Saturday, February 27, 2010

How do i stop my cats from leaving when i make a new house?

i am moving my house and i am afraid my cats will leave in shock of the big change......help meHow do i stop my cats from leaving when i make a new house?
sit them down and give them a talk,, dont lecture just a warm heart-to-heart,,,they will understandHow do i stop my cats from leaving when i make a new house?
For the cat, its territory is very important. Sometimes cats will try to return to their old house even if its very far away. Some ways to keep this from happening is to bring with you as many things from the old house such as carpets, blankets, furniture, favorite toys. etc. Scratchers, boxes they like and try to rearrange them as they remember them. Since a cats sense of smell is its strongest sense, try as keep those things as you left them until after you moved. Don't deodorize them yet. When using a cat carrier, put their favorite blankie and toys in with the carrier. Maybe keep them in the carriers until things are unpacked. Maybe give them their own room with all their own things until unpacking is finished. After a while the cats will adjust to their new environment.
While moving see if a relative can keep your cats or a friend or board them. When the move is complete and furniture is setting and most of the unpacking is down retrieve your cats and bring them to your new home. Make sure you microchip and collar your cats with a rabies tag that has your vets phone number and that your vet has your new address and a contact number. There also is little ornaments you can put on the collar telling your name address and phone number. Keep your cat indoors for a minimum of 2 weeks and make sure they are comfortable and if you let them out do so with supervision and don't let them out of your sight. You could also leash them the first few times out and let them investigate while you have them secured on the lead.
keep them in the house for a few weeks be careful one of my cats got all the way back to my old house miles away we found him there on the step after being missing for nearly a week :P
Yah, just keep them inside for a while and slowly bring them back outside. Make sure they know where home is.
THIS might sound dumb but put butter under its feet, and it wont go back to the old home.
Keep them inside for a couple of weeks and use litter boxes.

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