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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2004Moving home with 2 cats
Hi, We have 2 cats (pictures here! http://wtl.smugmug.com/gallery/38742/) and are thinking of moving house. This is going to sound ridiculous, but we're worried about how the cats will react! They'll be 7 (maybe 8) in September, and are part of the family - in fact, they run our house and our lives and generally boss us around. We've had them since they were 9 or 10 months old. My own plan for them is to surround them with familiar smells (blankets they like etc) - and they have eachother for comfort etc. Also plan on keeping them inside the new house for at least 3 weeks, so they become familiar with the new house and its smells...where to hide/sleep/eat, and get over the shock of the car-journey. But then what? Our fear is when we let them out (they have complete roam outside at the moment, and that's how we like them to be, free) they may never come back. Will their internal compass try and take them back to their first home? Any tips welcomed Thanks Will "William Luke" wtluke@gmail.com >We have 2 cats (pictures here! http://wtl.smugmug.com/gallery/38742/) >and are thinking of moving house. > >This is going to sound ridiculous, but we're worried about how the cats >will react! What gorgeous cats!! You have the right idea. Keep them in the quietest place (sheltered, so they can't run outside) while the all the furniture is being delivered to the new house. Have them comforted w/their favorite toys and blankets! Good luck. > "William Luke" wtluke@gmail.com > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > delivered to the new house. Have them comforted w/their favorite toys and > blankets! Good luck. For how long, do you think, until we let them out? God, the smell is going to be unbearable! 3 weeks? 2? 6? Will Why will the smell be bad? Do you change the litter box often? Rhonda William Luke wrote: > For how long, do you think, until we let them out? God, the smell is > going to be unbearable! 3 weeks? 2? 6? > > Will I am a big fan of feliway.. is a welcoming pheromone. Its a bit expensive, but it should make the move a lot easier.. it did for my five. Bring them in, and put them in one room with lots of familiar smells. Leave them there till the house is set up. When they see all your stuff in the new house, they should adjust pretty easily. Give them lots of attention. Don't let them out for a few months. shouldn't be a problem, most cats don't want to go out after a move anyway. Good luck! > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Will >I am a big fan of feliway.. is a welcoming pheromone. Its a bit expensive, >but it should make the move a lot easier.. it did for my five. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Good luck! If you do decide to let them out I would not let them out unsupervised. I took my cats and held them while I slowly walked around the place so that they could see what it looked like. They got interested in the sights and just calmly let me hold them and purred the whole time. I did this a couple of times before I let them lose, supervised of course. Now they go out in the morning when I am home and are usually in by noon. >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >> Will >Subject: Moving home with 2 cats >From: "William Luke" wtluke@gmail.com >Date: 8/25/2004 2:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time >Message-id: <cgir27$gff@odah37.prod.google.com> >We have 2 cats (pictures here! http://wtl.smugmug.com/gallery/38742/) >and are thinking of moving house. > >This is going to sound ridiculous, but we're worried about how the cats >will react! They'll be 7 (maybe 8) in September, and are part of the >family - in fact, they run our house and our lives and generally boss >us around. We've had them since they were 9 or 10 months old. > >My own plan for them is to surround them with familiar smells (blankets >they like etc) - and they have eachother for comfort etc. Also >plan on >keeping them inside the new house for at least 3 weeks, so they become >familiar with the new house and its smells...where to hide/sleep/eat, >and get over the shock of the car-journey. >But then what? Our fear is when we let them out (they have complete >roam outside at the moment, and that's how we like them to be, free) >they may never come back. Will their internal compass try and take >them back to their first home? > >Any tips welcomed >Thanks > >Will When I moved one of my cats did get scared when let out for the first time and we had to chase her around the neighborhood to brin her back home. I would advise staying outside with them for short periods of time and then bring them back in. Do this for a few days untill they are used to their new yard and then let them out unsupervised. Ed They'll do fine, but be prepared for an adjustment period. When I moved into my house last year, I moved into my father's house a few days before closing with my cats, while everything was packed up in the apartment. The cats lived in the finished basement and were fine. But, when I actually moved them into the house, with al the familiar stuff in it, they couldn't process it at first. One actually hid in a covered litter box for one week straight, only coming out to grab a few nibbles of food. It took about 2 weeks before they started acting anywhere near normal. >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Will Leave them inside the new place for at least three weeks. Then it should work out well. Carola "William Luke" <wtluke@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:cgir27$gff@odah37.prod.google.com... | Hi, | [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] | | Will |
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