My husband's sister lives nearby and she has two daughters age 11 and 14 so I am hoping I can "hire" them to come once a day. I'm just afraid they might not make it a priority espcecially because they are reallly busy with work and school and that is just the way they are. Other than that I really have no one else I know to ask. Our best friends are allergic to cats - they don't even come over any more since we now have three cats. Our other friends that live close enough just had a premature baby and are too busy with her, plus they aren't cat people.

Do you guys think that a visit once a day will be enough? All three cats kind of fight and only Jazz and Scout play a little but it ends up a little heated. Scout just kind of torments Ripley and tries to boss him around. I'll make sure all their claws are trimmed before we leave so no one will get scratched. I'm just such a worry wort.