On Monday i have to put my 2 cats into the cattery for a week
They have been in catteries before and they didnt really like it.
Hugo always lost weight, didnt eat for 2-3 days and it just breaks my heart to leave them there.
But I have no choice
We visited the cattery today and they looked like really friendly people who like pets themselves so i guess my cats will be good looked after.
Maybe its just harder for me than for my 2 cats to be apart from each other
Im planning what i could pack for my cats so they have something familiar with them. Definitly loads of toys and maybe their bed??? (they hardly ever sleep in it but i cant give them their big scratch tree with them )

I hope they will not hate me as usually it was someone else dropping them off at the cattery and we were the rescuers by picking them up lol

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i took my cats small scratch post, their blankets, their bowls, their food their litter, their toys, so they would feel as famaliar as possible. its good your cats are going together, and will have each other

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You never own a cat unless the cat owns you!

A small scratch post is a good idea as there was nothing for them to scratch on. And calie is a scratch maniac

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Ali the cattery ladie said to take as much stuff to make them feel at home as possible. last time i took them i didn't take as much as it was only 2 days, but ali said they settled in really well, its good if you can find one cattery you feel comfortable with and the cats get used to

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You never own a cat unless the cat owns you!

Thats definitly true...but we are lately moving so much as we havent found the right place to settle down yet. So every time its a new cattery we have to choose. Since we have the cats we moved already 3 times
I will try to give them as many things as possible with them.
They even provide the food for the cats there but i will still give them mine as these 2 are fussy eaters!

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i sent my own food, and when i went to shetland, i cooked and froze their fresh fish ffor my babies lol! you could also send your unwashed t-shirt for them to sleep with

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You never own a cat unless the cat owns you!

I take the easier option now and get a catsitter to live in - it is a giant leap of faith to have a stranger in your house but at least I know the cats are much happier and having six cats it makes little difference costwise. If you go through an agency the petsitters carry their own insurance and you can interview them prior to booking them; if you are not happy with them you can ask for someone else. Most are retired folk.

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Kaz

For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving

Most will/should have had a police background check done too, so you know you aren't letting some maniac into your house!

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i had a mega bad experience with a house sitter
never again would i do that, for me its the cattery, at least the cats get a holiday lol

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You never own a cat unless the cat owns you!