Cat query

[hawkida]

How long is it okay to leave a cat alone for? I know a working day is fine, I know 48 hours is okay if enough food and water is down - but beyond that? Would four whole days be too much? Is it all down to the cat's own personality and a "how long is a length of string" type of question?

I am toying with the idea of getting a cat, but I am often away for 3 days at a time, occasionally more and I don't intend to mistreat one - it wouldn't really be practical to rely on having people available to look after it when I'm not about.

Comments

[epideme.livejournal.com]

We have an automatic Cat Feeder which seems to work really well. Despite it having 4 compartments, which on it's max setting can open 1 compartment a day, I'd be loath to leave the sweeties for that long.

It really does depend on the Cat. Sooty seems to get lonely enough if we leave her for 1 day, while one get's the feeling that Whiskey would be fine on his own for a week if the food lasted that long.