Cat owners vs. Dog owners, at least this week!

For some reason, all my dog owners went away last week. This makes for a long day and a late night. Inexplicably many of my cat owners are going away this week and next. There is a little difference between 'Dog  people' and 'Cat people' when they go out of town. Everyone worries about their pets while they are away. I do have to say that lately I get more calls, or texts, from worried 'cat' parents during their trips. You are surprised, right?  Dog owners don't really worry that much. They may miss them, but that is different. Cat owners worry that 'kitty' may stop eating, throw up, or pick another spot to potty, if they are too stressed by their owners absence. Frankly there is some truth to that. Dogs will want to bond when I come in, but cats, even those I know well,  don't like the changing of the routine, and take longer to relax. It falls on deaf ears if I explain, sweetly, that this is better than boarding. That is not even a possibility to them they know, for it would result in serious consequences once they got back home. Many of my cat owners have tried boarding once or twice and then decided kitty's wrath was worth hiring a sitter. They are little but mighty when pissed!