Hello, i was wondering if anyone could offer some advice. I am new to this site so apologies if i have posted this thread in the wrong topic or area of the forum. Basically, my female cat is pregnant, i think. She is showing all the signs of being pregnant. Which is fine, we chose not to get her spayed as we wanted her to have kittens at some point. If she is pregnant the kittens will be due around 17 November.
The problem is we will be moving house, it will be an 8 hour car journey and a 3 hour ferry crossing. This wouldn't have been a problem before as we were going to be moving middle of next year sometime and we would have had time for the kittens to be rehomed, although we probably would have kept one or two anyway. But circumstances have changed and we are now moving the week before christmas, the kittens will only be 4 weeks old. We can't rehome the kittens because they will be too young and am worried about how they will cope with such a long car/ferry journey.
I was going to fit out the boot of my car (its not that big) so that the cats (we have 2) can have a little bit of space, just a little bit more than they would if they were shut up in a box. Also making sure that they can't jump through to the rear seats but making sure there is room for a bed, litter tray and food. It is a long journey and i want to try and make it as less stressful as i can for them, but im not sure the best way to do it. Should i keep my other cat seperate from the mummy cat and the kittens, should i try and get them rehomed at 4 weeks, what if we do take one should i keep the mum and the kitten together.
And then what about when we get to the new house. We wont be moving into our own house straight away, we will be staying with my parents for a couple of months until our house is ready. I have two children as well (4 and 6 years) and we will have to share a bedroom which isn't ideal. Should i keep our 2 cats and the kittens in our room with us or let them roam the house.
Lots of questions, i am sorry. I want to put the cats/kittens under as little stress as possible. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
The problem is we will be moving house, it will be an 8 hour car journey and a 3 hour ferry crossing. This wouldn't have been a problem before as we were going to be moving middle of next year sometime and we would have had time for the kittens to be rehomed, although we probably would have kept one or two anyway. But circumstances have changed and we are now moving the week before christmas, the kittens will only be 4 weeks old. We can't rehome the kittens because they will be too young and am worried about how they will cope with such a long car/ferry journey.
I was going to fit out the boot of my car (its not that big) so that the cats (we have 2) can have a little bit of space, just a little bit more than they would if they were shut up in a box. Also making sure that they can't jump through to the rear seats but making sure there is room for a bed, litter tray and food. It is a long journey and i want to try and make it as less stressful as i can for them, but im not sure the best way to do it. Should i keep my other cat seperate from the mummy cat and the kittens, should i try and get them rehomed at 4 weeks, what if we do take one should i keep the mum and the kitten together.
And then what about when we get to the new house. We wont be moving into our own house straight away, we will be staying with my parents for a couple of months until our house is ready. I have two children as well (4 and 6 years) and we will have to share a bedroom which isn't ideal. Should i keep our 2 cats and the kittens in our room with us or let them roam the house.
Lots of questions, i am sorry. I want to put the cats/kittens under as little stress as possible. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks