EllieBeast
Well-Known Member
Hi, I'll try to keep this as short as possible!!
I have a lovely 2.5yo dalmatian bitch and a 9 month old bengal x kitten(indoor cat).
4 weeks ago my other half left me after 4 years together. I have always had to leave a good two hours before he did on work days so the pets are having to be alone for longer than they are used to.
At the moment they go to my parents house on the two work days that I can't get back to them at lunch time, weird setup I know but the cat is very used to this and seems to thoroughly enjoy his visits to daycare!! No sign of stress at all.
The other 3 days a week I pop back at lunch time and let the dog out, give them a fuss, do some training and take the dog for a run when I have enough time.
Whenever I arrive home at lunch they are both asleep on the spare bed, very settled and they get on incredibly well. It's when I come to leave them again that I want to find a distraction! By this point they are bouncy and full of it and I need to find something to give them to distract them when I leave and encourage them to settle!
Food wise the dalmatian could do with putting weight on so calories aren't an issue, she isn't totally food motivated so it would have to be totally delicious and as she has the run of the house- I'd prefer it wasn't too messy!
The cat is food obsessed and likely to become a porker once he's finished growing! For him I was debating getting him one of those treat balls for small dogs and just to put some of his daily food ration in there. Has anyone tried this with cats? He's very dextrous and completely has the bengal personality....
The dog does get at least one, usually two good length off lead walks(runs... She doesn't really walk anywhere!.)
Could anyone recommend anything else I could be doing? Anything I might be missing? They are both very well behaved and have been fantastic company for me! I just want to make sure I'm doing right by them!
I have a lovely 2.5yo dalmatian bitch and a 9 month old bengal x kitten(indoor cat).
4 weeks ago my other half left me after 4 years together. I have always had to leave a good two hours before he did on work days so the pets are having to be alone for longer than they are used to.
At the moment they go to my parents house on the two work days that I can't get back to them at lunch time, weird setup I know but the cat is very used to this and seems to thoroughly enjoy his visits to daycare!! No sign of stress at all.
The other 3 days a week I pop back at lunch time and let the dog out, give them a fuss, do some training and take the dog for a run when I have enough time.
Whenever I arrive home at lunch they are both asleep on the spare bed, very settled and they get on incredibly well. It's when I come to leave them again that I want to find a distraction! By this point they are bouncy and full of it and I need to find something to give them to distract them when I leave and encourage them to settle!
Food wise the dalmatian could do with putting weight on so calories aren't an issue, she isn't totally food motivated so it would have to be totally delicious and as she has the run of the house- I'd prefer it wasn't too messy!
The cat is food obsessed and likely to become a porker once he's finished growing! For him I was debating getting him one of those treat balls for small dogs and just to put some of his daily food ration in there. Has anyone tried this with cats? He's very dextrous and completely has the bengal personality....
The dog does get at least one, usually two good length off lead walks(runs... She doesn't really walk anywhere!.)
Could anyone recommend anything else I could be doing? Anything I might be missing? They are both very well behaved and have been fantastic company for me! I just want to make sure I'm doing right by them!