boarding in those small cages. I usually ask my sister to pop in once a day to check up on them when I got on trips, but she is going with me on this trip as well as most my friends that I trust. I dont know my neighbors well enough to trust them with my keys, much less a stranger (like a pet sitter)
Do you guys think they will be okay?
I've left them alone for 2 days before and they were fine, just a little worried about 3 days though. They have the water fountain bowl with the extra storage and a HUGE food bowl (that holds up to about a weeks worth of food). Last time I left, I filled the entire food bowl and water and left extra water in pots in the sink and counter just in case. I also left old shirts and sweats lying around so they could smell me in case they thought I'd abandoned them and called a few times a day and left messages on my answering machine so they could hear my voice.
I've thought about boarding them, but one of my cats, Gargomel is very timid and bit of a scaredy cat and I dont want to take the chance of traumautizing him and I can't bear the thought of leaving him in a boarding in those small cages. I usually ask my sister to pop in once a day to check up on them when I got on trips, but she is going with me on this trip as well as most my friends that I trust. I dont know my neighbors well enough to trust them with my keys, much less a stranger (like a pet sitter)
Do you guys think they will be okay?