The last time we took -any- vacation was over 2 years ago. The people who took care of the animals didn't see stormi (the queen) the whole time we were gone. They assumed (and it's all I could ask them to do) that things were fine, because the food was disappearing. With her having the kidney issues now, that's not something we can do anymore (not that I was comfortable with it before)
The only other thing I could come up with is there are vet techs who will sometimes come and check on them, but few of them will want to chase the queen down to pill her twice a day and then try to get her to eat.
She's been a tough cookie since the day she adopted me. It took her 16 years to finally accept DH.
The girls would ride up front with us, front seat for kitties, and back for the dog. Trailering them has always scared me. My mom did it with her dog, but I couldn't tell if they were having problems, and that would make me crazy. It's possible I'm too attached too.
