Over the last two months, I had two back-to-back deaths in my three cat household. Both of the deaths were related to kidney failure and were not instantaneous, but rather prolonged affairs with me constantly hovering over the sick cats with food, medicines, needles, etc. My one year old Kinney is now the last of the mohicans and is looking very unsettled, especially after the loss of my 17yo Kevin, whom I doted on constantly. I may have rushed the clean up of departed ones objects and smells just to put away reminders for myself, but it has seemed that with each washing of a former housemate's beds or blankets, little Kinney seems depressed.
My real problem is that I have a 10-day trip planned in several days and I am very worried about Kinney being by himself so soon after the loss of his housemates. Both of his housemates died at home and Kinney witnessed both deaths, as well as my crying hysterically and boxing them up for the crematorium. Yes, he saw it all!
I sure don't feel great about leaving him by himself right now. Last night, he was very clingy with me and today when I looked for him he was in the furthestmost reaches of the dark basement way up on a shelf for most of the day.
Any thoughts or words of advice? Truthfully, I have been functioning as a private duty nurse for the last two months and could use a break from the all of the sadness myself, but not at Kinney's expense. Please, advice...
My real problem is that I have a 10-day trip planned in several days and I am very worried about Kinney being by himself so soon after the loss of his housemates. Both of his housemates died at home and Kinney witnessed both deaths, as well as my crying hysterically and boxing them up for the crematorium. Yes, he saw it all!
I sure don't feel great about leaving him by himself right now. Last night, he was very clingy with me and today when I looked for him he was in the furthestmost reaches of the dark basement way up on a shelf for most of the day.
Any thoughts or words of advice? Truthfully, I have been functioning as a private duty nurse for the last two months and could use a break from the all of the sadness myself, but not at Kinney's expense. Please, advice...