how do i ensure he doesn't get freaked out and disappear?
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At the shelter where I did cat adoptions we always told new owners to keep their cats inside following a move for up to a month so they can adjust to the new home.
In that time period you will also get to know your new neighborhood, finding out about traffic patterns, if there are aggressive dogs around, if there are nightime predators such as coyotes or pumas. Also you may become aware of neighbors who like to feed birds and will not appreciate having your cat in their yard.
Walnut is the Bach flower essence for acceptance and adjustment to change. A bottle is less then $20 and you simply can apply it frequently to the cat's fur between his ears. Dr. Jean Hovfe has a concoction called "New Beginnings" which has walnut in it I am sure and other essences that she has developed. A bottle of that is $16.95, no shipping or handling charges. It will be mailed from Colorado and probably come within a week if you have that much of a time lead on your move.
keep the cat inside, and if they pee on things don't scorn them too much, cats do not deal well with change
keep him in a cat box for a while until he starts to settle, then let him wander indoors or a coulpe of days with a litter tray - let him out in the garden when you are home at first - a little at a time. I heard that if you put butter on their paws when they first go out it help them but dont know if that works xx
keep him in one area and show him where the litter box is
keep it inside 2 weeks.let it out, it wont go far to begin with. it will get used to it, ours did twice
The traditional answer is to butter its paws - but I remember Mum trying this when I was about 4, and it didn't work - we kids were devastated!
An employer of mine had this problem - one of her cats was totally cool with the move, the other kept going back 'home' (across a busy road!) and terrorizing the new owners' cats. My boss's vet eventually gave the cat Valium for a short while, which worked a treat. It was also the funniest thing, to see this cat completely spaced out! If having familiar things around it in the new, unfamiliar environment doesn't work, consider checking this option out with a vet. Good luck.
keep it in the house until it is familar with it and butter its paws or so goes the old wives tales
Pop the puss into a room where it will not be disturbed whilst the removal folk bring in your gear. Ensure it has water and food, and something familiar - a cushion or rug, perhaps, from the previous habitation. This will give the puss smells and feels on which to anchor itself.
After the removal staff have gone, ensure all doors, windows etc are shut, and let the cat sniff the joint out. Don't let the cat out for a day or so - put a litter box in the bathroom, preferably filled with earth (unless puss is used to litter-boxes, in which case use his familiar brand of litter)
An old wives tale says to put butter on the paws of a cat in a new home immediately before you let him out for the first time. This is not a bad idea - puss will lick most of it off, but enough will be left on his pads to help him scent his route home.
Don't stop him or her if the puss sprays (pisses) against the wall or door. The puss is marking out territory.
When I moved with my cat a year ago I was told to put butter on his feet and then put him in a dimly lit room It work a treat.The cat will lick it's paws and take in the scent of your new pad, try to keep him in doors for at least a couple of days to get used to the new smellls and sounds. But remember cats are fickle, they will come to the hand that feeds them, so make sure you don't have any well meaning old ladies as neighbours. your cat will be fine in a week.
cats get used to their old home and don't like moving.it will go back if it gets the chance well the majority do.you will have to try and keep it in for it to get used ti its new surroundings.
Cover there paws in butter which they lick off, don't know why or how it works but it makes them settle in to a new environment, may be somthing to do with the rich milk their mum cats fed them My Mum kept cats for 40 years plus and never lost one.
Keep them in the house for 2 weeks and get them a kitty toilet. Make a fuss of them as much as possible then they associate the new house as their home that they like to come back to. After 2 weeks let them out. They won't go far, as they get used to the area they will become more confident. It is a good idea to always feed them at a certain time and ring a bell to signify that it is food time. That way if they do get lost they can home into the bell. You should ring the bell even if the cat is there that way it always associates the bell with food.
We moved in the summer, and our cat is used to a lead and harness, so we just had him outside on his lead, and would take him for wonders around the garden.
We did this for 2 weeks.
I have moved 3 times and i simply kept my 2 cats in for a minimum of 2 weeks, by this time they get used to the 'smell'of their new house and surroundings.
They drove me crazy after 4 days but you need to stick it out, and then just open the back door, he wont go far for the first few times.
Another good tip is the 1st time you let him out, dont feed him beforehand, that way when you call him he will be sure to come running back for food.
Good luck.
Weve moved three times and our two cats was really fine theyve settled down ok, we fed them and let them out and they never went away,there very homely cats.
keep it in for a week and put butter on its paws the first time you let it out it worked with my cats
i have always heard to keep the cat inside for a couple of weeks.then when you do let it out put some butter on its paws.my cats always come back.hope this helps?
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