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Hey, there's probably already a million threads about this, but I'm making my own.
So Lelia and I are going to be moving. Across town. Into a new bigger 3 bedroom apartment with my bf and his cat. He's been there since May 19 and the plan was to move Lelia in this weekend so she could get used to the place...before I leave her for 8 days to go on vacation. I planned on taking next Monday off (my students will be gone - it's a 'clean the classroom' day) so I could have three days with her mostly here, but now I'm being asked to babysit and other stuff on Saturday.
I have a few questions.
1) should I bring any of her stuff over early? I can fit most everything in my car at once minus the cat tree, and I'm not sure if bringing her scent or allowing her to keep toys and stuff she plays with every day here until moving day is better.
2) she's used to sleeping with me so I thought I'd set her up in our bedroom though the door's not that good. We won't be able to fit the cat tree in there. She loves that thing - would she be okay without it for a bit?
3) She's met my bf's cat on her turf when S has been here while I was catsitting. I figure we'd have to reintroduce, I'm just worried about her losing all the confidence I've built up in her.
4) I'm definitely worried about leaving her so soon after moving (11 days after move in), but eight days gone is too long for her to stay in the old place and be checked on once a day by herself I think. I just need reassurances that my baby will be okay I guess.
Sorry for the wall of text. This whole thing has just been weighing on my mind lately.
So Lelia and I are going to be moving. Across town. Into a new bigger 3 bedroom apartment with my bf and his cat. He's been there since May 19 and the plan was to move Lelia in this weekend so she could get used to the place...before I leave her for 8 days to go on vacation. I planned on taking next Monday off (my students will be gone - it's a 'clean the classroom' day) so I could have three days with her mostly here, but now I'm being asked to babysit and other stuff on Saturday.
I have a few questions.
1) should I bring any of her stuff over early? I can fit most everything in my car at once minus the cat tree, and I'm not sure if bringing her scent or allowing her to keep toys and stuff she plays with every day here until moving day is better.
2) she's used to sleeping with me so I thought I'd set her up in our bedroom though the door's not that good. We won't be able to fit the cat tree in there. She loves that thing - would she be okay without it for a bit?
3) She's met my bf's cat on her turf when S has been here while I was catsitting. I figure we'd have to reintroduce, I'm just worried about her losing all the confidence I've built up in her.
4) I'm definitely worried about leaving her so soon after moving (11 days after move in), but eight days gone is too long for her to stay in the old place and be checked on once a day by herself I think. I just need reassurances that my baby will be okay I guess.
Sorry for the wall of text. This whole thing has just been weighing on my mind lately.