Hello,
So we are planning our vacation for this month. We will be gone for 5 days, 4 nights (leaving Saturday morning and returning Wednesday afternoon). We have arranged for my sister to be a sitter for the kitty from Saturday until Tuesday morning. Then she has to leave for work. We then have a close friend coming in to check on the kitty Tuesday afternoon, make sure he has food and water (he knocks his bowl over and spills all the water out) and treats and we will be back around noon on Wednesday. My questions is will my kitty be okay if we leave for so long? Will he think we left him? What more can I do to make him feel comfy while we are gone? I have been stressing non-stop because I am afraid he will get depressed or something while we are gone for so long, he cried a lot when he took him from his litter mates when we first brought him home like 2 months ago. I have already gone over the instructions on how to take care of my kitty, he has no medical problems, hes just a bit skittish and she has my cell number in case she needs us. We have recently began letting him explore our backyard too and while he doesn't go far, sometimes, when he isn't ready to come back in, it can be a challenge to get him back. Usually shaking a bag of treats brings him right back. Should I advise my sister to let him outside while we are gone? My boyfriend is afraid if he is let out, he wont come back. I want things to be as normal as possible for him while we are gone. The kitty has never met my sister or close friend before so I am concerned he might hide or run if let out. We only let him out because he was has so much energy, even when we play with him, he just runs at full speed bursts, chasing or knocking stuff over, so he burns a lot of that off while outside, he doesn't sleep much during the day (maybe because he is young), he sleeps more with us at night. I just need some advise and reassurance. He is my fur baby and we are so attached to him, he follows us around, always near us or sleep or playing in the same room we are in, hes super affectionate and loves attention. He has toys, we plan to get him more, he has a treat toy, where he can knock it around and treats pop out, plenty of different kinds of treats, all his favorite wet food and hard food. Am I worrying too much? What more can I do?
So we are planning our vacation for this month. We will be gone for 5 days, 4 nights (leaving Saturday morning and returning Wednesday afternoon). We have arranged for my sister to be a sitter for the kitty from Saturday until Tuesday morning. Then she has to leave for work. We then have a close friend coming in to check on the kitty Tuesday afternoon, make sure he has food and water (he knocks his bowl over and spills all the water out) and treats and we will be back around noon on Wednesday. My questions is will my kitty be okay if we leave for so long? Will he think we left him? What more can I do to make him feel comfy while we are gone? I have been stressing non-stop because I am afraid he will get depressed or something while we are gone for so long, he cried a lot when he took him from his litter mates when we first brought him home like 2 months ago. I have already gone over the instructions on how to take care of my kitty, he has no medical problems, hes just a bit skittish and she has my cell number in case she needs us. We have recently began letting him explore our backyard too and while he doesn't go far, sometimes, when he isn't ready to come back in, it can be a challenge to get him back. Usually shaking a bag of treats brings him right back. Should I advise my sister to let him outside while we are gone? My boyfriend is afraid if he is let out, he wont come back. I want things to be as normal as possible for him while we are gone. The kitty has never met my sister or close friend before so I am concerned he might hide or run if let out. We only let him out because he was has so much energy, even when we play with him, he just runs at full speed bursts, chasing or knocking stuff over, so he burns a lot of that off while outside, he doesn't sleep much during the day (maybe because he is young), he sleeps more with us at night. I just need some advise and reassurance. He is my fur baby and we are so attached to him, he follows us around, always near us or sleep or playing in the same room we are in, hes super affectionate and loves attention. He has toys, we plan to get him more, he has a treat toy, where he can knock it around and treats pop out, plenty of different kinds of treats, all his favorite wet food and hard food. Am I worrying too much? What more can I do?
