Would anyone leave 2 cats alone for 5 days?
lizzie_nh
13 years ago
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Comments (15)I agree that if your cat isn't used to traveling, leave him home. I think the longest I've left my cats for was around a little over a week, maybe 8 or 9 days - I really don't remember. We had neighbors come and check on them every day, and feed them and such. They did fine. I wouldn't make a habit of it though. There was a lady that came into the nursery I work at looking for flea control for her cat and her home. One of the things I recommended was to vacuum every day. She said she couldn't ask her neighbor to do that. Turns out the lady was a flight attendant and was only home 1 or 2 days a week - the neighbor took care of the cat the rest of the time. That, to me, is abuse. That, to me, is her neighbor's cat that just happens to live in her house. Sad. But, that's not what you're doing. Thinking of traveling with cats reminds me of the book, "The Cat Who Went to Paris." I don't remember the author's name, but it was a non-fiction account of his life with his cat, and how they went everywhere together. It's an amusing book that I recommend to cat lovers. Sally...See MoreNeed advice re taking cat on 2-day trip
Comments (6)I would do what you suggested and let the cat out of its box from time to time, but I would make very sure not to open the car doors while the cat was loose in the car, and it would probably be a good idea to prevent the dog from going near the cat. Maybe have one person take the dog out of the car (before you open the cat's carrier), and walk the dog, while the other one stays in the car and gives the cat a chance to do its business. Under no circumstances should anyone open a car door while the cat is free. By the way, the cat may well retain its "business" of both sorts until it gets into its new home and feels comfortable. I once flew from Boston to Tokyo with a cat and arranged to spend one night in a hotel in L.A. just so the cat could use its litter pan, but it didn't. No ill effects, however! I was quite worried at the time. As to the food, many cats only get to eat once a day and are fine with that, so do whatever you have to do to minimize the need for it to "go". Feeding well in advance of the trip will also help prevent motion sickness. During the trip, I would offer it water once in a while, though. You are also aware that once you get to your new home, the cat shouldn't be allowed out until it has really settled in--say for a week or two, right? (Because they sometimes panic and go off trying to find familiar surroundings.) Of course, if it is always an indoor cat, there is no problem with that, anyway. I hope all goes well with your move. We brought two cats here from Japan when we moved, and have had no problems....See MoreHow long is too long to leave a cat alone?
Comments (6)My (now deceased) Patches was not a social critter, and I think she would have preffered if we moved out permanently and left her the house LOL. But even still, we made sure somebody came every day to check on her food and water, even though it was a bulk feeder and a circulating water fountain. The two cats we have now are more social (with us, specifically me), but do okay if they are alone for a while. I make sure somebody comes over every day to feed them and check the water. Xena likes to put stuff in the water, and I have this fear of a big, sodden, swollen pile of toys sucking up all the water and the cats dying of thirst while we are gone. Plus, who knows what kind of trouble they can get into? Jasmine jumped up and got her paw caught in the spindles of the chair, and hung suspended as she twisted around by her leg - and I was standing right there. I shudder to think if we had been gone for a week or something....See Morebringing our 2 cats to a home with 2 other cats.
Comments (3)Appetite is back and they are using the litter box regularly so I'm happy about that. They are both coming out of their hiding spots a lot more. We are going to see how the stay with the parents goes and hope that they will be interested in keeping them on for a little while longer. There is a dog in the house, but it's our dog that is staying at the parents because of the housing situation, and the cats had been living happily with that dog for 2 years until the past week. Hopefully they remember that. The cats are a pain in the butt to feed-- in our old apt, we fed them separately because one of them is on royal canin urinary tract canned food and the other cat isn't. we also have to heat up the boy's food before we feed it to him, or else he throws up. Nobody likes to microwave cat food, so we were hoping to keep the burden on her parents to a minimum. hopefully her parents fall in love with the cats by the end of 10 days and don't mind holding on to them a little longer. They are really very charming and friendly when they aren't afraid for their lives....See Morelizzie_nh
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