A few times a year, one of my neighbors has me come over to feed her cat (Hermes) when they go on vacation. Usually it is only for a week or so, and I go over twice a day to feed him. I also try to spend at least 1/2 hour with Hermes playing with him and petting him.
My neighbor has asked me to do this again but this time it is for 4 weeks! So the cat will basically be alone in the house for 4 weeks, with the exception of the 40-45 minutes i will be there every day. Do you think that this will effect the cat? I mean...I know it will effect the cat, but is it even healthy? I feel really bad for the cat. He will be getting almost no attention, and will be very lonely for a whole month. Should I express to my neighbor that maybe its a bad idea to leave him for that long. Maybe she could find someone to keep him at their house for the duration of her trip. I would bring him home myself, but i already have 2 cats at home.
Any insight on this would be really wonderful. I do not want this cat to have permanant emotional scars from this experience.
My neighbor has asked me to do this again but this time it is for 4 weeks! So the cat will basically be alone in the house for 4 weeks, with the exception of the 40-45 minutes i will be there every day. Do you think that this will effect the cat? I mean...I know it will effect the cat, but is it even healthy? I feel really bad for the cat. He will be getting almost no attention, and will be very lonely for a whole month. Should I express to my neighbor that maybe its a bad idea to leave him for that long. Maybe she could find someone to keep him at their house for the duration of her trip. I would bring him home myself, but i already have 2 cats at home.
Any insight on this would be really wonderful. I do not want this cat to have permanant emotional scars from this experience.