Hi there! I know I feel bad when I go away, even for just a couple of days. My cat Jazz does very well on his own. I am lucky enough to have friends to look in on him several times a day and they even stay for a while and watch tv and play with him. He would never survive at a boarding place. He was handed around before I got him. He had a least 5 homes before me and I think he does better in his own place because its familiar. That however does not make me feel any better, I always worry that he is ok and check with my friends who watch him daily. I guess it never get easier to leave them.