In 2004, a feral beauty had a litter in my yard, in the Caribbean. I kept her and her kids. Flash forward to 2018, Alfred is the only survivor. He was the most social and my sweet baby boy. He is an in and out cat. He has used a litter box but now goes outside. He has a cat door. He is used to strangers, as I have had pet sitters caring for him, off and on since 2009.
I moved back to the US and spend 16 weeks a year on my island with Alfred. I'd prefer he stay with me in the US but I have been ambivalent about changing his amazing lifestyle.
It has come to the time for me to bring him to the US in March. There, his dog brother lives (who he loved) and a new rescue cat. The new rescue has been with me one year. He is a lovey boy, rescued from the street. He is super chill. Alfred, the Caribbean cat was notoriously, alpha and aggressive to his siblings. He has been alone two years.
Recommendations to make the transition happy? I am dreading the travel, having to take him twice out of the carrier. He never goes in the carrier as the vet visits us. I will integrate him into it slowly for two weeks as well as re introducing the litter box.
Recs once I get him to the US?
The other alternative is, he stay in the island and lives out his life but I am selling the home so he'd be with strangers. This feels horrible.
I moved back to the US and spend 16 weeks a year on my island with Alfred. I'd prefer he stay with me in the US but I have been ambivalent about changing his amazing lifestyle.
It has come to the time for me to bring him to the US in March. There, his dog brother lives (who he loved) and a new rescue cat. The new rescue has been with me one year. He is a lovey boy, rescued from the street. He is super chill. Alfred, the Caribbean cat was notoriously, alpha and aggressive to his siblings. He has been alone two years.
Recommendations to make the transition happy? I am dreading the travel, having to take him twice out of the carrier. He never goes in the carrier as the vet visits us. I will integrate him into it slowly for two weeks as well as re introducing the litter box.
Recs once I get him to the US?
The other alternative is, he stay in the island and lives out his life but I am selling the home so he'd be with strangers. This feels horrible.