7 Mistakes I Stopped Making When I Leave My Cats Home Alone

The Cat Room Manual, my 46 large-print lessons on living with cats, and a free chapter: margieknowscats.com You're standing at the door with your keys in your hand, she's watching you from the hall, and your stomach drops. Margie has left cats at home for forty years, and she walks through the seven small mistakes she used to make that all felt like love: the long goodbye, a single bowl, a shut-up house, the big clean, the long weekend alone, the wound-up cat, and the cold shoulder when you come back. For each one you'll hear what she does instead, using only things already in your house, and why she thinks the cat reacts the way she does. She also says plainly when a change in your cat's habits is a job for the vet. Her books are linked at the top of this description, and the video is free either way. 0:00 Intro 1:19 The Long Goodbye 4:14 One of Everything 6:17 The Shut Up House 8:21 The Big Clean 11:03 Leaving for Longer 13:00 Leaving a Wound Up Cat 14:58 The Cold Shoulder