My husband and I will be vacationing in a couple months and I was wondering about experiences you've had with pet-sitters. Our recently acquired 2 year old female cat is very unsocial and hides when anyone enters our home. She is extremely affectionate and attached to the two of us. I am worried about leaving her (I never have) and am thinking of choosing a pet sitter in our area to come twice a day. I will not board her, that is not an option. The only problem with this is her dislike of anyone other than me and my husband. Do you think she'll settle with our being gone and actually allow the pet sitter to visit & play with her? Thoughts??
2007-01-31 07:30:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
it depends on how long you will be gone. if you will only be gone for a week or less, than you can just leave lots of food and water and maybe 2 or 3 litter boxes and she should be fine by herself. if you are going to be gone longer than a week, i would find someone to come over and feed/water her and change her litter. if you are going to have someone come over while you are gone, you should have a friend that can come over at least once a week while you are there and try to get the cat to bond with them so that it's not some complete stranger or i think your cat will be scared.
2007-01-31 07:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by codylynn_03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From personal experience, it is a good idea to have someone come in and watch over them, my kitty get very lonely if home alone for too long, so I always make sure someone comes in at least once a day, no more than that...cats are usually ok being alone, just not for a long period of time, when my kitty hears the sitter come in, he runs for the door, he is just happy to see someone! But trust me, your kitty will be fine. mine is and he is the biggest baby in the world! LOL
2007-01-31 07:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by spaceyinla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she will. My cat is a male and when we leave his "aunts" always come to see him. He does not like men so if his "uncles" come, he will hide under the bed. He eats and goes potty and will play so he gets used to it. I refuse to board mine as well so I understand your concerns. Just have a friend come over, I have mine come every day because my cat is very social and a pig, lol. Maybe yours could be seen every other if she is a loner. She will get used to her pet sitter when you are ready to come home, trust me!
2007-02-03 16:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by Rhode Island Red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answers are great if you have a social network. But what if you don't have one? As a solitary individual, I would probably choose a kennel recommended by the place I adopted from, or my vet.
2007-01-31 09:10:33 · answer #4 · answered by TarKettle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you just give your cat's favorite cat food, to the sitter. i use that trick to my cat!!! it always work trust me
2007-01-31 07:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by hannah s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋