My guys go to a 5 star pet resort. I like to do that because then i know they are safe (not escaping from a friend's place etc) & being very well taken care of so I'm not worrying about them while I'm away. My little dog is so adorable everyone wants to take care of him but i think if anything were to happen to him in their care it probably would end the friendship. My 2 cats are not happy anywhere including the 5 star resort but they are safe there.

Wish I had a reliable and trusted dog-sitter. My 'baby' is a little too temperamental to leave in a kennel. End result - no going away! boohoo.

It really depends on the nature and temperament of your pet. When I put my Dalmatian in a pet resort over the holidays, he hated it and couldn't wait to get out. He doesn't socialise well with other dogs and needs close contact with people that he knows. A different dog with a different temperament may absolutely love the sounds and smells of other dogs around him. If your pet is a people person and needs constant attention, you'd be better off getting a house sitter to look after your home while you're away and to provide company to your pets

I have two small IG's and they are a bit high maintenance when it comes to affection and spending time with people so I only book pet friendly accommodation wherever I go now, or babysit pet friendly houses by the ocean or with a pool so i can pretend i am at a resort! I wish I was Johnny Depp and could fly my pets all over the world with me :)

We have an adopted feral cat who runs and hides from strangers (even regular visitors), especially if they are male. A petsitter would be her idea of hell (a cattery is at least safe).

Blessings to you susan_66! How kind of you to take care of a feral cat! Most see them as pests but they are all little souls who feel fear, love, hunger, pain & thirst as do all animals.

It's a shame they are such deadly hunters.Feral Cats

Well, the cat actually adopted my mother, more than the other way round, and then my sister and I inherited her . . . Telperien, I think the shame is more with humans who dump cats in country areas. Our lovely cat had been desexed and recognised houses, beds, chairs, catfood . . . someone had just decided to throw her away.

Its not just cats that hunt. Any abandoned animal will hunt to feed itself, including & just as equally dogs. I find it very upsetting that cats are so maligned here in Australia when dogs also will hunt. Dogs are a little more restrained by us than cats. I have 2 cats desexed & curfewed from 4pm until 7am & one desexed dog who also sleeps inside.

how2girl how awful! Yes a good place is hard to find. Your story reminds me of when i moved back to Sydney from The States & had my guys in quarantine for a month. The cat carer was wonderful so they were fine but my poor little dog was so distressed because all his carers did was feed him. Because of regulations only one 20 min walk a week which had to hire them to do & no bath unless you pay for that. I used to visit twice a week, the maximum allowed & it was heartbreaking.

yes Wuff it was extremely upsetting. I used to go to my car after every visit & cry & cry! My little guy is the apple of my eye & just the most fun lovable thing that even people who don't like dogs warm to. He's so used to being with people & having people fuss over him.Not the girls at quarantine though! You could see in his eyes he couldn't understand what he'd done wrong to be locked up & shunned & he used to howl & cry whenenver I got up to leave. The last week he was there he stopped eating. My 2 cats were rescues. My Maine Coon, Mr Bubba Coon was dumped at San Diego County Animal Shelter because he was the runt of the litter & deemed to be not big enough to be saleable. It was the height of the GFC. I brought him back to Sydney with me. My other guy, Spooky Cat is black & he & his sister were dumped at a vet in Five Dock here in Sydney aged 4 weeks. He stayed locked up in a cage at the shelter until he was 16 weeks old as black cats & tortys are the hardest cats to find a home for. When i took him home he just sat on the couch for a week because the concept of being free to walk about wherever he wanted was so foreign to him. He is the sweetest, loveliest little guy with beautiful yellow green eyes.

We have a rescued feral Torti kitten who is now 9 years old. She is very wary of anyone besides us so we don't go away very often, when we do we have a trusted friend to come in twice a day and put her food out. Would love to have someone come and stay so we could go away for more than a couple of days but she is more important than a holiday (to me anyway)