Yes, I fancy a lot of people have been torn when deciding whether to take Felix or Rover along with them to NZ. It?s a big expense and a lot of hassle, but all comes down to how big a part they play in the family line up. Our two are major players in our family and where we go, they go (so far, anyway). Catching voles, mice, birds etc. is some of what a cat is all about, much as we find it cruel and distasteful. We get off lightly here as there isn?t much that shows itself long enough to be caught other than geckos and scorpions and the birds seem too fast for the cats, so I don?t often get presented with the latest offering.

I suppose it?s down to how much you all feel towards your cats as to whether you decide to take them with you or not. If I absolutely had to leave ours behind, I?d have to convince myself that they were with someone I knew well and whom I?d be 100% sure would take good care of them.