Moving, Hope the Cat Likes It
@GardenGerty (169585)
United States
July 25, 2015 8:59pm CST
Princess kitty my beautiful black eleven year old spayed female has been spoiled this last year by my sister. She gives her way too many treats, and fusses about her and tries to make her come in when she does not want to.
Usually Princess was hubby's cat, and in the winter she still sleeps on his feet.
Next week my sister moves out to her own apartment. Princess will have a little more freedom. I may have her get a good check up, as I have wondered if all the treats have made her diabetic. She will also be "looking" for my sister, who hardly ever moves out of her recliner.
Then, sometime between now and October 1, we will be moving to another town. This is the only home Princess has ever had. I hope she likes the new place. I know it will take some transition time. Since we will be with her, though, I am sure she will be okay with it.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
26 Jul 15
I found some information about helping your pet cat adjust to a new home. I hope you won't have too much trouble though.
Moving might be one of the most stressful life activities you’ll ever encounter. However, moving to a new home might be even more stressful for your cats. There are three phases involved in the moving process--pre-move preparations, the move itself and set
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
26 Jul 15
Thanks for sharing the interesting article. Some useful ideas.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Jul 15
@GardenGerty I was just about to talk about how I've read how to acclimate your pets to a new environment.
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@missybear (11391)
• United States
26 Jul 15
funny, my dogs name was princess. I'm sure your princess will get used to the new place just give her some time to explore
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
26 Jul 15
I had a neighbor lady named Princess, and the people on the other side named their German Shepherd Princess as well. She always said it was to annoy her. (the person Princess)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Jul 15
@GardenGerty A friend I had in high school has an aunt named Princess.
@ElicBxn (64176)
• United States
26 Jul 15
@cupkitties link is very helpful. When I moved into this house, I locked up my 5 cats in a room that we weren't putting anything into, except them, some food and water, and their litter boxes. After we were as settled as we were going to get for the day, I went in and spent some time with them. Because we weren't going to have anything else large moved into the house, I did open the door, put a couple of the boxes where they were going to be, and left them the room if they wanted to hide out. Most of them came right out to explore.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
26 Jul 15
We will probably move all the large things before we move ourselves and the cat. I did get some perspectives on things I need to do for her.
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@ElicBxn (64176)
• United States
26 Jul 15
@GardenGerty that's pretty much what we did, except that it was harder to lock them up at the old house. What we did was when we moved the electronics over, we moved ourselves and the cats over.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
26 Jul 15
It will be a while, and I do think she will be fine. I wonder about me, I have not moved in thirty years.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Jul 15
I think everyone has pretty much said all the things I wanted to suggest. The only time that I can remember us moving a pet is when my great grandmother moved down here. Then when she passed away the dog was moved from my grandparents to my mom's house. He was sad for a while after but perked up and warmed up to my mom real fast.
Hopefully Princess will easily adjust.
@writerjo (2540)
• India
26 Jul 15
Naturally cats are very naughty sometimes . In the Ground Floor of my apartment , few days before a cat delivered five litters , It is very nice & so cute to see their behaviours .. They too believe us ..
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
26 Jul 15
The mamma cat must have trusted you to let you see her new babies.
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