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So I guess this is a choice you are going to end up having to make yourself but how does your cat take to being left alone for short periods, as well as, a day or two?
We are in the same boat with ours. We’ve left her at the vet for short hops (couple days up to a week). However, when we bring her back she always seems to have PTSD. I mean literally shaking for a couple days. Our cat knows no stranger, loves everyone and doesn’t mind vet visits but being caged up for days on end with dogs that bark 24 hours a day, well, you get it.
Last short trip we went on we tried leaving her at home with automatic feeders and auto waterers. We set up cameras so we could check in and talk to her and keep an extra eye on the food. Put out an extra litter box, etc. everything worked out great. For two days she was perfect and seemed to care less we were gone.
However by the third day she started acting a little weird. She started pacing a lot. Even chatting with her she began walking through the rooms crying, looking for us. At that point we both realized she was freaking out because she couldn’t find her family and was getting nervous/scared.
So…long story short. We are planning another trip soon for just a few days and have a friend (and cat lover) coming over this time. She has already been over and they immediately bonded and played for quite a while. The plan is her to come over daily, check on food and water levels and play with her for at least an hour. I think if she doesn’t get to see someone after a couple days she starts getting really nervous like she feels abandoned, even though we’ve had her since she was 5 weeks.
I'd ask your mom to come over. Cats can get super stressed when introduced to new environments.