Cats do not love cardinal changes. If they had a possibility of the choice, they would prefer to remain where could grow roots with comfort. However during some period of life the pitomtsets can be forced to move with owners to the new place. That this event did not cause strong concern and a stress in your cat, try to prepare her for the forthcoming moving. So you will avoid many problems, such as constant miaow, aggression, circulation in a toilet in not put place, attempts of an animal somewhere to hide or even to escape from the house.
Instruction
1. Moving of a cat to the new dwelling includes 3 main stages: preparation for this event, actually moving and also justification on the place, unusual for a cat. It is necessary to train the pet for moving in advance, it is desirable in weeks two before the planned date.
2. At first put a cat near the device for transportation of an animal - carrying. Open a door, inside put a convenient laying. Leave a little delicacy that your alumna could find independently it inside in carrying. Begin to feed a cat in this adaptation. If the animal is afraid to come inside to eat, place a dish with food nearby.
3. Several days later put a plate in close proximity to a carrying door. Then within a week gradually move a bowl with a forage in the direction of a back part of carrying that the cat came every day one step more deeply. After all, put a bowl in the most distant end of carrying. Then your favourite to eat, will have to come deeply inside.
4. Put in the apartment or the house suitcases and boxes for moving in 2 weeks before you are going to begin packing of things. Then your cat will have enough time properly to get used to their presence. If the animal strongly is nervous when you pack things, it is better to close the alumna in the quiet room, far away from noise.
5. Try that in everyday life of your favourite everything remained most steadily. It concerns the regular schedule of feeding, joint pastime and a game. If your cat quite nervous, timid and at her easily appears reaction of a severe stress, address the veterinarian that he appointed sedatives. It will allow to make process of transportation quieter and easy.
6. That the alumna did not escape while you take out things, close her in the bathroom (toilet, kitchen) with a laying, water, food and a tray for a toilet. Or ask somebody from house to hold a cat on hands, to tenderly iron her that she did not worry. In day of moving feed an animal with very light breakfast to reduce a possibility of indigestion.
7. In way do not give in to temptation to open carrying of a cat to calm the favourite. The scared cat can try to jump out of her. Open carrying only in the safe and quiet place or in case it is extremely necessary. Take in a trip an adhesive tape roll (packing tape) if when carrying urgent repair in way will be required.
8. Make sure that the new house is safe for a cat. Hide from her all electric wires and close secluded corners where the animal will be able to hide and get stuck. Check that all windows are closed. Remove all poisonous houseplants, means for pest control and poisonous traps or mousetraps if those are available in the new dwelling.
9. At once place the alumna in the room where it will be rather quiet and silent. Before opening of the device for transportation put a cat's forage in the room, pour it water, put a laying and put a tray for a toilet. In different places of the room spread out delicacies - it will begin to encourage your cat to explore the new dwelling. Take an animal in this room the first few days. It will help it to get used gradually to new furniture, smells and sounds of the new house, not to feel in it stunned. Finding of your alumna in one room will facilitate search of food, water and a tray for a toilet.
10. You spend in this room more time with your cat, at first behind quiet activity, such as watching TV or reading. When the animal begins to investigate an environment, offer it caress, attention, delicacies or play with it. When the turmoil connected with unpacking and arrangement gradually ends give to your alumna access to the rest of the dwelling.
11. If it is not possible to close doors and to limit access to a cat to all house or the apartment, attentively control an animal during his short stages of investigation. Put other tray for a toilet to that place where it will constantly be, but do not remove also the first toilet, at least within several weeks. Over time you will be able to remove this tray.