Kitty dilemma

[dakcp2001]

My kitty is vision impaired, but also sneaks out whenever he can. He needs a place to stay for a week while we are away, as our house is on the market & kitty is TOO friendly and we dont want him to scare off potential buyers or sneak out while they are coming in & out. If he gets out, he is never going to make it back, with his vision issues he walks into things and falls off of things, and he is unfamiliar with cars. We cant have someone come to my home to care for him because he needs to be crated before any showings & we dont have anyone that can be at the realtors beck & call.

Here are my choices:

DF mom's house, with lots of people coming & going. I do NOT trust her not to let him out. She is one of those people that would let him out & never even notice. She lives 5 mins away. This is the same lady that left a grandchild at the park and didnt notice for more than an hour.

or

my moms house, 2 hour howling meowing car drive away, and upsets her kitties. He has a room he can stay confined in, but the cats growl at each other thru the door. My mom gets mad, but I know she will take good care of him.


DF really wants me to bring kitty boo to his moms, but I feel like I will do nothing but worry all week. And he is not familiar with her home, and they have steep steps. I want kitty to go to my moms, even though it adds 2 meowing hours to our drive. I KNOW he will be safe, and he is my fur baby.

Would you give future MIL a chance? Or trust your instinct and take him where you know he will be safe? Please solve this fight between DF & myself. I would never forgive him or his mom if kitty boo escaped.

 

[Cruisin]

I think I would choose to take him where I knew he would be safe.

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

I would take him to your mom's. Maybe putting a towel under the door will cut down the smell and the growling. You will be nervous if you leave your kitty elsewhere and you won't enjoy your vacation very much.
If your near Knoxville, I'll keep your baby

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I would board my cat.

 

[Imzadi]

DF mom's house, with lots of people coming & going. I do NOT trust her not to let him out. She is one of those people that would let him out & never even notice.

I would never forgive him or his mom if kitty boo escaped.

I don't really see hat you have a choice. Bringing him to your DF's mom would be the equivalent to the situation you have now, leaving him at home.

I also think your DF's choice about bringing Kitty to his mom is more about him than what is best for the cat or what is more convenient - the 5 minute drive. A dead cat later is very convenient, too, but it's not what you want. Some people are in denial about their parents. They see them the way they WANT them to be, not as they actually are. She sounds kind of self absorbed or at the very least, forgetful. He may still be trying to get her attention or approval, or to be the mom that she is not.

Also your statement, "I would never forgive him or his mom," you'd also have to add in, "I would never forgive myself, because knew better." If the cat gets out, it sounds like it will be condemned to death. The chances of finding the cat before it gets run over are not good.

With all due respect to your DF, this is your cat. You have to do what is best for your cat, and not do something only to please your DF. Do what you KNOW in your is right.

I'd also look into boarding the cat, closer by.


Fourth option: How long are these showings? If they are just half an hour, can you leave the cat crated in the garage or in the car with all the windows open, or in a shady spot, under a tree?

Don't you have to leave for showings? Can you just drive around with kitty, with the air conditioner blasting?

 

[WDSearcher]

Why is boarding not an option?

Sounds like neither mom is a good choice, so I'd go with a "pet resort" or similar, where they will know how to deal with the vision issue and where you KNOW that the kitty has no chance of escaping and will be well cared for.

If it's just that you don't want to spend the money on boarding, while your mom or your DF's mom will watch kitty for free ... well ... you know what they say. "You get what you pay for ..."

Find a nearby kennel, pet resort or vet's office and board kitty boo there.

 

[golfgal]

I would board my cat.

Same here