Guys, I have a british blue shorthair, had her since she was 4 months old and love her to bits, about a year an half old now...

I live alone and am away quite a bit for work so have had to leave her alone for 3/4 days (lots of food and water - so no issues there), but she loves company and comes straight to me when I'm home.

I feel bad not being able to give her all the love in the world an seriously want to give her a good home... so what would you all do? I don't have anyone local that could look after her when i'm away from home, and I don't really trust random people to have access to my home.

I live in bedfordshire - should I sell her on?!!!

there must be someone? or hire someone?
when my family used to go on holiday my mum would get a friends' teenager to do it & i used to dog sit for neighbours - teens like responsibility & it was easy money!

no one local, all the fam are in london... I just hate leaving her alone for a few days at time... seriously considered getting her a friend (another kitten) so at least she has company when im not there...

neighbours? someone near like that
- i loved pet sitting when i was a teen. most teenagers are trustworthy and will happily fuss a cat daily so she doesnt get as lonely ( i work with teenagers)

no local neighbours with teens as kids... (live in a flat).

Shall have to think long and hard about it... Don't want to let he go as she is soooo adorable... but she needs attention all the same

Do you mean 3/4 of a day or 3 or 4 days?

If you mean 3 or 4 days then I'm sorry if I sound a bit harsh ...... but you really shouldn't leave a cat alone for 3 or 4 days! Is she an indoor cat? If she is her litter box must be awful by the time you get home. And I assume it must be dry food you leave out, because there is no way wet food could be left out that long.

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two litter trays are out...

but yes 3/4 days sometimes (not often, just when I have to go away for meetings) and yes that is why I do not really want to leave her alone... and yes she is an indoor cat.

and yes she is on dry food...

Have you not got a local cattery? If it's only a few times then that's the route I would go ..... I'm sorry but I just couldn't leave her alone, and I dont think getting another cat for company would solve the problem. What if they didnt get on? What happens if they hurt themselves?

Cat's need someone to look after them

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that might be an idea... shall look into local cattery's, just worry as she is an indoor cat - and don't want her coming back with fleas or anything of the sort...

I doubt that would be a problem! Thousands of cats go into catteries and are looked after very well. Just do your homework and find one you are comfortable with.

And tbh I would rather she got fleas than to come home and find her ill or fallen off something and she had been laying there for 4 days in agony, or worse still dead!

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