Help! We're Moving Too The Truthful Cat Is Stressed

Guest Blogger: Chris Whyle, Behavior Wellness Coordinator

Question: Hey, guys!  I was wondering if you lot had whatever advice for an older truthful cat who is stressed out close moving? We're inwards the procedure of packing together with Zero, my xi twelvemonth onetime maine coon, is stressing close it. We've been giving her smaller amounts of treats to a greater extent than often, bringing her favorite beds into the room we're working on, paying lots of attending to her, etc., but she's definitely having a difficult fourth dimension amongst this much change. Anything else you lot tin sack intend of to comfort her? Any advice would survive neat appreciated.



Moving is 1 of the most stressful events a kitty volition come across inwards her life.  Cats dear the familiar together with choke really uncomfortable amongst fifty-fifty the smallest of changes.

First, shield her from the large changes.  Keep her feeding, playtime, together with litter scooping schedule equally roughly her normal routine equally you lot can.  Extra one-on-one interactive playtime amongst you lot volition lead her take away heed off of the chaos of the move.  If you lot can, lead a room (it would survive neat if it was 1 of her faves) together with laid it upwardly amongst her nutrient together with H2O bowls, litterbox, bed, truthful cat article of furniture together with toys, to grade her an oasis of calm piece the article of furniture is beingness moved from the residual of the house.  Place a radio playing soft, calming music inwards her room to mask the loud noises.  Spend equally much fourth dimension equally you lot tin sack amongst her, together with continue your mental attitude positive!  If you lot are stressed, she volition survive too.  Place her opened upwardly carrier inwards the room together with routinely toss some treats, catnip, or her favorite toy into the carrier to exercise positive associations.  Place a DO NOT OPEN sign on the door then that no 1 inadvertently allows her to escape.  This volition also forbid her from finding refuge inwards a moving box together with beingness packed away—yikes, it has happened!

You weren’t specific equally to how far away you lot are moving, together with whether she volition survive driving amongst you lot or flight to her novel home.  If it volition survive a long drive, you lot may desire to consider purchasing a larger go carrier that tin sack adapt a litter box.  This should survive her dwelling during the go time.  If she doesn’t lead maintain a collar, buy 1 together with attach tags amongst your name, prison theatre cellular telephone weep upwardly number, together with novel address on it.  She should have on this neckband during the motility together with for close a calendar month after, merely inwards instance she should escape from the carrier or the novel home.

Make certain kitty’s food, bowls, litter, treats, toys together with medications are packed inwards a classify box together with go amongst you lot together with your cat.  This volition arrive easier together with quicker to laid her upwardly inwards her novel room together with volition allow you lot fast access to whatever supplies you lot volition demand on the trip.

If she was an indoor-outdoor cat, this is a neat chance to transition her to indoor life.  More data on this transition is available here.

Choose a pocket-sized room inwards your novel dwelling to survive her temporary rubber haven.  In it identify all of her familiar belongings, along amongst a couch cushion, bedspread, favorite slice of furniture, or something that contains her scent.  Since you lot volition survive busy setting upwardly the residual of the house, some article of apparel of yours that contains your odour volition survive reassuring.  Again, endeavor to continue feeding, playtime together with litter scooping schedule on the onetime routine.  Give her places to hide—this novel environs volition survive really scary for her!  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 newspaper bag, moving box, her carrier placed inwards unlike corners of the room volition grade her access to hidey-places wherever she is inwards the room.  You’ll demand some 15-minute breaks piece setting upwardly the house—take them amongst kitty.  If she’s hiding, lure her out amongst treats, catnip or an interactive toy.  If she remains inwards hiding, permit her exercise so.  She needs to larn used to her novel environs at her ain pace.  But continue giving her the chance to interact amongst you lot inwards a positive way.

This room should survive her sanctuary for equally long equally she needs.  She’ll order you lot when she’s ready to explore the residual of the solid past times venturing closer to the door, scratching at the door, or wanting to follow you lot out afterward a take in to her room.  Have patience!  After she ventures out, exit the door opened upwardly inwards instance she needs the safety of this room.  Move article of furniture into this room tardily then equally non to stress her out.

Once she is brave plenty to explore the house, brand certain all doors together with windows are secure.  If she escapes from her novel dwelling she volition non know where she is together with may choke lost—or may endeavor to arrive dorsum to her onetime familiar stomping grounds.

With time, patience, together with equally much familiarity inwards routines equally possible, kitty volition lead her novel home.  When you lot regard her cheek-rubbing inwards her novel abode the procedure has begun.  Available perches inwards sunny windows together with familiar scents of the onetime article of furniture volition rest the transition.  Above all, intend positive!  And demonstrate her dear every lead a chance you lot get!

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