hi, i have an 8 month old cat & i will be leaving to go on holiday out of the country tomorrow and will be returning on tuesday. this means that he’ll be alone for 4 days (leaving around about 11am tomorrow and returning around 7pm? on tuesday).
i’ve convinced my uncle to come and check in on him every morning and if possible every evening too which can be difficult sometimes as we’ve just had something go on in my family. i know that my cat is not disturbed by his presence and is also quite fond of his son. during this time, i’ll be restricting my cat to just the living room as i do when i go out usually, this is where his cat tree, food & litter tray are located, i will be unplugging majority of the wires in here as well. he’s not a wire chewer but god knows what he’ll be getting up to whilst being left alone for that long.
my uncle most likely wont have time to interact with him fully, especially in the mornings as he has work most days & will sometimes only be able to give him food & water before leaving. however, i do believe that he has 2 days off during my holiday as it is which could give him some time to hangout with my cat alongside my cousin but they probably can’t stay for more than 30 mins at most. i will also be going out later today to grab a security camera for inside the living room to watch him whilst he’s unsupervised.
this will be the first time i’ll be leaving him for this long as any other time i’ve left him alone has not exceeded 12 hours or so, and definitely not overnight yet, latest return being around 2am. i’m just a little anxious about leaving him alone.
is there any extra advice anyone can offer?
i’ve convinced my uncle to come and check in on him every morning and if possible every evening too which can be difficult sometimes as we’ve just had something go on in my family. i know that my cat is not disturbed by his presence and is also quite fond of his son. during this time, i’ll be restricting my cat to just the living room as i do when i go out usually, this is where his cat tree, food & litter tray are located, i will be unplugging majority of the wires in here as well. he’s not a wire chewer but god knows what he’ll be getting up to whilst being left alone for that long.
my uncle most likely wont have time to interact with him fully, especially in the mornings as he has work most days & will sometimes only be able to give him food & water before leaving. however, i do believe that he has 2 days off during my holiday as it is which could give him some time to hangout with my cat alongside my cousin but they probably can’t stay for more than 30 mins at most. i will also be going out later today to grab a security camera for inside the living room to watch him whilst he’s unsupervised.
this will be the first time i’ll be leaving him for this long as any other time i’ve left him alone has not exceeded 12 hours or so, and definitely not overnight yet, latest return being around 2am. i’m just a little anxious about leaving him alone.
is there any extra advice anyone can offer?
