Elderly cat

Hi. I have an elderly cat and I've been invited to go on holiday to Cornwall for as long as I want to stay. I'm in a long distance relationship with a man who lives there. I don't get to see him very often, because the cat is too old to go into a cattery and there is no-one I can ask to help. Apart from that, I can't afford the cattery. It's been years since I've had a holiday, so I'm really upset that I can't go. Even though the cat is very old, he could still be with me for a few years yet. I do love him to bits, but it's so annoying that I'm so tied. My gentleman friend tells me that the beach is beautiful at the moment. He's a fisherman so it's his life. Oh dash it!!!