guilt!

[YoureAllABunchOfBastards]

We are going away for a night. Having agonised over it, DH has just taken Big Ginge and Little Ginge to the cattery til tomorrow.

We have only had them a few weeks. We thought it would be better than leaving them home alone until late Saturday and it is a brilliant cattery - have used it for years.

I hope they don't think they are being abandoned. Bloody cat guilt.

[cozietoesie]

Just wait until you return and are given the Big Sulk. Then you'll really be made to feel bad!

[Fluffycloudland77]

It'll get them used to it. Of course they'll tell you how awful it was.

Ours is chilled until he spots me spying on him, then he starts.

[cozietoesie]

I can't board out Seniorboy but I certainly won't take any nonsense about going to the vet in his box. He's just told it's 'Business' and to be quiet. (The Lodger also.)

The big thing for them, I think, is the 'returning home'. My current lad, for example, used to be a vet-phobic but now he trusts that he'll go back to his normal routine soon enough.

[Toddlerteaplease]

My pair have a cat sitter, last time I was away my friend went in everyday for a couple of hours to see them etc and my parents had a 50 mile round trip to see they were OK and I still got the big sulk when I got home. It was quite funny, but not so much at two am when they were walking all over me for the third time!

[YoureAllABunchOfBastards]

I think they have forgiven us, although they hVen't come for their usual settle on the sofa.

Rookie mistake when getting them - gave Little Ginge a cuddle but he spotted the cat box and clawed my neck: couldn't bloody detach him!

[cozietoesie]

Yes. Home is the place for cuddles. It's strictly business until that point.

Never mind - you'll know better next time.