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"Gee" wrote in message
news:Jg4fc.1$RP4.0@newsfe1-win... : : "Tim May" wrote in message : ... : In article , Ablang : wrote: : : I was wondering... How long has anyone here left their cat(s) : alone : when going on a short vacation, with everything taken care of, of course : (automatic pet feeder, plenty of water, lots of litterboxes out, etc). : : I left two cats alone for 8 days. : : Tim, surely you have some neighbours who could pop in and give your cats : some attention at least every couple of days, How naive.... I can't imagine allowing my neighbors access to my house without a chaperone. Actually, my jirds would be far harder to prepare for...they wouldn't be able to get to the sink (especially with three cats running around). |
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"Gee" wrote in message
news:Jg4fc.1$RP4.0@newsfe1-win... : : "Tim May" wrote in message : ... : In article , Ablang : wrote: : : I was wondering... How long has anyone here left their cat(s) : alone : when going on a short vacation, with everything taken care of, of course : (automatic pet feeder, plenty of water, lots of litterboxes out, etc). : : I left two cats alone for 8 days. : : Tim, surely you have some neighbours who could pop in and give your cats : some attention at least every couple of days, How naive.... I can't imagine allowing my neighbors access to my house without a chaperone. Actually, my jirds would be far harder to prepare for...they wouldn't be able to get to the sink (especially with three cats running around). |
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Kristine Kochanski wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:38:09 +0100, "Gee" wrote: Well must say I';ve never seen cats drink from toilet like dogs do, I didn;t think they can reach it. Plus I can;t see how drinking from the toilet is higynic. Funnily enough I have a cat who does this, or she did until I cottoned on and started making sure the lid is down after every flush. That's the last place I want her drinking from! Both of my cats drink from the toilet. They have fresh water in the water bowl at all times, but they seem to prefer the "Throne Method". I have two washrooms and a human family of five (four of which are male). This makes it extremely difficult to keep the toilet lid down at all times. I certainly don't appreciate the fact that my fuzzbrains drink from the toilet bowl (it really IS nasty business), but it's really funny to watch them slip, skid and try to keep themselves from falling in when you holler at them for it. You see, they KNOW they're not supposed to...that just makes it more attractive in the feline mind. Regards and Many Giggles, Mich |
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Kristine Kochanski wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:38:09 +0100, "Gee" wrote: Well must say I';ve never seen cats drink from toilet like dogs do, I didn;t think they can reach it. Plus I can;t see how drinking from the toilet is higynic. Funnily enough I have a cat who does this, or she did until I cottoned on and started making sure the lid is down after every flush. That's the last place I want her drinking from! Both of my cats drink from the toilet. They have fresh water in the water bowl at all times, but they seem to prefer the "Throne Method". I have two washrooms and a human family of five (four of which are male). This makes it extremely difficult to keep the toilet lid down at all times. I certainly don't appreciate the fact that my fuzzbrains drink from the toilet bowl (it really IS nasty business), but it's really funny to watch them slip, skid and try to keep themselves from falling in when you holler at them for it. You see, they KNOW they're not supposed to...that just makes it more attractive in the feline mind. Regards and Many Giggles, Mich |
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Hilary wrote:
I was wondering... How long has anyone here left their cat(s) alone when going on a short vacation, with everything taken care of, of course (automatic pet feeder, plenty of water, lots of litterboxes out, etc). What's the longest you've left your cat(s) alone, and what extra things did you put out to make it easier on both of you? I've been gone as long as ten days. Just got back from a trip where I took the special needs Siamese kitty along, leaving the older, self-determined one behind. I had a well-intentioned friend drop in several times to check on the food and water situation, and to play Spot (the laser pointer). The house cat gobbled all the dry food within a few of days, and my friend put out more, more, more! (She is not real familiar with the cat and did not know the difference between "I'm lonely" and "I'm so starved I can barely say meow.") Cat must have put on three lbs. Needless to say, we have begun a regimen of stairs, making Spot climb the walls, and so forth. The "car pet" had a great time. I took her along because she is so dang skittish for visitors and loud noises. Since all she does at home is look out the windows and watch animals, she enjoyed being in the car. I don't think I would stay gone for two whole weeks without asking someone to check on the critters. Overnight, a weekend, or up to a week, they'll be fine. HTH --Karen M. |
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Hilary wrote:
I was wondering... How long has anyone here left their cat(s) alone when going on a short vacation, with everything taken care of, of course (automatic pet feeder, plenty of water, lots of litterboxes out, etc). What's the longest you've left your cat(s) alone, and what extra things did you put out to make it easier on both of you? I've been gone as long as ten days. Just got back from a trip where I took the special needs Siamese kitty along, leaving the older, self-determined one behind. I had a well-intentioned friend drop in several times to check on the food and water situation, and to play Spot (the laser pointer). The house cat gobbled all the dry food within a few of days, and my friend put out more, more, more! (She is not real familiar with the cat and did not know the difference between "I'm lonely" and "I'm so starved I can barely say meow.") Cat must have put on three lbs. Needless to say, we have begun a regimen of stairs, making Spot climb the walls, and so forth. The "car pet" had a great time. I took her along because she is so dang skittish for visitors and loud noises. Since all she does at home is look out the windows and watch animals, she enjoyed being in the car. I don't think I would stay gone for two whole weeks without asking someone to check on the critters. Overnight, a weekend, or up to a week, they'll be fine. HTH --Karen M. |
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circa 13 Apr 2004 22:47:21 -0700, in rec.pets.cats, Tracy (twrl2001
@yahoo.com) said, Two nights i.e. a weekend. More than that, then the petsitter comes. Since September 11 I've been extra paranoid about not leaving my cats unattended if I'm traveling. I was out of town on 9/11, and ended up getting home later than I'd been planning to, and certainly not the way I'd intended to. If I hadn't had a catsitter caring for my cats, this could have been a Very Bad Thing. I live in NYC, my catsitter doesn't stop coming to care for the cats until the owner returns and calls to confirm such, and I like it that way. :-) Laura -- I am Dyslexia of Borg, Your ass will be laminated. |
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circa 13 Apr 2004 22:47:21 -0700, in rec.pets.cats, Tracy (twrl2001
@yahoo.com) said, Two nights i.e. a weekend. More than that, then the petsitter comes. Since September 11 I've been extra paranoid about not leaving my cats unattended if I'm traveling. I was out of town on 9/11, and ended up getting home later than I'd been planning to, and certainly not the way I'd intended to. If I hadn't had a catsitter caring for my cats, this could have been a Very Bad Thing. I live in NYC, my catsitter doesn't stop coming to care for the cats until the owner returns and calls to confirm such, and I like it that way. :-) Laura -- I am Dyslexia of Borg, Your ass will be laminated. |
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circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:37:16 GMT, in rec.pets.cats,
) said, I don't call it irresponsible to leave a pet if you make arrangements to have someone check on it for you. That's called a "petsitter". :-) Laura -- I am Dyslexia of Borg, Your ass will be laminated. |
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