Our cats are used to being totally free range, cat flap open at all times. They've never known any different and we've never moved house with them. Am I right in thinking we'll need to keep them in for 2 (or is it 4?) weeks after the move?
All being well we'll be moving in the middle of July. The DC are in and out of the garden all day so I just leave the back door open all day when the weather's good but even in bad weather they're in and out 101x a day. Both DC can open internal doors, as can the cats. They're Siamese and extremely vocal when displeased.
How on earth am I going to keep the cats in? Restricting them to one room surely wont work, either the DC will open the door or they'll just do it themselves. Keeping them in the shed seems way to risky to me, I'll need to be in and out of it all the time. MIL suggested getting a dog crate for them and giving them (more or less) free run of the house when the DC are in bed / we're out.
I desperately want to keep them safe but I don't want all any of us to have a nervous breakdown in the process.
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Knofje · 26/05/2011 19:33
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