My husband and I are going on vacation in about ten days, and will be
gone for about two weeks.  Our three-year-old cat, Norton, can't go
along because my sister will be riding in the car with us and is
allergic to cats.  Having the cat boarded is out of the question because
she (yes, Norton is a girl) has to be sedated to even go to the vet, and
we have heard about so many bad things happening to cats while they are
being boarded.

One solution would be to leave her at home and my daughter would come
over and feed her, scoop the litter box, and play with her for a while
every day.  But that's a long time for her to be alone - one of us is
usually with her most of the time.  How is a cat likely to react in that
situation?  Is it possible she would miss us so much that she would quit
eating or something?
     
The other solution would be for my daughter to keep her at her house.
The problem is that she has a cat, and my cat has barely even ever been
around another cat except her mother, even though this cat is very
non-violent.  There is also a two-year-old human there, and the
household is very noisy and busy, unlike our very quiet environment.
There might also be the problem of where to put another litter box and
food dish where a two-year-old won't bother them.  My daughter's husband
has severe ADD and leaves the door standing open, so getting away could
be a problem, even though she will have a collar and chip.

Which would be least traumatic for our cat?  We haven't taken any kind
of vacation since we got her, but we would both be devastated if
anything happened to her.  I don't even know how we are going to do
without her - we are very attached.  What do you think we should do?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dot