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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005moving on up
In the last two days I have decided on the Graduate school to attend in September and DH and I have bought a house. Yes, it has been a crazy 2 days. My question is on how to introduce the Simba and Pepper to a new house. Both cats have lived in our current townhouse since they were 11 weeks old. The townhouse is two levels, has a staircase, is carpeted and is in a semi-rural area. The new house is VERY different. The house is one level, so it has no stairs. It also has NO carpet. The floors are all wood or tile. The new house is also close to the campus I will be attending, so it is in a more crowded "downtown" type area. I am a little concerned because both Simba and Pepper have been indoor only at the townhouse for 2 years and it is all they know. They will still be indoor only, but the house is so different it has the potential to upset them. DH and I plan on moving all the furniture and boxes first and then the cats in a second trip. Is it best to put them in a small room at first? Let them get accustomed to the smell of the new house and then slowly introduce new areas? This past weekend DH and I were also gone to visit relatives over night. When we returned home it was obvious both boys had missed us. Pepper spent all night glued to my ankles. I mention this because usually when DH and I return from an overnight the boys look at us as if to say "you were gone...Oh, we hardly noticed". Its nice to be appreciated :) ~Jemfur, Simba and Pepper. Moving *and* a new program! I hope everything goes well! I generally like to keep the cats in a small room before leaving and on arriving (if necessary, with a big sign on the door: KEEP DOOR CLOSED!! DO NOT LET CATS OUT!!). I think it prevents them from getting underfoot, stressed out, or deciding to explore the Greater World just before you are leaving that greater world for another one. Once arrived, with the essentials unpacked and things calmed down a bit, I let them explore the area outside their new isolation room at their own speed. They seem to settle in quite quickly, after they've sniffed everything.  SignatureCheryl > In the last two days I have decided on the Graduate school to attend in > September and DH and I have bought a house. Yes, it has been a crazy 2 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > appreciated :) > ~Jemfur, Simba and Pepper. Congratulations on the new house and the coming education! You've got the right idea. The furniture that they are used to and has accustomed smells will help, and the small room at first is an excellent idea. Is there an adequate way to keep them away from the outside doors so they don't dash on you? Something else you might like to try is a bach's rescue remedy diffuser, i've heard they're great for calming stressed cats. Kristy Congrats on the house and school! When we moved from our tiny apartment to our house, the girls had no trouble adjusting at all. They did spend the first 12 hours with their tails up in the air (just like lemurs) smelling everything. One thing I would suggest is moving them to the new house and lock them in one room while the moving is going on. That way there is no risk that they will be left out accidentally. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Congrats on the house and school! >When we moved from our tiny apartment to our house, the girls had no >trouble adjusting at all. They did spend the first 12 hours with their >tails up in the air (just like lemurs) Wheeeeee! Lemurs! http://www.gothamist.com/images/2004_12_lemur.jpg Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >Congrats on the house and school! > >When we moved from our tiny apartment to our house, the girls had no > >trouble adjusting at all. They did spend the first 12 hours with their > >tails up in the air (just like lemurs) Our crew moved from Ontario to Nova Scotia and settled into the new apartment within a few hours. All their furniture was here...they were more comfortable in their first minutes here than they were in the old apartment with no furniture in it (the furniture went by truck three weeks before us, the cats, and a few army-bags of survival gear like a cooking pot and a sleeping bag arrived) --Fil >>> Congrats on the house and school! >>> When we moved from our tiny apartment to our house, the girls had no >>> trouble adjusting at all. They did spend the first 12 hours with >>> their tails up in the air (just like lemurs) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > --Fil When we moved to Thailand with Vino from Vancouver, he was very uncomfortable in the old condo with all the furniture gone. We spent the last night on an air mattress on the floor with only a few suitcases that we were taking. Vino didn't like it at all and kept patrolling the place looking for his stuff. When we got to Thailand, we were in a hotel for a week or 2 and he settled in fast. Then we moved to a 2 bedroom apartment and he settled in right away as well. 6 months later we moved into a 3 bedroom house with stairs (which he had never seen before) and he was at home right away there too. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > In the last two days I have decided on the Graduate school to attend in > September and DH and I have bought a house. Yes, it has been a crazy 2 > days. My question is on how to introduce the Simba and Pepper to a new > house. Both cats have lived in our current townhouse since they were > 11 weeks old. The townhouse is two levels, has a staircase, is > carpeted and is in a semi-rural area. The new house is VERY different. Can't add much to the already excellent advice given here, except to say that you have the right ideas. Just want to tell you congrats on getting into Graduate school and on getting a new house. Your next few months are going to be full, to say the least. Please keep us informed on how everything is going. The worst part of moving our clowder to our present house (and in fact for every move) was the actual act of moving them. Pine Cone is terrified of vehicles and infected the other cats so that they were all singing their versions of "Please Release Me" all three miles of the trip. Those three miles felt like 300 by the time we'd transported them over. Not much we could do about it, other than have their spot ready and fresh food and water ready for them. After they hid out under our bed for a few hours, they all, except Merlin, went exploring the new digs and found them good. I suspect that your cats will do the same. Non carpeted floors offer their own possibilities for racing and exploration. Not having stairs is a momentary set back. Having long halls is a bonus on the kitty 500 speedway. Expect them to get all kinds of zoomies and wiggy. Have fun and don't worry. Cats are much more adaptable than they want us to think. Pam S. who's BTDT < Let them get accustomed to the smell of the new house and then slowly introduce new areas? > Hi Jemfur! When we moved to our house from our mobile home, we brought our cats here first and put them in the upstairs bathroom (all 11 of them - large bathroom, thank Bast!) We locked the door and put a do not enter sign on it, and then concentrated on moving our stuff. After we got finished bringing stuff in we opened the door so they could come out and investigate. Nyota, Siobhan, Brianna, Ishtar, Squeek and Biddy aka the girls were out in a flash, tails up and ready to rumble! 3 of the boys - Maus, Dweazel and Tanglefoot slunk out of the room like something was going to attack them. The other 2 - Jeremy and Pixel - refused to come out for almost a full day. (Such brave boys! <G>) It really depends on the cat how long it is going to take for them to adjust. Good luck with the move! Patti > In the last two days I have decided on the Graduate school to attend in > September and DH and I have bought a house. Yes, it has been a crazy 2 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > in a small room at first? Let them get accustomed to the smell of the > new house and then slowly introduce new areas? Congrats! We moved in February from a fully carpeted three room apartment to a house three times the size with hardwood & tile floors throughout. I brought the cats to the house on moving day morning and set us up in one small room. we used a pet/child gate across the doorway just in case they freaked out when I opened the door to go in or out. Only DH & I were allowed in the room and the cats weren't let out of the room until the bed & couch (futon) were reassembled, assorted blankets & comforters were strewn about them and everyone else had left. Jeeves, who is usually the most skittish, was quite brave in exploring. Gossamer was extremely timid and had to be carried upstairs to bed with us the first night. They both seemed comforted/reassured by having the familiar furniture and some familiar smelling stuff in each room. They were both pretty well settled in and used to all the different noises and such by the end of the first week. SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net Thanks for the support and advice! I think if we put them in the spare bedroom and block the door it should be OK. Then when the move is done they can come out and explore at their own pace. It should be funny to watch them learn to run on wood floors instead of carpeting :P ~Jemfur and the boyz > Thanks for the support and advice! I think if we put them in the spare > bedroom and block the door it should be OK. Then when the move is done > they can come out and explore at their own pace. It should be funny to > watch them learn to run on wood floors instead of carpeting :P > > ~Jemfur and the boyz If your boys like balls and things to bat around, just wait! Those types of toys are so much more fun without carpet slowing them down :) SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net > If your boys like balls and things to bat around, just wait! Those > types of toys are so much more fun without carpet slowing them down :) So are wind up and pull toys. Pam S. smiling
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