I've recently been diagnosed with a rather nasty male only illness and a
battery of tests have to be done to determine how far it has spread and to
what degree.
This past week, I was in Hospital for the first batch - 8 days.
I had to leave my 4 year old cat on her own, apart from an elderly neighbour
looking in on her once a day to fill her food and water dishes.
The neighbour is herself quite infirm and not able to spend any time being
playful, but this doesn't matter as the Cat does not take to women at all.
My "Doughball" is a female, shies away from other females of whatever
species, but is at her best making up to Males (even Dogs) and playing the
Vamp (curious behaviour I think and utterly funny.
She has shown utter disdain for any female filling her food and water, but
any Male person, just sitting minding his own business is subjected to a
series of Stares, Smiles, Eyelid Batting (or so it looks very muchlike!) and
then she starts making love to them - rubbing herself against legs and
singing love songs, screeching loudly if she is ignored, jumping up on them
and so on.
She welcomes being stroked and rubbed by a Man or Boy, but if  a female
tries that, they get a swift quadruple bladed backhander that more often
than not, draws blood. She is exceptionally passive with Males, allowing
herself to be up-ended and belly-tickled, but if a female tries it - watch
out for fireworks. She was neutered at 6 months, all jabs up to date.
Always been perfectly healthy. Exclusively indoors, but likes to snooze on
the veranda/balcony (24 floors up) and watch the world go by. She refuses to
go outside on a lead.

There is NO-ONE apart from the elderly female neighbour to feed and water
her while I'm going to be gone.
Miss Dodo HATES being left alone and will Poo on beds and pillows if left
too long alone. She's OK with just a single overnight absence, but more than
that, I am "punished" as per merited time span.

Anyone got any suggestions?
I CANT afford to have her in a Cattery. I live on a pension.
Relatives live too far away to be of any use.

My absences are liable to become more frequent and extended as this cancer
gets worse or is treated.
She's my only companion and vice-versa.
I'm in a quandary.