Moving House with 3 cats.
The prior configuration of the Foursome and I moved house several
times. 1) Make sure they have "allowed" scratching alternatives, and in the right orientation for them. Some cats scratch carpet because they like the horizontal direction, some because they like the texture of the carpet. If they like scratching your carpet, try to get a scrap of a similar texture for them and either lay it flat or make it a cat tree. 2) Why start now? My cats are indoors EXCEPT when on leashes. I'd never do differently - too many traumatic memories of my childhood cats being killed by cars and assaulted by predators (human and otherwise). Make the indoors interesting or leash-train them. 3) ... 4) This can depend on your cat(s). I've occasionally tried the one-room-at-a-time, but usually as I was moving from apartment to apartment (flat to flat), they would get bored in their new room very quickly. What I*have* stuck to doing, is moving the cats and their favourite, familiar things (beds, blankies, scratchers, food &water bowls) myself, and all at the same time. So, either I move the cats to their new home first, and put them, and all their own "stuff" in a room together until the movers are done, OR them and all their stuff stays in the old place until other things are moved, then I move them. The order hasn't seemed to make a difference, but its important that their familiar things stay with them. 5: Try to cat-proof the new house ahead of time - and when you get there, keep an eye on them for the first little while. Nothing is better than a cat, especially a young, active one, for finding every little nook, cranny, hole and flaw in your new home!!!! I had a kitten once wedge itself underneath and then up and behind a built-in electric baseboard heater that appeared to have only a two-inch clearance off the floor. Couldn't find the little bugger for hours, and then I saw little feet when I looked *UNDER* the baseboard gap. He was fine and thought it was all fun, but panicked me for a bit. Good luck, Johanna |
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