They are usually outdoor cats, although locked in overnight. Ideally I'd have a cat sitter who would stay over and make sure they were in and safe, but the person I usually use is unavailable. Neighbours could pop in and feed but the cats can be little tykes with coming in when called. Unfortunately one cat hates the cat flap so if need a door left open all day and potentially night if she wasn't home when then popped over.
Plan B is they would be locked in the house for 3 nights, from Friday afternoon to Monday morning and i get back Monday evening. Neighbours could pop over and feed them and change litter.
They would not be pleased, although given the cold one would probably be not too worried.
I should say I get anxious about them being out overnight as I have previously lost a cat to a night time road death, and one of these two has form for getting locked in houses and sheds (they wear trackers).
Am I cruel or does it seem like an ok compromise?