Here is a complicated situation:
1.5 years ago: found feral kitten: 4 months old?, took her home
1 year ago: young cat is fully tame, purring and cuddly and able to be picked up. She is fixed.
Early August: move from Europe to Midwest to Granny's attic. Feliway had been plugged in for a month. Cat adjusts almost immediately.
Late August: move to New Apt (#1). Cat is very upset, lots of crying for a few days, but now, 3 weeks in, she is fine and quite happy. We are totally convinced that feliway + good hiding places + good high up perches + plenty of attention from owners= best way for kitty cat to adjust to new environment.
My husband has an academic job so he has 5 weeks off around Xmas and 3 months off in the summer. I have just accepted a job in another state. So I will move to New Apt 2 in a few weeks. My husband and I will see each other every other weekend.
Which of these scenarios do you recommend:
1. When husband comes to stay at Apt 2 over Xmas, he brings cat. Cat stays at Apt 2.
2. Cat stays at Apt 1 over Xmas and through spring, but brings cat to Apt 2 for the summer.
We are heartbroken that our situation is this complicated. We want expert advice on how to make her existence as low stress as possible.
1.5 years ago: found feral kitten: 4 months old?, took her home
1 year ago: young cat is fully tame, purring and cuddly and able to be picked up. She is fixed.
Early August: move from Europe to Midwest to Granny's attic. Feliway had been plugged in for a month. Cat adjusts almost immediately.
Late August: move to New Apt (#1). Cat is very upset, lots of crying for a few days, but now, 3 weeks in, she is fine and quite happy. We are totally convinced that feliway + good hiding places + good high up perches + plenty of attention from owners= best way for kitty cat to adjust to new environment.
My husband has an academic job so he has 5 weeks off around Xmas and 3 months off in the summer. I have just accepted a job in another state. So I will move to New Apt 2 in a few weeks. My husband and I will see each other every other weekend.
Which of these scenarios do you recommend:
1. When husband comes to stay at Apt 2 over Xmas, he brings cat. Cat stays at Apt 2.
2. Cat stays at Apt 1 over Xmas and through spring, but brings cat to Apt 2 for the summer.
We are heartbroken that our situation is this complicated. We want expert advice on how to make her existence as low stress as possible.
