moving house with cats.

[cheesesarnie]

how do i get them used to where litter tray is?
how long till i can let them out?ummmm dont know what else!just any other advice.

i was told when we got our two from the rescue centre three weeks, my friend said summat about bittering there paws but i dont know why. i would also let them out give it ten mins and call them back just so they know where they are, however im paranoid and my two are only allowed to go out before there dinner, and before its dark as we live quite near a busy main road.

I usually keep mine in for a month. Also it's worth putting them in one room when you first move, just for a night or so - put food and litter tray in there and leave them undisturbed so they can calm down after the move. Then let them explore the rest of the house at their own pace.

re the litter tray weve moved ours loads, but we leave it down permanently as ours only go out when we r home (rented house, not allowed catflap dont want them left outside allday) its one thats enclosed, and i likterally just shoved them in it when we had moved it, we have had an accident or two but that is mroe due to dp not emptying the thing!!

thankyou all!theyve not been out since we had them as busy road but new house is much safer.its rented and no cat flap so bit worried about that too!but will maybe put them in kitchen for few couple of days as thats where tray and food will be.thanks

Don't worry too much about the lack of catflap - mine have never had access to one as I've always lived in rented places too, they just get let in and out when we're in and stay indoors the rest of the time. They are lazy bastards though so this suits them

My cats have moved 5 times, and I used to keep them in for a few weeks etc. Now I don't bother, just let them out of their travelling boxes and into an enclosed room with food, water and a litter tray. Then I let them out the next day for a while in the garden whilst I am with them, bring them back in after 10 mins or so. I do this 3 or 4 times the first day, once the next day, and then they are in and out on demand or use the catflap.

FWIW, my cats have always settled much quicker if there hasn't been cats in the house previously. If if smells of cats, they take ages to settle, and wander up and down the stair wailing all night. Nice!

theres not been cats in the house.im nervous of letting them out theyre my babies.will they just come in when i want them too?

I've just let my cat out after just over a week of being indoors following a move to a different country- he was just desperate to get out.

He's been in and out a few times now. Some one gave me the tip to let them out for the first time when they are hungry as one shake of the cat food them will bring them straight back in!!

Oh goodness don't listen to my advice - let my cat out this morning for his 3rd day and he hasn't come back. What shall I do?

oh no!is he back?

Yes he is back. Came back late last night, hungry but like nothing had happened!!! Good sign I guess, he knows where home is

kept ours in for about 2 weeks. shut them in quiet room on their own with tray and food for a day or so.
the first time let them out just before a meal is due. then they're hungry and more likely to come back when they hear you rattling the crunchies.
saying that last time we moved one escaped the in first hour, vanished, then strolled back in a few hours later.

glad hes back!

how do they know where they live?its very clever-do they have built in sat nav?

ours wont eat biscuits.do you think rattling pouches will work ?

Glad he's back.

They don't have sat nav - they have cat nav, obviously

pmsl

obviously

We recently moved from overseas back to the UK with our two cats. We let them out of the box into a spare room with their food and cat litter. We had used the cat pheromones (sp?) plug-in that you buy from the vet that you plug in a couple of days in advance, if possible, which is meant to make them feel calm and at home. It was quite expensive but seem to do the trick.

We were planning to keep them in "their room" for a couple of days but after a couple of hours they were miauwing and scratching on the door to get to the rest of the house, so we let them. We moved their litter tray to its permanent position then. We kept them inside for a couple of days and let them out in the garden once they knew the house well. They are obviously microchipped and have name tags in case they got lost.

Keep them in for longer than you think - we moved with one angry cat who yowled and yowled for 2 days. We didn't feed him for a day then let him out and he shot out and that was that. 3 weeks later, I was walking the dogs on a moor about 3/4 mile from home and found him in a little wet huddle mewing pathetically. He weighed 2lbs! Nurtured him back to health over several weeks, but he died a year later from kidney failure and I'm sure his living rough was something to do with it. If they're not already chipped think about it, in case they do buzz off at least if someone finds them they stand a chance of coming back to you.

Aw Frosty that's really

Question about micro chipping. Cat is microchipped ( think you have to to get them home to UK) anyway after he was done I asked vet in Cyprus where I registered the chip number - they don't have that facility which seems a bit strange. Lots of chipped cats but no database

Anyway now that we are back in the UK where can I register the number?

Wallaroo, you can go to your vet in the UK and they can read the number on the chip and make sure they enter it on the UK database (and their own, if different) if that wasn't done when they were moved from overseas.

how much is micro chip?

Think they are about £25 but I paid in Cyprus and in euros. Cat now registered on national database - had to pay a one off £15 fee.

thankyou