Hi everyone, KatKat here.
I have a delima. I live in west Los Angeles around the UCLA/Santa Monica area and I have a VERY shy, deaf two-year-old cat. I adopted her right off the street where she was a feral almost two years ago. Ever since we had her, my husband and I have never both been out of town at the same time. She is extremely shy and VERY clingy. Since we both work at home, that's just perfect. However, once a year, we have a business convention to attend in April and this year we are both needed there. It's all the way in New York and lasts four days!! I am absolutely worried sick about what to do with my cat. She has never been left alone for more than a few hours since she was adopted and she has all kinds of abandonment issues. Every time she wakes up from a nap, she meows until one of us comes to her. Also, I don't really trust our well-intentioned but ultimately cat-clueless friends to come over and feed her. She needs much more attention then that!
Can anyone help me with how to make sure this special-needs cat will be okay during the time her parents are gone? I've been looking into cat-sitters, but honestly have no clue how they work or how good they are. Any recommendations or help would be much appreciated. Thank you so much!
Kat-love to all!
I have a delima. I live in west Los Angeles around the UCLA/Santa Monica area and I have a VERY shy, deaf two-year-old cat. I adopted her right off the street where she was a feral almost two years ago. Ever since we had her, my husband and I have never both been out of town at the same time. She is extremely shy and VERY clingy. Since we both work at home, that's just perfect. However, once a year, we have a business convention to attend in April and this year we are both needed there. It's all the way in New York and lasts four days!! I am absolutely worried sick about what to do with my cat. She has never been left alone for more than a few hours since she was adopted and she has all kinds of abandonment issues. Every time she wakes up from a nap, she meows until one of us comes to her. Also, I don't really trust our well-intentioned but ultimately cat-clueless friends to come over and feed her. She needs much more attention then that!
Can anyone help me with how to make sure this special-needs cat will be okay during the time her parents are gone? I've been looking into cat-sitters, but honestly have no clue how they work or how good they are. Any recommendations or help would be much appreciated. Thank you so much!
Kat-love to all!