I agree...we also board our three cats when going on vacation. We had a cat sitter once....one of my cats is very afriad of change and people other then us or once he gets use to a person. We don't have a lot of company. When we had a sitter for the cats we were only gone 3 days but we we come home one of the cats had to be taken to the vets...he did not go to the litter box the whole time so was all stomped up. My husband has not let anyone watch them but the vet after that. Expensive...but about the same as being him to the vet for bowel issues.
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auntpiggylpn
I would ask your vet! The traveling might just be too much for that kitty! I know that at the vet clinic I worked at (I'm a vet tech) we would often get older and infirmed pets in for boarding. Does your vet offer boarding? If so, if anything untoward happened, your vet would be right there to treat. So much more is involved when you have a geriatric cat who has CKD. Also, cats who are stressed and not at home will often refuse to eat or drink. I'm concerned that if you are out on the road and this happens, your cat may require an IV bolus of fluids. This is really something you need to discuss with your vet, IMHO.