Can you answer my cat questions??

Okay, let me get this just right before Otis and I move,

How long should I keep Otis inside the new house when I move him?
How long should I keep him in just one room?
How long should I wait before he meets willow?
Thanks in advance

Moving day is hectic enough. Having moved several times with animals, this is what I do. On moving day, I confine the animals to one room, with their toys, litter pan, water food etc.. The night before, I pick up everything that I know is familiar to the cats, their food bowls, toys, blankets, etc..I put all of this into one box and add canned food, a manual can opener, plastic spoons, paper towels, cat litter, everything the cat is going to need in the new home, that I might not have time to go looking through all the boxes to find. I set the box aside to travel with us in our vehicle, not to be put in a moving van, and I mark the room where the animals are clearly off limits so they don't get out. I leave a radio playing for them as well.


Once we get to the new place, I keep them inside however long it takes for them to be acclimated. There is no set time schedule, where you can just mark your calendar and say, okay, 2 weeks is up, time for freedom! I keep them in one room for about 2 weeks and if possible instead of putting a closed door betweeen them and "us" I get a screen door and put that up instead. That allows for them to hear the house better, get used to the new smells etc. Also before I let them out in the other part of the house, I take my handy dandy blacklight flashlight and shine it all around in the middle of the night looking for old pet stains (which I nearly always find) Then I get to work eliminating the old stains before my animals find it first.

About the new introduction, I would wait until your cats are comfortable in their new home before pressing on them yet another strange thing to get used to.

Thank you Mary Anne, you have put my mind at rest.
I'm just getting a bit jittery now it's coming to the crunch.
I will follow your advice and hope for the best. Thanks