I’ve booked a holiday with my parents for a couple of weeks’ time, which we’re all really looking forward to, as we haven’t been on holiday together for a while. The holiday is for just under a week.
My parents have an elderly cat, who we all adore and who is amazing, but she’s starting to show signs of her age - she’s 19. So far, she has been the picture of health (as far as we know). She goes for annual check-ups and vaccinations at the vet, and at her most recent one (March), they said she was doing really well for her age and she got a clean bill of health.
A couple of weeks ago, their cat was off her food, then she got tempted into eating again. Over the last couple of days, she went off her food again. She is already treated like a queen, but my parents are going above and beyond to tempt her (as they should be ❤️). My parents booked her into a cattery for during our holiday, before she started going off her food. We know they’ll be kind to her, but won’t fuss over her like we do, because understandably they won’t have time.
I’m basically wondering if we should cancel our holiday, in case our cat doesn’t make it through the next few weeks? Sorry - can’t find a better way to put this! I’m also going to go and see her as soon as our holiday is over, to spend time with her. I love her so much and I know she’s elderly, so the moment was always going to come when we’d have to say bye, but I just find it really hard to accept. We all love her so so much. Is it selfish to go on holiday when she is off her food?