I'm in Daytona Beach for six days to celebrate my 50th birthday on Feb. 12. This is a long way from Zion, Illinois, so I left my two babies - TC and Sweetie - home, where they are familar with their surroundings.
My first tip is to hide your suitcases until the last minute. I waited until the night before I left to start packing, as the babies always know when something is up, if the suitcases come out of the closet. It didn't take them more than 15 minutes to realize I was putting clothes in a suitcase. I had two babies each trying to get in the suitcase and sit on top of the clothes I had packed. They took turns, and then Sweetie went to sleep on top of the clothes in the suitcase. They did not seem happy that I was packing, so I took a break from packing, and spent time petting them and letting them know that I love them. I gave them each some treats, and ignored the suitcases until they went upstairs to take a nap,
My second tip is to make sure that your babysitter is someone they love and trust, so they don't have any issues about hiding when someone comes in the house to feed them. My ex-husband is taking care of the babies for me, so I'm lucky that my babysitter is someone they already know and love. When I talked to my ex-husband today, he said that TC came out from under the dining room table immediately to be petted, and then sat on his lap for a while. After a while, TC decided he was hungry, so then he ate the food that my babysitter put down. Sweetie was also there immediately to get her food as well, and then sat on my ex-husband's lap after her meal. They each received their own special attention, and felt secure in their own surroundings.
I left each baby's cat food (three cases for variety) on the counter with a list of the babies' favorite flavors, so that my babysitter can alter the food that he puts down for them. Different flavors for morning and nighttime. Since I know my babies the best, I arranged the cat food so that it would be easy to alternate the flavors, and made sure that there were plenty of cans of their favorites, with a few cans of other flavors available for variety.
Tip #3, leave some old clothes on the bed or the babies' other favorite napping places, so they still feel connected with you, even though you are not there. They still get your scent, and feel more relaxed.
Tip #4, make sure your babysitter has the phone number and location of the nearest emergency animal clinic in case of an emergency, as well as the phone number and location of the regular vet. I don't think anything will go wrong, but it is better to be prepared.
Tip #5, call and make sure your babies are doing well with the babysitter, and no unresolved issues or questions are left. Its amazing how many times you might forget to tell the babysitter something very important, or the babysitter has a question to ask about a specific issue.
That's it for now. Will post again soon. Time to go enjoy the sun, surf and sand of Daytona Beach. Its going to be 75 degrees today. Wow!!!
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