I now have two cats.......never had two at the same time before. Because of our busines, we have to be away from home several times during the year. We have purposely put off traveling until our two cats get use to each other but we are going to have to go away for a few days towards the end of April (our daughter is graduation college in another state) and I'm already worrying about it.
My biggest question has to do with feeding while we are gone. Jake (original cat) was easy, we just put a bowl of food down for each day we would be gone and twice as much water and he did well. There was always food and water left when we came home. However, Lucy is a feral rescue and she eats a LOT. In fact, she nearly cleans up the food as soon as we put it down.
Now my dilemna........how do I make sure these cats stay fed? Having someone stop in and feed them each day is not possible. We live way back in the woods and have no family or close friends here as we haven't been here long. Asking someone to drive way back here each day won't work. What about automatic feeders? Do these contraptions really work? Does anyone have any experience with them? I'd be grateful for any help. Thanks in advance.
My biggest question has to do with feeding while we are gone. Jake (original cat) was easy, we just put a bowl of food down for each day we would be gone and twice as much water and he did well. There was always food and water left when we came home. However, Lucy is a feral rescue and she eats a LOT. In fact, she nearly cleans up the food as soon as we put it down.
Now my dilemna........how do I make sure these cats stay fed? Having someone stop in and feed them each day is not possible. We live way back in the woods and have no family or close friends here as we haven't been here long. Asking someone to drive way back here each day won't work. What about automatic feeders? Do these contraptions really work? Does anyone have any experience with them? I'd be grateful for any help. Thanks in advance.