Hello all!
We are moving about 100 miles here in a week. Due to leasing restrictions, we have to move on the 6th to stay with a friend and then again on the 14th to the place we will be at for at least the next year. I am worried about the stress all of this will put on our two cats. The last time we moved was 3 years ago, and it took six months for one of our cats to fully adjust (we got the second while we were living here). We then are getting married and going on a honeymoon at the beginning of August. I am hoping to have someone come and stop by and see the cats once a day during that week.
Our other option would be to keep them with my sister, who has 2 large dogs and 2 cats and has fostered several more. She has offered to keep them for about a month, during the moving and honeymoon. Our cats would be separated from hers, but also would not see too much human contact during that month, and would be subjected to the smells and sounds of lots of animals.
Which option do you guys think is better, and do you have tips to make the move(s) less stressful? We have had the cat carriers and boxes out for a few weeks now.
Thank you!
Kayla
We are moving about 100 miles here in a week. Due to leasing restrictions, we have to move on the 6th to stay with a friend and then again on the 14th to the place we will be at for at least the next year. I am worried about the stress all of this will put on our two cats. The last time we moved was 3 years ago, and it took six months for one of our cats to fully adjust (we got the second while we were living here). We then are getting married and going on a honeymoon at the beginning of August. I am hoping to have someone come and stop by and see the cats once a day during that week.
Our other option would be to keep them with my sister, who has 2 large dogs and 2 cats and has fostered several more. She has offered to keep them for about a month, during the moving and honeymoon. Our cats would be separated from hers, but also would not see too much human contact during that month, and would be subjected to the smells and sounds of lots of animals.
Which option do you guys think is better, and do you have tips to make the move(s) less stressful? We have had the cat carriers and boxes out for a few weeks now.
Thank you!
Kayla