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Going on holiday - what to do?

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flippyflappyfloo · 16/03/2021 22:14

Our kitten will be 5.5 months old when we go away for 5 days over Easter. We'd hoped a family member would come and stay here but it looks like that now won't be the case. Before actually getting the kitten, the plan had been for neighbours and friends to pop in every day, but now we have her she seems both quite young for this and also quite a sociable cat, and we're not sure if she would be okay with that (problem with lockdown is she has been spoilt for company!).
Our options are to do this anyway - go away and have trusted people pop in daily, or to take her to my parents for the week. No other pets at present there and would be well looked after, can have her own quiet room there if needs be.
We know both of these options could be stressful for her for different reasons - anyone got any ideas as to which would be the least stressful?

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flippyflappyfloo · 22/03/2021 19:10

Thanks for all the advice everyone. The good news is that someone has offered to stay over. Problem solved!

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Fluffycloudland77 · 22/03/2021 19:13

Oh that’s good.

May17th · 22/03/2021 19:16

Pets know their owners. I don’t see the point in paying....Take the cat with you. Kids have to adapt the cat will too. They will probably love it.

sunflowersandbuttercups · 22/03/2021 19:32

@May17th

Pets know their owners. I don’t see the point in paying....Take the cat with you. Kids have to adapt the cat will too. They will probably love it.
Sorry, but this is really awful advice.

Cats are hugely territorial and the vast majority would be incredibly stressed if you tried to do this. I also don't think many holiday homes allow you to bring your cat Hmm

May17th · 22/03/2021 20:54

@sunflowersandbuttercups I meant as in OP could have taken her cat to her parents.
So are babies when they are left but they soon adapt..

I won’t reply back to your comments again on this topic.

sunflowersandbuttercups · 22/03/2021 20:56

[quote May17th]@sunflowersandbuttercups I meant as in OP could have taken her cat to her parents.
So are babies when they are left but they soon adapt..

I won’t reply back to your comments again on this topic.[/quote]
That's no different though - you're still taking the cat out of it's home!

You don't need to tell me you won't respond lol, I'm not after an argument.

flippyflappyfloo · 22/03/2021 22:52

I think she could have adapted, but really, above all else, it wouldn't have been responsible to take a cat that's not yet chipped or neutered to a different house where she would be more likely to feel the need to escape, no matter how sensible my parents were being.

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