About 8 yrs ago we found a young cat in our yard. She was gorgeous and very friendly. We took her in and long story short, a couple in the neighborhood adopted her. They loved her to pieces. The wife died a few months ago and I kept hoping the husband would keep Mimi.
He just called and said he was moving to NC. My first thought was “He’s getting rid of Mimi.” Nope. He needs advice.
He sold his home here and will stay with neighbors for 2 weeks until he leaves for NC. Once there, he will stay with his sister for about a month until his new home is ready. It’s under construction.
He wanted to know if all of this moving will traumatize Mimi.I said she will be more traumatized if you give her away. He does not want to do that, he just wants to know how to make her comfortable and feel safe.
I told him:
1. Keep her in your room when your stay with your friends. They have a male cat and have been together and ignore each other, which is good. But just to be safe, try to keep her in your room.
2. Get a good traveling cage that will hold a litter box, food and water. He has an SUV and the seat folds down so there is plenty of room.
3. Talk to the vet (he uses one I use) about tranquilizers. Some vets don’t recommend them, some do.
4. When he gets to his sisters’ place, again, keep Mimi in his room. Right now, Mimi is used to going out on the patio each morning for about 45 min. I told him it’s not safe during all of this moving around. And, once she is used to NOT going out, she might be fine inside when he movies into his new home.
I told him I was worried he wanted to get rid of her and he said NO, he loves Mimi and Mimi has now bonded to him. Before, she was bonded to his wife.
Can anyone recommend a good traveling cage? I told him I would do some research for him. And, any suggestions on how to keep Mimi calm during all of this moving would be welcome. She’s a pretty mellow kitty anyway.
I need advice/help.
About 8 yrs ago we found a young cat in our yard. She was gorgeous and very friendly. We took her in and long story short, a couple in the neighborhood adopted her. They loved her to pieces. The wife died a few months ago and I kept hoping the husband would keep Mimi.
He just called and said he was moving to NC. My first thought was “He’s getting rid of Mimi.” Nope. He needs advice.
He sold his home here and will stay with neighbors for 2 weeks until he leaves for NC. Once there, he will stay with his sister for about a month until his new home is ready. It’s under construction.
He wanted to know if all of this moving will traumatize Mimi.I said she will be more traumatized if you give her away. He does not want to do that, he just wants to know how to make her comfortable and feel safe.
I told him:
1. Keep her in your room when your stay with your friends. They have a male cat and have been together and ignore each other, which is good. But just to be safe, try to keep her in your room.
2. Get a good traveling cage that will hold a litter box, food and water. He has an SUV and the seat folds down so there is plenty of room.
3. Talk to the vet (he uses one I use) about tranquilizers. Some vets don’t recommend them, some do.
4. When he gets to his sisters’ place, again, keep Mimi in his room. Right now, Mimi is used to going out on the patio each morning for about 45 min. I told him it’s not safe during all of this moving around. And, once she is used to NOT going out, she might be fine inside when he movies into his new home.
I told him I was worried he wanted to get rid of her and he said NO, he loves Mimi and Mimi has now bonded to him. Before, she was bonded to his wife.
Can anyone recommend a good traveling cage? I told him I would do some research for him. And, any suggestions on how to keep Mimi calm during all of this moving would be welcome. She’s a pretty mellow kitty anyway.