Is this a serious reply? I mean, don't cats just ignore everyone? What do cat sitters do apart from spoon food from the packet into the bowl, replenish the water and occasionally tickle the cats tummy?
Sadly, finding a good cat sitter is a real-life thing. We are owned by a diabetic cat who also has severe abandonment issues and has been know to attack sitters without warning. We haven't been able to have a holiday since before Covid.
It actually is. Cats vary in their personalities. Each of my cats (including my semi-feral cat -- abandoned during the Dixie Fire, very slowly trying to socialize him) wants human interaction. Yes, they are ok being left to their own devices for days on end, but there are fewer issues and they are clearly happier if they get regular interaction.
Cats are pretty sensitive to changes in their environment. They have a hard time with change, it's just if you're not paying attention it's hard to tell until they stop eating and you have to take them to the vet.
I imagine it depends on the cat. I've moved cities and states with a few cats a few times and they were back to mostly normal within a couple days and only stopped eating out of stress for maybe a day.
Takes them weeks to completely relax, but I wouldn't say that puts them in a relatively "sensitive" category when compared to other animals.
It's true, it really depends on the cat. I know ours inevitably end up upset in one way or another when we go away for any amount of time and the cat kennel was an unmitigated disaster.
