Any help would be appreaciated.
If anyone has links for articles or information that would be great too. Gracias.
2007-07-09 11:58:50 · 9 answers · asked by meissen97 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
no links, sorry. just my experience with moving with cats.
how long - i always aim for 2 weeks, even (and maybe especially) with outdoor cats. i want them to have time to remember i am not a bad person, i will still feed and love them, even though i just ripped out the world they knew and threw them into a new one without thier permission. i usually give in at 7-10 days because they are driving me nuts. at that point i let them out, and go out with them for as long as i can. i check on them often for the first couple of times they are outside. i call them, and give them treats when they come back inside. mine actually prefer it when i am outside with them and hang around the house while i am in sight.
i had one wander off when i moved last year. i did not see him for several weeks. i thought for sure he was gone. over 6 weeks from the day i let him out and he disappeared i got a phone call from a lady 5 miles away, asking me if i was missing a cat. he got that far in that time, and had parked himself on her front porch and refused to leave. she looked on his collar, after he annoyed her for almost 1 week, and found the tag i had on him. she called me, i ran out on work and went over there, and cried over him. he was a bit thin, and very happy to see me. well, very vocal anyway.
so, moral of the story, please put tags on your animals if they are outside. they really work if your kitty has a wandering soul.
good luck.
2007-07-09 12:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by indigo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no links or articles, but experience if that counts for anything. What i did before we let my cat go outside was purchase a cat harness and a rod that you dig into the floor to anchor the harness down. and she would smell the yard and lay in the dirt, and in that way she familiarized herself with the scent of our yard. and also my mum and i developed a kind of "calling" for her i guess you can call it, where when it was feeding time, and we knew she was nice and hungry, we would shake the the food box (hard food of course) and it would rattle and she would know we were pouring the food (we did that for about a week before we released her), and now all we have to do is shake the food box and she will return to us. Well i hope this helps, Good Luck!
ps. dont forget to buy her a collar and get her an i.d tag with your address on it, just in case she gets lost! You can get them made at petsmart and petco!
2007-07-09 12:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by Donotanswer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats should never be allowed to roam free, it is dangerous for them. Having a safe and confined yard or area for your cat to go outside is great, but there are too many things outside that can easily injure or kill a cat.
The average lifespan of a cat which roams free is about 1/4 of those who don't. They will eventually get injured, or disappear. Please reconsider.
2007-07-09 12:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in letting cats outside at all. They do NOT know, to look both ways before crossing the street. Also, other animals get after cats, and cats get after other animals. I wish you would keep them inside.
2007-07-09 12:04:44 · answer #4 · answered by non o u biznis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should never allow your cats outside. Too many diseases out there, Cars, other animals that will eat your pet. And don't for get people that will hurt your pet that you love.
2007-07-09 12:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by cns-vend@prodigy.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two days minimum. The longer the better really.
2007-07-09 12:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by cobra 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether you want them to b indoor or outdoor
cats.Indoor, don't let them out.
2007-07-09 12:14:44 · answer #7 · answered by Klingon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat adjusted right away in week. and didnt leave once she realized that noone new had moved in.
2007-07-09 12:04:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well what i do is lock them in each room and let them get used to each room
2007-07-09 12:05:00 · answer #9 · answered by Dorothy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋