Thank you, but I forgot to mention, I don’t own anything that can’t go 2 weeks without water.
Ahhh... that changes everything; also makes sense to me. I learned the hard way, back in high school, that birds must be attended to every day WRT food and water (I inadvertently, stupidly starved one of them).
Cats, OTOH, make sure that you don't forget to feed them. One of the things I like about them. ;)