I truly wish I could. I know he'll be intensely miserable during the time he's boarding at the vet's. Last time we were away for only 2 weeks and he'd lost so much weight I hardly recognised him. When he came back home, he disappeared for 2 days in fear that he'd have to go back there again. This time we're going for 3 weeks so it certainly won't be any better. Understandibly he just hates being locked up in a tiny cage and, unfortunately that's all that's available here.