'Course I do! I mean, hun... he a cat. Cats're real good at carin' for themselves -
He'll still need us, but it ain't gonna be like we gotta baby him, y'know? Plus we got our other critters runnin' 'round!
Even if I ain't here, Clem is. Clem's a good boy, he knows how to take care o' shit.

[Said with a very sagely nod, as if Clem isn't a giant flaming ghost alligator.]