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| Martin O'Brien... |
 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:20 pm |
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Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
Thanks!
Martin O'B |
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| Shawn Hirn... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:54 pm |
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In article <pbda8459ahsvecka6onc4jdmo9jc4ch5um at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Martin O'Brien <usenet at (no spam) martinobrien.com> wrote:
Quote: Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
Yes. Before you let the cats loose in your new house, set up their
litter box, food, and water. Let the cats see the litter box first. The
litter box will be their frame of reference and they will know
immediately where to take their bio breaks.
Good luck with your move. |
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| Martin O'Brien... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:35 am |
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:54:25 -0400, Shawn Hirn <srhi at (no spam) comcast.net>
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Quote: In article <pbda8459ahsvecka6onc4jdmo9jc4ch5um at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Martin O'Brien <usenet at (no spam) martinobrien.com> wrote:
Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
Yes. Before you let the cats loose in your new house, set up their
litter box, food, and water. Let the cats see the litter box first. The
litter box will be their frame of reference and they will know
immediately where to take their bio breaks.
Good luck with your move.
Shawn,
Are there any tricks to transitioning from the 'everything in a
single room' stage, to the 'food is over here, litter box is over
there' stage, when we move from day 1 to when we actually put things
in their proper places? |
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| Shawn Hirn... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:07 pm |
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In article <hfvb84pdp6ia17j5auk05io7dbfib1pv83 at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Martin O'Brien <usenet at (no spam) martinobrien.com> wrote:
Quote: On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:54:25 -0400, Shawn Hirn <srhi at (no spam) comcast.net
wrote:
In article <pbda8459ahsvecka6onc4jdmo9jc4ch5um at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Martin O'Brien <usenet at (no spam) martinobrien.com> wrote:
Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
Yes. Before you let the cats loose in your new house, set up their
litter box, food, and water. Let the cats see the litter box first. The
litter box will be their frame of reference and they will know
immediately where to take their bio breaks.
Good luck with your move.
Shawn,
Are there any tricks to transitioning from the 'everything in a
single room' stage, to the 'food is over here, litter box is over
there' stage, when we move from day 1 to when we actually put things
in their proper places?
If I were you, I would try to keep the food, water, and litter for your
cats in one place. Why make a confusing situation even more confusing
for your cats? |
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| blkcatgal... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:58 pm |
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Best advice is to confine them initially (day or 2) to one room with their
food, litter box, toys. Then let them explore the house on their own terms.
Also, do not let them outside for a least a couple of months! Me, I
wouldn't let them outside at all!
S.
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"Martin O'Brien" <usenet at (no spam) martinobrien.com> wrote in message
news:pbda8459ahsvecka6onc4jdmo9jc4ch5um at (no spam) 4ax.com...
Quote: Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
Thanks!
Martin O'B |
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| Shawn Hirn... |
| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:19 am |
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In article <0v2dncxrIevoMRvVnZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com>,
"blkcatgal" <blkcatgal at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:
Quote: Best advice is to confine them initially (day or 2) to one room with their
food, litter box, toys. Then let them explore the house on their own terms.
Also, do not let them outside for a least a couple of months! Me, I
wouldn't let them outside at all!
Right. Allowing pet cats to roam around outdoors unsupervised is a
mistake and it is inconsiderate of one's neighbors. Outdoor cats damage
neighbors' gardens, attack birds and can often fall prey to stray dogs
or evil neighbors and inattentive drivers. The best way to show one's
love for one's cat is to keep it indoors or at least to never allow it
to roam around outdoors without close supervision. |
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| not much of anyone... |
| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:11 am |
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Martin O'Brien wrote:
Quote: Hi all,
In a couple of months, I'll be moving from Boston to South
Carolina. Aside from the need to drive 16 hours with 2 cats, I also
need to figure out the best way to introduce them to a new home. Any
suggestions? About all I could find after a quick google search was to
put them in 1 or 2 rooms, with items they're familiar with, etc.
Any other important tips?
I moved a similar distance a while back. The trip itself was the
biggest concern especially since my cat never took too well to car trips.
Her vet was about 45 minutes from where I used to live and every trip
there was a constant mewing and she obviously wasn't too comfortable.
The move started out the same way. The vet had prescribed some
sedatives but I kept them in reserve. After about 90 minutes, she got
over the whole cruising in the car thing and went to sleep. (The
sedatives were never used)
She didn't even want to get out of her carrier when I stopped to rest.
If it were just me, I would have driven the whole trip straight through,
but I stopped and found a pet-friendly hotel about halfway there. As
soon as she was in the unfamiliar hotel room, she was re-energized and
eager to use her litter box, eat her food, drink some water and explore
the unfamiliar surroundings.
The next day we went through the same routine and she once again eagerly
explored her new digs when we arrived.
A month later I moved again and that time it was only a short 10-minute
drive, so travel wasn't much of an issue, but once again she eagerly
explored the new world that she had been thrown into.
Now I realize all living things (humans, cats, or whatever) have their
own personalities, but my cat seemed to adjust very well to a new home -
probably better than I did. As long as I was there, she had some
security and it was new and she was curious and eager to explore.
If I were you, I'd be more worried about the travel than the new and
unfamiliar home you're moving to.
And as for "items they're familiar with", I'd definitely reccommend
that. The vast majority of my own possessions were packed up in a
moving van and put in storage for a month while I found a permanent
residence, but everything to do with my cat was packed with me - 3
scratching posts mounted on the luggage rack (it was quite a sight and
the first thing the cop who pulled me over for doing 90 in a 75 was 'you
have cats?') and of course litter box, food, toys, etc.. were all with us.
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