I am new to the forum and will do a search but I need some advice on moving with my cat. Midnight is a stray I found when I moved in here 6 years ago and I am all she knows. Until now she has been an outdoor cat and I want to start keeping her indoors. What is prompting this is I have accepted a job in another state. Of course I will be taking her with me. I think she is 7 years old and I also have a 10 month old Labrador. I dont plan on leaving until June 21.
This is my plan on the actual move:
I am going to buy something like a Pet Taxi to transport her. I have rented a truck so Midnight will be in the fron with me and Tal where it is airconditioned. I thought I would spray the inside of her travel crate with Feliway to help calm her. The trip should take about 10 hours so I think she will be ok during the actual trip. When I get the crate I thought about taking her for a ride with Tal and me to maybe help her get used to riding in the car.
I am also going to get her a cat tree so she can have an area in the house she can call her own and also see some peace in case Tal decides to chase her. I figure starting now will be better than waiting to change her to inside once we are at our new place. Another thing that convinced me to move her to an inside cat is I noticed some gray hairs on her the other day. As she gets older I am sure she will start to slow down. I want her to be able to live out her life in peace and know she is loved. I know she will be safer inside.
So what are your thoughts? Advice? Any and all ideas are very much appreciated!
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This is my plan on the actual move:
I am going to buy something like a Pet Taxi to transport her. I have rented a truck so Midnight will be in the fron with me and Tal where it is airconditioned. I thought I would spray the inside of her travel crate with Feliway to help calm her. The trip should take about 10 hours so I think she will be ok during the actual trip. When I get the crate I thought about taking her for a ride with Tal and me to maybe help her get used to riding in the car.
I am also going to get her a cat tree so she can have an area in the house she can call her own and also see some peace in case Tal decides to chase her. I figure starting now will be better than waiting to change her to inside once we are at our new place. Another thing that convinced me to move her to an inside cat is I noticed some gray hairs on her the other day. As she gets older I am sure she will start to slow down. I want her to be able to live out her life in peace and know she is loved. I know she will be safer inside.
So what are your thoughts? Advice? Any and all ideas are very much appreciated!
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