Leaving cats locked up in bedroom for 24 hours...

fluffnutter

I think leaving a cat alone for 24 hours is fine, provided there's access to plenty of food and water. But shut in a small space? I think it's a bit mean but, tbh, I doubt they'd be too traumatised. They'd just go to sleep. After destroying what they could obviously

I know that my cat would do much better in one room for a day than he would in a cattery. Enjoy your wedding!

CDaniels1987

fluffnutter wrote: »

I think leaving a cat alone for 24 hours is fine, provided there's access to plenty of food and water. But shut in a small space? I think it's a bit mean but, tbh, I doubt they'd be too traumatised. They'd just go to sleep. After destroying what they could obviously

I know that my cat would do much better in one room for a day than he would in a cattery. Enjoy your wedding!

Thanks :T, yeah I know my one cat would not cope in a cattery, like I said the only other person shes fine with is my mom, there is no way I could leave them for 2 1/2 weeks in a cattery.

Its only the 24 hours of the wedding I am worried about, I might try and sweet talk my mom into letting roam about the flat! :rotfl:

fluffnutter

Is she locking them in the bedroom to keep them away from her cat? If so, perhaps hers could be in the bedroom whilst yours are in the rest of the flat? If it's an older cat, it would probably just doze most of the day anyway.

warwicktiger

I pity the carpet cleaner that gets the call afterwards



PS. I am a professional carpet cleaner.

fluffnutter

Cats, especially indoor cats, will use a litter tray! I've never known a cat (who wasn't unwell) soil a carpet.

CDaniels1987

fluffnutter wrote: »

Is she locking them in the bedroom to keep them away from her cat? If so, perhaps hers could be in the bedroom whilst yours are in the rest of the flat? If it's an older cat, it would probably just doze most of the day anyway.

Its partly that but mainly due to female cat having an obsession for wires. My house is ok because all the wires are hidden but they aren't hidden in my moms living room and last year when she looked after them she chewed through all her wires!

When shes in they will have the run of the flat, its just when shes out which mainly is going to be for the wedding apart from the odd couple of hours some of the days.

valk_scot

24 hours is a bit on the long side but as a one off, I don't think they'll get too traumatised especially as they're indoor cats and are used to being shut in one room overnight. As long as they have at least one fresh litter tray (two would be better) and lots of water in a bowl they can't tip over, they'll manage even if greedy cat eats most of the food. Their favourite blanket or bed would help them settle as well.

When I go on holiday my three indoor cats just stay in the house and a neighbour pops round twice a day to feed them, clean the trays and play with them a bit. They have the run of the house and they're much happier than they would be in a cattery enclosed in a small pen and run. I have used our very good local cattery in the past but it wasn't a huge sucess tbh, once one of them came back with a cold infection that required a vet trip for antibiotics and other times the cats have been very clingy afterwards. While if they stay in the house, the worst that seems to happen is that they get a bit fatter. My pet sitter errs on the side of caution with food supplies!

aileth

We leave ours for 24-36 hours sometimes if we have to go see family, but they have lots of fresh water dotted around the house, lots of windows to spy out of, and a few litter trays, along with a mountain of biscuits left down, but they are not particularly greedy cats and will 'graze' and there is often loads of biscuits left when we come back, but they have the run of the whole house.

On occasions at home they have found a super secret sleeping place in a room, and within hours of us closing all the doors and going to bed they are ripping up the carpet by the door!!!

If we go away for a weekend break or a proper holiday, we have a cat sitter who comes round, gives them 30 mins of fussing, refreshes water, cleans trays and feeds them with fresh meat twice a day and she is half the price of a cattery. Have you considered someone like that and keeping them at your own house?

moggymutt

I'd say less traumatic than a cattery, and good catteries can be hard to find, particularly at short notice. I'd put down a few places to feed though, rather one overeats for a day than the other has no food for a day.

stir_crazy

As long as they have plenty of fresh water, food and litter and probably a couple of toys (if they play with them) then I don't think that they would be too traumatised if left in the one room for 24 hours. If your kitties are anything like mine then they'll get over the fact that they are in one room in about 30 seconds and spend the rest of the time sleeping.

I personally would never use a cattery. My two are far too spoiled and I always remember the one time my mum used a cattery her cats hated it so much they hardly ate anything and actually lost a lot of weight (they were there for two weeks though).

ETA: A few posts mention a cat sitter, if you have one in your area and your mum is happy for someone to go into the house, then it would be good for a sitter to go in and give them a bit of company for a while on your wedding day.