Problems Leaving Bungo overnight

So for the first time ever little Bungo was at home overnight without me & my partner staying with him. I left quite late yesterday evening so he was only alone from 10pm till 7am.

Usually he will follow me & my partner to bed. Although he doesn’t sleep with us all night (I put him in his bed on the landing when I’m ready to sleep and shut out door) He knows we are there and is sure to start calling for us when we are due to get up. It’s amazing how they know these things really he wakes up at 5:30 when my partner is due up, and then again at around 7:30 when I get up, he’s like a personal alarm clock!

I left our bedroom door open so that he didn’t think we were just hiding from him and shutting him out and so he could roam around if he wanted, however when I got back this morning it turns out he had decided to use our bed as a toilet and went for a very (sorry TMI) soggy poo and a wee too.

He has never done anything like this before. I have stayed away overnight before, but I have taken him with me. It was too much hassle to do so this time and I didn’t want to cause him un-necessary stress for the sake of a few hours. When I’ve taken him to other places he’s always still gone to the toilet in the right place and never had any accidents.

Do you think this was some kind of protest? I’m really worried in case this becomes a re-occurring issue where we can’t leave him in the house if we have to stay away (for example got a night coming up in June where we are away for a wedding) Any advice would be appreciated! :rofl:

Sounds as if he was getting his own back on you a bit there,if he is used to the door being shut on him at night I would stick with that,these cats are so routine orintated why change it,he most probaly picked up on you being more upset about leaving him than taking him with you.
I wouldn't worry about keeping him restricted a bit into an area where he can't hurt much while you are away,on their own most cats revert into the normal feline behaviour pattern,eat,drink,wash,pee,poo & sleep with perhaps an occasional play & top up thrown in before going back to sleep again,proves time means nothing to them when you get the same greeting if you have been out of the room 10 minutes or ten days,not like us a Hello if it is someone you saw yesterday,hello great to see you on a monthly basis or great,cuddles & kisses if it is a longer period.....
Try not to let him realise he has upset you over this or he will know he has a way of getting your attention even if it is not for the good.
Have you got someone going in to check while you are away or just leaving him well prepared to cope on his own...?

Yeah I think it’s safe to say he was mad at us for leaving him. I didn’t show him I was upset when I discovered what he had done, he was busy eating his breakfast when I saw so he got no reaction from me. I felt so bad that I must have made him so confused and upset so I gave him a big kiss and cuddle and felt I probably deserved it in his eyes.

I will have my Mum around to go and check on him and spend time with him in the day when we go away, but unless I arrange for him to go and stay with her then there will be no-one around in the evening. Next time the bedroom door will definitely be shut, no doubt about that!!

I have a friend who's cat pees on the sofa when he returns from being away - even if it's not overnight/all day. She's sly - she waits until they come back! It probably is just because he was confused and stressed?