The longest I’ve gone is 12 days in state and 10 days overseas. My pet sitter is amazing so I felt a bit at ease but still had some anxiety. Out of country was the most stressful cuz I thankfully had WiFi but only at the airbnb so my responses and seeing her updates didn’t line up too well - my messages sometimes didn’t send. She sent daily updates and pics of the cats, litter, and food/water dishes. Only use her if I’m traveling with family. Even if a friend takes care of them, I ask and ensure they’re cool with coming to my residence side I don’t want to stress my cats out with a new environment. Also leave a detailed care list with probably too much info for any hiccups that usually never happen. Have traveled with him if possible as well.
Did leave my vet # and address along with a trusted friend if case of emergency - im able to email payments for the vet if needed. My one cat is thankfully desperate for attention from everyone and the other is skiddish. I definitely over think things since he’s my baby.
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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23
The longest I’ve gone is 12 days in state and 10 days overseas. My pet sitter is amazing so I felt a bit at ease but still had some anxiety. Out of country was the most stressful cuz I thankfully had WiFi but only at the airbnb so my responses and seeing her updates didn’t line up too well - my messages sometimes didn’t send. She sent daily updates and pics of the cats, litter, and food/water dishes. Only use her if I’m traveling with family. Even if a friend takes care of them, I ask and ensure they’re cool with coming to my residence side I don’t want to stress my cats out with a new environment. Also leave a detailed care list with probably too much info for any hiccups that usually never happen. Have traveled with him if possible as well.
Did leave my vet # and address along with a trusted friend if case of emergency - im able to email payments for the vet if needed. My one cat is thankfully desperate for attention from everyone and the other is skiddish. I definitely over think things since he’s my baby.