Hi there..
Im new to the site and actually a at newbie with cats. I have two large friendly dogs but have never actually had a cat. We moved into this house about 6 months ago and are going to be moving to a bigger place. A few months ago I noticed that there were two cats that would come around whenever I came outside. They were super friendly and came over all the time to say "hi" it seemed. I always just assumed they belonged to someone around here but the past couple of weeks it has become apparent that they dont. I have asked the neighbors and one neighbor even told me that he thought they have been around for awhile and that maybe the previous tenants before us left them here?
Since its been getting colder and rainy we have been letting them in the back room with the door shut (dogs)
I have started to feed them little by little and its obvious that they are very hungry. At this point we are just going to adopt them and bring them into our family. There is no way that I could just leave them knowing that they are homeless. We also need to take them to a vet. Here is my concern though. We are going to be moving to a bigger place a half an hour away next month. I have heard stories about if you move a stray they will try and find their way back. Is this true? This frightens me. I dont want them to get hurt or lost.
Also any kind of advice on making this transition smooth all around would be appreciated. Like I said I am new to cats. They are just precious sweet girls btw..
Thank you!
Im new to the site and actually a at newbie with cats. I have two large friendly dogs but have never actually had a cat. We moved into this house about 6 months ago and are going to be moving to a bigger place. A few months ago I noticed that there were two cats that would come around whenever I came outside. They were super friendly and came over all the time to say "hi" it seemed. I always just assumed they belonged to someone around here but the past couple of weeks it has become apparent that they dont. I have asked the neighbors and one neighbor even told me that he thought they have been around for awhile and that maybe the previous tenants before us left them here?
Since its been getting colder and rainy we have been letting them in the back room with the door shut (dogs)
I have started to feed them little by little and its obvious that they are very hungry. At this point we are just going to adopt them and bring them into our family. There is no way that I could just leave them knowing that they are homeless. We also need to take them to a vet. Here is my concern though. We are going to be moving to a bigger place a half an hour away next month. I have heard stories about if you move a stray they will try and find their way back. Is this true? This frightens me. I dont want them to get hurt or lost.
Also any kind of advice on making this transition smooth all around would be appreciated. Like I said I am new to cats. They are just precious sweet girls btw..
Thank you!