My human has been out of town since early Thursday and she is getting back sometime today in the late afternoon. Even better, her boyfriend was also out of town (somewhere completely different) Friday through Sunday, and we had the pet sitter! So I thought today would be a great time to discuss all the fun things you can do while your human is away. Here are some of my favorites:
- Manipulate the pet sitter to your own ends. Unless you are on a special diet, you can probably wheedle extra treats out of her, and have more playtime than you might get out of your human. After all, she is there solely as your servant, right? So take advantage!
- Learn how to serve yourself treats. If your pet sitter isn’t around much, or if (Bast forbid) you have been completely left on your own for a few days, use all this extra time alone to figure out how to get that cabinet or drawer open so that you can have treats anytime you want!
- Does your human try to keep you off of tables and kitchen counters? Ha! You can go there all you want right now and she is not around to get loud about it.
- Find out just how sturdy your human’s knickknacks are. If you knock them off the shelves, will they break or will they withstand the fall? It is a fun science experiment.
- Enjoy the bliss of no vacuum cleaner and leave your fur everywhere. Plus you can hack up hairballs without the messy cleanup and groaning.
So what do you like to do on your human’s vacation?
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My cats enjoy those things you listed, PLUS, they like to throw up and watch it dry. The cat-sitter either “does not see”the barf, or they just don’t want to clean it up. Either way, it’s a hoot watching us cleaning it up when we get home….days later.
Such great ideas!
I personally like to open one of the drawers that are under the bed. They keep fresh, clean bed sheets in it. And I sleep on it!
Some excellent ideas to add to my list of “while they’re away” things to do! My parents will occasionally leave me to my own devices (two days max) but when they’re gone longer than that off to the “Paws-w-While” Pet Hotel where I can’t get away with ANYTHING!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
We do all of that and we have some fun extra stuff like dragging de survunt’s knickers downstairs for the pet sitter to see. that’s always a giggle!
Excellent hints Sparkle!
We has it down to a fine art. me and Kozmo knocks things off counters and thee haory slobbery sisters rips them open. On Sunday we ate an entire bag of freexe dried chicken dog treats, a bag of dog dental treats, and tuna temptations,
Kisses
Nellie
Um, regarding Item #1, Sentence #3: Is this not true of all Humans, at all times, everywhere?
I loved the science experiment. My Human will be leaving town in late September, so I am bookmarking this site for future reference.
we usually hide and sleep when our mom is away. some of the things on your list we prefer to do when our mom is around…to get a rise out of her 😉
Pip, Smidgen, minnie, HOllie
Sparkle, we like to make big messes with all our toys, knocking them all around. And we love to get extra treats!!
Mommie is planning on taking her first vacation since I came to live here. A pet sitter would be best for Sassy, since she is so shy, so that is what she is looking into. But how to know who to trust?
Cute!
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We always protest and have a trash housing pawty.
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What fantastic tips! We usually make a point of vomiting in the hallways to make sure the humans know we’re not pleased with their departure. Somehow they keep going out of town, though…
Sparkle, we wouldn’t know! We are Not Allowed to be left alone, um, we do Not Allow both of the peeps to leave at the same time.
Salem conducts scientific experiments all the time! She’s really good at it.
My family were away recently, and are now back. Although this is too late for me, I will remember your advice for next time. I go to a cattery so things are a bit different but I certainly got some extra food as I came back fatter than when I went there.
We hope you have a happy reunion when your human comes home this week Sparkle!!! When our mum and dad go away we are very lucky that mum’s sister moves into the house to look after us. She is a total pushover because she loves us so much so we usually get lots of extra treats 🙂
Well of course, #1 is about to leave us for four whole weeks, but we don’t think she would appreciate that kind of approach on our part…
Purrs,
The Chans
Austin here! I can’t the old bat to go anywhere for long enough to get in to too much trouble 🙁 I find giving the stink eye usually gets her very worried for a while. Oh and trying to dig a hole in the carpet. That gets her real hot under the collar 🙂
The publicist never leaves because of us goats so the kitties around here don’t get to “experiment”
We don’t get left alone a lot since our Grandpa from Kansas has to come out and take care of us. We had a cat sitter once but Mommy was too stressed that we don’t think that’ll happen again. She’s a worry wart.
Great tips Sparkle!!!!
Hahahahaha great advice! You sure have lots of fun while your human is away! I’m sure my boys are on the counter playing and napping while I’m away!
last time mom went away, we got pet sitted by grandma…..so no fun there 🙂
I love it when the pet sitter is there because she gives us more treats and da bird time cause otherwise we never come out for her.
DOWN is our Mum’s most used word and if we are selectively deaf again GET DOWN NOW
Mum has only been away once since we came to live with her and we didn’t eat hardly a crumb then – we looked so skinny when she got home she hasn’t left us since!!
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Our humans never go anywhere either. Their idea of a vacation is time with us!
This one is my ALL TIME FAVE!!! “Does your human try to keep you off of tables and kitchen counters? Ha! You can go there all you want right now and she is not around to get loud about it.” hehehe!!!!!
And….I can slap around Sheltie-boy all I want when Daddy is away….when Mom is here it doesn’t matter….MOL!!
Love, Cody
My humans never go away for more than an evening out at the ball game. Then I invite my posse over and we indulge in the nip and Vine. I’m still trying to figure out how to get up into the crawl space cos that’s the only place I’ve never been. It’s 11 feet straight up with nothing to climb up on.
I love horking up hairballs and dry fuds. I love making the sitter play with me and snuggle on the couch. I like to get up into mom’s things in her room and I love making things fall!
Mickey Mouser likes to take pens and pencils off my desk and hide them under the rug. Grace Lillian chews cardboard and leaves piles of debris. But, Tommie says to tell you that he’s always perfect.
Flipping the rug in the hallway is also a crowd favourite!
We like the science experiment the best of all. We will try that as soon as she leaves the house. Also we are sure going to do some good hacking up the furballs.
Have a terrific week.
Those are all fun options, Miss S.
We love to scatter papers, hack up fur balls or dry food, & outrun our pet sitter on the stairs. He hasn’t fallen or beaten us yet!