Hi there - this is obviously not for me, but for a dear friend of mine...
Here is the deal:
My friend has three cats: 2 inside only, and 1 outside only. She is getting married, selling her house, and moving the kitties first to her fiancee's house. She, herself, is moving to her mother's house until she gets married in December. The two inside only kitties have already been relocated to fiancee's house, and are doing fine...
Now comes the hard part - how can she move the outside kitty???
Back Porch is her name - she is probably about 10 yrs old. She is NOT feral AT ALL, and will come inside when the weather is too harsh, etc. VERY VERY sweet kitty....
Grace, my friend, was planning on moving her to the new house, and spending the first three days inside of the house with her, to get her acclimated, and then letting her out on the yard (fenced), and go from there... She can and WILL jump the fence, as she does jump Grace's fence every day...
I asked Grace about the possibility of her becoming an inside only cat, and she said "I don't know" which I think it means it depends on her fiancee, who is going from no kitties, to three!
I have no experience with moving outside cats, but the only thing I can imagine is that she is going to get away to never be seen again... But I can be completely wrong... IMO Back Porch should be brought in, and only left out very slow after Grace moves into the house, in December... But again, that is just me - I have no experience on moving outside kitties, and could be wrong.
On a good note, the neighborhood is very quiet and safe, in the suburbs, definitely safer than where she has been...
I told her I will ask you guys...
Can you please help her on this?
A few things to keep in mind:
Thanks Guys!
Here is the deal:
My friend has three cats: 2 inside only, and 1 outside only. She is getting married, selling her house, and moving the kitties first to her fiancee's house. She, herself, is moving to her mother's house until she gets married in December. The two inside only kitties have already been relocated to fiancee's house, and are doing fine...
Now comes the hard part - how can she move the outside kitty???
Back Porch is her name - she is probably about 10 yrs old. She is NOT feral AT ALL, and will come inside when the weather is too harsh, etc. VERY VERY sweet kitty....
Grace, my friend, was planning on moving her to the new house, and spending the first three days inside of the house with her, to get her acclimated, and then letting her out on the yard (fenced), and go from there... She can and WILL jump the fence, as she does jump Grace's fence every day...
I asked Grace about the possibility of her becoming an inside only cat, and she said "I don't know" which I think it means it depends on her fiancee, who is going from no kitties, to three!
I have no experience with moving outside cats, but the only thing I can imagine is that she is going to get away to never be seen again... But I can be completely wrong... IMO Back Porch should be brought in, and only left out very slow after Grace moves into the house, in December... But again, that is just me - I have no experience on moving outside kitties, and could be wrong.
On a good note, the neighborhood is very quiet and safe, in the suburbs, definitely safer than where she has been...
I told her I will ask you guys...
Can you please help her on this?
A few things to keep in mind:
- It is not possible for her to take the kitties to her parents house with her, as they have dogs, puppies, and she travels a lot; the kitties are safer at the fiancee (plus I am closer
- She can not move in with her fiancee before getting married in December
Thanks Guys!