Being away from my cat...

[swampmaxmum]

Whenever I've been away (usually just a few days) Max sits in the bag while I am packing. I've always missed them so much and insist on twice daily phone calls to find out how they are. I used to talk to them, but now Swampy's been deaf for a couple of years, I just have to get human updates on how he's doing. Acute separation anxiety! but that wonderful moment when you come home and can grab and cuddle them to bits.
Nowadays if and when I have to go (usually 1 -2 days) it's far worse as Swampy is so high care and whatever my OH says, no-one knows quite how to look after him properly. My heart's always in my mouth in case I come back to the same as last time (not eating and miserable; vet expected the worst and it took 4 days of constant love to get him back to eating...a different food, think the catsitter must have upset him as he's now phobic about the food he was eating then). Now I won't go unless my OH takes a day off work to look after him.  OH complains as I call him in the evenings and only want to talk about how are the cats :D

When they were younger it was easier (although the leaving was so so awful) as we had 2 elderly lady live-in catsitters that we trusted completely - and the cats were healthy and easier. But nothing like that now in London. I'm away for the day on monday (next) and the catsitter's coming at lunchtime and I'm getting so stressed about it already.

[scattycat]

We've not had a holiday where we're away (as such) for a couple of years - but prior to that we've been known to cut our holidays short and go pick the cats up from the cattery because we were missing them too much!

We've just had a week off, which we spent at home doing the garden (inbetween the showers!), the cats seemed to like having us about for such a long time!

[ems]

Oh I'm terrible when i go away  

When we went on holiday last year i was crying to come home on the second week because i missed the girls too much.   I said to Jon there and then that i don't think i would be able to do 2 weeks away again.   The people we met on holiday thought i was insane  

I have a photo frame on my desk with photos of the girls in that Jon made me for Christmas last year ( I cried when he gave me it   )

p.s. good to see you back tigerbaby 

[hannah (weeny)]

blimey.  just thought - its three and half months since i saw jasper   

i try not to think about ti.

[hannah (weeny)]

yep - it sucks.
i miss jasper all the time.  and then bug him so much when i'm home!!! he has to go to the vets for his jabs and my dads going to take him. i'm devestated.  gave parents a list about a mile long of things to do.

kitty cuddles and purrs are just the best thing in the world 

i talk to jasper lots on the phone, he always nuzzles the phone apparently and i get deafened by super purrs  .  the other week i left a message on the answer phone, and it happened my dad was in, but couldnt go to the phone.  soon as i was speaking jasper was in the hallway meowing and going mad over my voice.  this made me cry - and still does!!! 

i love that photo of jameson - dunno how you managed to not pack him 

[clarenmax]

I've only ever been away from Max for about 3 days as being a housecat I don't like leaving him for long periods of time, and he can't go into a cattery, so I rely on my folks coming round twice a day to feed and fuss him 

I miss him terribly though, even just at work sometimes I really wish I could just pop home for a quick cuddle, but not practical 

Luckily I can do whatever I like with my screensavers lol, so I have scrolling Max piccies to drool over all day 

[Kirst]

Me and Hubby phoned every two days form our honeymoon to check Beavis and Oscar were ok. We were on a Carribbean cruise , can you imagine the phone bills!!!!!

[Tiggy's Mum]

I've missed Jameson too, well hearing about him at least    Glad you he's back 

I miss the boys terribly, I adopted them after my holiday last year so this year was the first time we'd been separated. I really missed them but my friend who I went away with gets a bit bored of my cat stories so I really had to keep myself in check, it was very hard 

[Kittybabe (Ruth)]

I miss Lexy terribly, even for just two days. I will call home in the evening because I can fuss her over the answerphone  I know she hears me. Its my way of giving her comfort 

[SuzeB]

I was away recently for a week in Crete and it was the longest I had been away since we got our cats.  It was before we got the kittens and I missed Maisie SO MUCH.  I really felt weird not having her about.  There's loads of strays in Crete and OH and the others I was with were convinced I was going to get fleas or rabies because I kept fussing them.

[Topsy Turvey]

A friend of ours once catsat for us and sent us a video that he made of the cats.  He was saying "say hello to your mam and dad".  When we got it I started to cry.  The people who we were with asked how many kids we had.  They thought I was bonkers when I said none - it was the cats!  

[blackcat]

my NZ cat-sitter knew he had to send me daily texts with information about their doings. And the one I have here does the same ....

[tigerbaby]

Awww     I get OH to put Jameson on the phone for me.... there I am babbling on to him in a high pitch voice while my tour manager and colleagues look at each other in disbelief!!! 

[Den]

I miss all my lot tons when I'm away ....... I go on about them non stop. Also phone up every day specifically to ask how they are doing. I find i'm ok for a day or two but after that I get worse as each day passes. Oddly enough I miss the whole "Memphis get down from there" and "Molly take that sock out of your mouth" which I seem to say a lot of throughout the day 

[Topsy Turvey]

Exactly - you would have though that I had committed treason the way they went on!

[tigerbaby]

Oooh cruel boss!! I can't think of a better screen saver than a picture of kitty!!

[Topsy Turvey]

Got wrong at work because I took the company screensaver of my computer and put a slideshow of the kitties on it!  Was not amused when I was told to change it back 

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

Ahh    That is so sweet!  I miss my boys when I'm at work!  I've actually printed out pics of them and put them on top of the filing cabinet where we keep the dvds etc so that I can look at them during the day 

[Topsy Turvey]

Yep, I always miss ours when we go on holiday.  Mam and dad catsit for us and they have to text me everyday to let me know that they are all ok, eating etc.  We went away with my sister and her fiance recently and she said that she was missing her daughter - I snapped back well I'm missing the cats as well.  She thought I was mad!!!

[tigerbaby]

I am finally back after 2 weeks on the road. (promotional tour around the UK)... words cannot describe how pleased I am to be back!! I always miss OH when I go away, but this was the first time I've been away from Jameson for so long since we adopted him... I only saw him once in two weeks... and I found it REALLY hard being away from him. Really hard. OH understands I need to work away sometimes, but I can't explain that to a cat! The people I toured with (apart from one cat owner!) thought I was crazy going on about my cat ALL the flipping time, but I MISSED him SO MUCH. Crazy... I really did think about him all the time.

I came home a couple of hours ago and within seconds Jameson appeared. I have never seen him so affectionate, purring and loving ever. (and he is a very affectionate cat!). He wont leave my side. I know that he really loves me too, but the affection, love and attention I got from him today just blew me away. When we got him he never used to purr, but his purrs are getting louder and louder for each day  I just love this little creature with all my heart and soul.

I actually missed Jameson more than OH!!!!

Does anyone else get stupidly emotional about being apart from their cats? I'm sure I'm not the only one!!

(before anyone asks... Jamie hasn't been on his own... OH has been at home too!)

This is a pic of him as I was packing to leave...