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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2005moving with outside cat
I have a 13 yr old cat who has been, due to allergies and my partner an outside cat for the last 8 years. Now we are moving to an area in the mountains of Tennessee where I'm not sure she will be safe outside. She was born next door to my house and has known no other place. Any suggestions on moving her and helping with her transition will be appreciated. :I have a 13 yr old cat who has been, due to allergies and my partner an : outside cat for the last 8 years. Now we are moving to an area in the : mountains of Tennessee where I'm not sure she will be safe outside. She was : born next door to my house and has known no other place. Any suggestions on : moving her and helping with her transition will be appreciated. If your cat roams: keep her inside. If she stays near the house: keep her inside at night. At any rate: keep her strictly indoors for the first three weeks (so many cats got lost because the owners didn't do that). Carola P.S. My keyboard is full of cat hairs - do you know this too? Is cat working on the 'pooter while I'm away? >:I have a 13 yr old cat who has been, due to allergies and my partner an >: outside cat for the last 8 years. Now we are moving to an area in the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > P.S. My keyboard is full of cat hairs - do you know this too? > Is cat working on the 'pooter while I'm away? He may be writing a "Mommy Dearest" tome about you! :-)  SignatureWayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 > At any rate: keep her strictly indoors for the first three weeks > (so many cats got lost because the owners didn't do that). How keeping a cat strictly indoors for three (why not two, or four?) weeks is going to prevent her from getting lost when finally let out? Doesnt make sense. My cats, when first let out, explored the neighborhood little by little. They'd never get lost. : > At any rate: keep her strictly indoors for the first three weeks : > (so many cats got lost because the owners didn't do that). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : out, explored the neighborhood little by little. They'd never : get lost. Then you're very fortunate. I know plenty of cases where people didn't believe it and so lost their cat. The three weeks have to do with getting used to the place and especially the smell. If they get scared they find the way back when accustomed properly. I usually explore the neighbourhood with a leash during the third week. They all loved it so far. Carola >> At any rate: keep her strictly indoors for the first three weeks >> (so many cats got lost because the owners didn't do that). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > out, explored the neighborhood little by little. They'd never > get lost. I got my two cats from the shelter and I kept them inside for about a week. I had to go into town one day and was gone for 6 hours. When I returned they were sitting on the back deck with the raccoon. They had ripped through the window screen to get out. They have never ventured very far, always within ear shot. Plenty of good hunting for them here. I would guess that the cat's personality would play a big part in this, how it adjust to the move and so on. If I were to move, I think I would try to keep them in long enough for it to sink in that the house is in fact home base for them. SignatureStone Some pic's http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos ".....*with the raccoon*"! ROFL. Now that's togetherness. >>> At any rate: keep her strictly indoors for the first three weeks >>> (so many cats got lost because the owners didn't do that). [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > keep them in long enough for it to sink in that the house is in fact home > base for them. If you're moving by vehicle, keep her in a sturdy roomy carrier the whole time. I speak from experience. Do NOT let her out of house in Tenn. till you find out what critters abound there who would like to eat her! You may have to keep her inside because of them. >I have a 13 yr old cat who has been, due to allergies and my partner an >outside cat for the last 8 years. Now we are moving to an area in the >mountains of Tennessee where I'm not sure she will be safe outside. She was >born next door to my house and has known no other place. Any suggestions on >moving her and helping with her transition will be appreciated. Per Hopitus: >Do NOT let her out of house in Tenn. till you find out what critters abound >there who would like to eat her! We had a "dirty" cat that we couldn't break of the habit and wound up giving it to a daughter out in the country that had a number of cats/dogs/chickens/horses. Cat did ok there until it just disappeared one day. Prevalent theory is that an owl got it. SignaturePeteCresswell > Per Hopitus: >>Do NOT let her out of house in Tenn. till you find out what critters [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > that > an owl got it.-- That's what I worry about with mine. We've got Great Northern Horned Owls here as well as three pairs of eagles on the lake. As far as the owls are concered, while they are able to take out porcupines and skunks, they are going to go after something that isn't capable of causing them some damage unless the food supply is short. There are plenty of critters here that are too easy for the picking. Stone Some pic's http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos When my parents moved our 12 year old outdoor cat, who had lived with us since he was 6 weeks old, they kept him indoors for the first week. During that time my dad would take him for a walk each morning - carrying him around the outside of the house talking to him, pointing out features of interest etc. After a week they let him out for supervised walks and he was fine from then on. BTW his first job every morning was to walk anticlockwise around the house, just the way dad took him! Kate |
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