One of our cats has taken himself off on a bit of a jaunt, which is a problem as we are due to take them both to the cattery in about an hour as go on hol tomorrow. I am hoping he turns up, as he sometimes does take himself off overnight and for most of the day. Some days I find him quite happily sitting in the front garden soaking wet in the rain when I get in from work, other days he doesn't budge from the house until night time, and only once has he come back later on in the evening after 9pm after being gone from the previous night.
It has thrown it down all day, so I'm thinking he may have snuggled up somewhere to keep dry and is just asleep. I am trying not to let my mind rush ahead and think of awful scenarios, and just rely on the fact that he has always returned safe and sound from previous adventures.
We need to be at the airport by 8am tomorrow. Cattery is open for dropping them off up to 8pm tonight. They don't open until 9am on Sunday mornings, but if we asked she may allow us to drop him off earlier should he appear back over night (unlikely, website seems to say that she is very strict on times).
Sort of hypothetical question, as am hoping it doesn't go this far: He is v self sufficient, so would you drop the other cat at the cattery as planned tonight, and then go off on hol and ask someone (most likely my mum) to regularly drop back in throughout the week to put food down for him should he return? Or would you ask her or OH's dad to try to get him in the cat box and get him to the cattery at a later date? (not sure either of them would do this though.) Or would you not go on the holiday at all?
