We've made the difficult decision that Tasha simply isn't happy in our home & with two young babies we don't have the time to help her become more socialized and a happy healthy cat. So she's leaving us for an appartment with my sister (where she can get more exposure to people & hopefully become more socialized) in about a month.
I can NOT get her to the vet to get a tranq, I'll be SUPER lucky if we can get her into the carrier once to get her down to my sister's. It's going to be a 3 hour drive. I think Tasha has only been in a carrier once, when we brought her home from the OSPCA.
Any suggestions for what I can do to make the ride okay for a kitty who is going to be VERY stressed out by the whole thing?
There is the obvious of getting her used to the carrier now by feeding her in it & keeping it dark and quiet on the drive - anything else?
I'm going to miss her terribly, she may be totally wild, but those few moments she's cuddled up to me & let me pet her - there is a really sweet little girl in there just trying to get out! And at least this way, I can still visit her & get updates on how she is doing
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Any suggestions for the little sister? It's a 2 bedroom appartment with a roommate. I was going to suggest she make a nice quiet spot for Tasha in a closet so she can hide/get used to them the first few days, then take it slowly from there.
I can NOT get her to the vet to get a tranq, I'll be SUPER lucky if we can get her into the carrier once to get her down to my sister's. It's going to be a 3 hour drive. I think Tasha has only been in a carrier once, when we brought her home from the OSPCA.
Any suggestions for what I can do to make the ride okay for a kitty who is going to be VERY stressed out by the whole thing?
There is the obvious of getting her used to the carrier now by feeding her in it & keeping it dark and quiet on the drive - anything else?
I'm going to miss her terribly, she may be totally wild, but those few moments she's cuddled up to me & let me pet her - there is a really sweet little girl in there just trying to get out! And at least this way, I can still visit her & get updates on how she is doing
Any suggestions for the little sister? It's a 2 bedroom appartment with a roommate. I was going to suggest she make a nice quiet spot for Tasha in a closet so she can hide/get used to them the first few days, then take it slowly from there.