I got a job cat-sitting through care.com (great site, BTW). The woman I'm working for will be out of the country until November 25 (visiting family in the UK), and I am caring for her eight cats while she's gone.
Problem? Seven of them are indoor-outdoor. Only once have I been able to get all eight inside at a time. (She has another woman handling mail and taking care of the plants, and she lets the cats out sometimes; my responsibilities are the cats and some light housekeeping.) The first few days I would come to the screen door to let them in, and they would panic and run away. Now they're starting to trust me, but a few of them are still nervous. The one who's strictly indoors won't let me get close at all.
They're healthy, well-fed and don't have fleas or other parasites, but I am concerned that it won't stay that way. All the cats in my life have been strictly indoor cats, so this situation makes me nervous. I would appreciate any advice.
Problem? Seven of them are indoor-outdoor. Only once have I been able to get all eight inside at a time. (She has another woman handling mail and taking care of the plants, and she lets the cats out sometimes; my responsibilities are the cats and some light housekeeping.) The first few days I would come to the screen door to let them in, and they would panic and run away. Now they're starting to trust me, but a few of them are still nervous. The one who's strictly indoors won't let me get close at all.
They're healthy, well-fed and don't have fleas or other parasites, but I am concerned that it won't stay that way. All the cats in my life have been strictly indoor cats, so this situation makes me nervous. I would appreciate any advice.