Friday, July 31, 2009

How do you stop a cat from returning to a previous home?

Hello. we have 3 cats, Mommy cat and 2 of her sons. We have recently moved a few streets away from where we living, approx 1/2 mile away.
The sons are fine and have not returned, the Mother however is a different kettle of fish. She is returning at least once a week and it is getting more difficult to get her to come to us when we fetch her home. She seems content enough when here and has always been with us since a kitten.
All 3 were kept in for the same amount of time before letting them explore their new territory in gradually increasing amounts of time. So what can we do; as we are concerned that someone may take her in or that she may get hurt on her travels; to keep her by the new house?
Answers:
butter her paws
its bad to let youre cat outside the can catch all kinds of stuff my 9 year old kitty hasnt ever been outside hes fine just looking out the window .
Move overseas.
put it in a bin liner and place the bag behind your rear wheel, get into the car and put the gear in reverse and put your foot on the gas. Once you have performed this task put your gear into 1st and repeat the process. You will find that your cat will not be bothering anyone again.
Have you tied putting butter on her paws? There's an old wife's tale about this!

Half a miles's not far and she probably used to roam this far when she was in the OLD house. Of course in her mind, if she could get into the old house it would be great- especially now the sons are away!

No, the only way is to make the old house seem unpleasant in some way.
It woul dhelp if they had a dog actually. If the new occupants are cat lovers they are probably talking to her, and she will sense that a good lifestyle awaits her in the old house.

But at the end of the day- and we should NEVER forget this- it's only a cat.
I'm not sure how but putting some butter on her paws is supposed to work.
You need to keep it in the new home for a while say about two weeks to allow it to get the new scent of the place and the knowledge that you live as well too. Also spead some of its cat litter in the garden/yard to help it to know that its own smell is there. If you can keep it on a lead for a while around the garden/yard for the same reason. The cat should soon ajust. Best of luck they are not daft it will soon work it out.
EASY. KEEP HER IN. AT LEAST UNTIL SHE'S SPAYED. FIXED CATS ARE LESS LIKELY TO WANDER. AND WHERE YOU LIVED BEFORE IS PROBABLY WHERE HER BOYFRIENDS LIVE AND SHE RULED THAT TERRITORY. BESIDES, IF YOUR GOING TO KEEP HER SONS, YOU DON'T WANT HER GETTING PREGNANT BY THEM.
tough question. I would get a leash and harness and take her out that way for a good while, that might teach her it'd not okay to run free, and she has to stay at you new house.make sure she had ID on her to
The poor mommy kitty.. She misses what she had at the previous home.. It is sad in a way. What you must do is to give her love(pettings, brushing, etc) at YOUR new place and of course I am sure that you are feeding her there at your new place also but that is probably all you can do.. I feel so sorry for the mommy kitty since she misses so much her life at the former place but if you can give her much attention, they usually change
Keep your cats in as there is enough unwanted cats being drop off at ranches like mine because people do not want them or the kittens anymore.
She's older right? So, she might be taking longer to adjust. Keep her inside for a bit longer. It might just work!
Hi, this is a common problem and the usual technique is to keep them housebound for a couple of weeks when you move. She is still treating the old house as her territory and has to be broken of the habit
when i moved house ( i have 2 cats) keep them "house-bound" for about 1 - 2 weeks, using a litter tray, so they dont have to go outside, and soon they should get the picture that THIS is their new home
you don't actually say HOW long you kept them in. Some cats need to be kept in for longer. Try a month. Then do not feed her in the morning, let her out and call her back in an hour later and give her a little food. Always make sure she is hungry when you let her out.
I can't believe some people actually believe that putting butter on their paws actually works hehehehehe! Some folks will believe anything.
Cats are territorial and can travel many miles to go back to old homes.Keep her in for a few weeks then when you let her out stay out with her for a few times, always make a big fuss of her when she goes out and comes back.At least you don't have far to go to fetch her home.
IF SHE HAS A BED, TRY PUTTING A CLOCK THAT TICKS NEXT TO HER BED, IT HAS THE SOOTHING EFFECT OF A BEATING HEART, THIS SHOULD CALM HER DOWN AND ENCOURAGE HER TO STAY AT HOME.
go back to stage one and keep mum in again for 4- 6 weeks do not let her out quicker she will only do it again that is the recommended time to keep the cat in for do not put butter on her paws she willonly be sick licking it off
keep her in the house for a while and give her some treats.
Some say if you put butter on their paws they'll never leave.

I did it with my cat and she hasnt tried to go to the other house yet. Dont know if thats the reason or not. But it cant hurt to try.

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