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to leave the cat home alone?

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fullofregrets · 20/02/2012 22:03

We have accidentally ended up with a cat. It moved in with us gradually over a period of time and at first we didn't know where it had come from. In the end we found out where it lived and discovered neighbours had left it behind.

Cat now has catflap into verranda but not into main house. Do not really want her free roaming in house for to DS attacking her and also we have a burglar alarm which we usually put on. There is heating in verranda but sometimes other (bigger and scarier) cats get in and scare our cat away. She won't keep a collar on so cannot get one of those magnetic catflap things.

In the day I let her in the house but at night other put her in the verranda or when it has been cold have put her in the conservatory.

We are going away for four nights soon, booked last minute, and I don't know what to do with blasted cat. What do people do with cats? Do they have to go in to catteries? My mom can come over every day to feed her and was thinking of a timelock bowl too. She will still have access to verranda. I am just concerned that a tougher cat (our cat is a wimp) will get into the verranda, scare her away and then eat all her food. We haven't really got anyone she can stay with either.

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pinkhebe · 20/02/2012 22:06

Is she microchipped? Our cat has a pet porte which only lets the micro chipped cat in. We leave our cat at home, with a friend comming in once a day to feed, he does go a bit loopy when we get home though Grin

Spuddybean · 20/02/2012 22:06

we used to have someone pop in twice a day to feed and check on the cat for periods under a week and then take him to the cattery for any time longer than that.

smalltown · 20/02/2012 22:07

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Viewofthehills · 20/02/2012 22:08

She should be fine with your Mum feeding her.

Apparently you can now get a cat flap which is triggered by the cat's ID chip.
Do you know if she's been chipped? It's perhaps unlikely since she was abandoned.

Viewofthehills · 20/02/2012 22:09

Oh- x-post, too slow typing

fullofregrets · 20/02/2012 22:11

I doubt she is chipped. Owner's didn't flea or worm her so wouldn't think so. Could take her to vets to check? I actually think she would hate a cattery. Left to het own devices she will spend about 20 hours a day curled up in the conservatory.
20 hours asleep. For my next life I'm definitely choosing cat.

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fullofregrets · 20/02/2012 22:12

Do not know why I put an extra apostrophe in owners there. Annoying.

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RightUpMyRue · 20/02/2012 22:15

She'll be fine. If your mum is coming to feed her everyday then there will opportunities while your mum is there for her to eat without the threat of other scary cats. Even if another cat does come and eat some or all of her food it's only 4 days, she would survive that. Might not be happy about it but won't perish.

fullofregrets · 20/02/2012 22:21

See, this worry is why I never wanted a pet! I will worry about her like she is my child [needs a life emoticon.]
I actually didnt want to go away because of the cat but my DH was unimpressed with my worrying and it is true that he needs a holiday. We have been away before whilst we had her, but not since she was officially abandoned and I always felt until then that we were a part time home as she always had somewhere else to go if needs be.

I'll get home to find she's moved in with someone else won't I?!

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runningwilde · 20/02/2012 22:22

An ID chip and her own cat flap that doesn't let scary cats in sounds like the best option if you are willing to pay for it

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