Hi, I’ve posted a few times about my adventures the past year with a feral mom, her 4 kittens, TNR, and providing for them. After TNR, mom and 2 kittens stopped coming around. During the winter storms I brought 1 kitten inside to live, and the final kitten who did not go into the TNR trap, would still eat outside but did not let me touch him.
Finally in March we became friends. I took him to the vet and got him fixed, microchipped and vaccinated. Now he and his sister who is still living inside with me are about 9 months old. He loves to be around me, but he does not get along with his sister anymore and my older pet cat doesn’t like either of the kittens. He wasn’t properly socialized so I don’t think he trusts any people besides me. But since the other two cats I already have inside don’t get along with him or each other, I really can’t keep him inside - it’s too much. So he comes inside for periods of time and then goes back outside.
My friend said she will adopt him, and I was happy that I wouldn’t have to worry about him outside anymore. But I took him to my moms house while she was out of town to try to get him used to new surroundings, and it did not go well at all. He was very scared and climbed into the recliner and wouldn’t come out for 12 hours - and even after then I had to pull him out.
My question is whether he will adapt OK to moving in with my friend who is a stranger in a new home, and she lives in an apartment with no outdoor access. am supposed to take him to her (in another state) next weekend. I thought I would keep him inside all the time to get him used to that, but he cries a lot to go back out during the day. I am nervous he is going to struggle to adjust. But he is the sweetest cat I’ve met and so if he does adjust he will be an awesome family member for her and her partner. Will he be ok? Anything I should do to prepare him for the journey and/or changes that are coming?
Finally in March we became friends. I took him to the vet and got him fixed, microchipped and vaccinated. Now he and his sister who is still living inside with me are about 9 months old. He loves to be around me, but he does not get along with his sister anymore and my older pet cat doesn’t like either of the kittens. He wasn’t properly socialized so I don’t think he trusts any people besides me. But since the other two cats I already have inside don’t get along with him or each other, I really can’t keep him inside - it’s too much. So he comes inside for periods of time and then goes back outside.
My friend said she will adopt him, and I was happy that I wouldn’t have to worry about him outside anymore. But I took him to my moms house while she was out of town to try to get him used to new surroundings, and it did not go well at all. He was very scared and climbed into the recliner and wouldn’t come out for 12 hours - and even after then I had to pull him out.
My question is whether he will adapt OK to moving in with my friend who is a stranger in a new home, and she lives in an apartment with no outdoor access. am supposed to take him to her (in another state) next weekend. I thought I would keep him inside all the time to get him used to that, but he cries a lot to go back out during the day. I am nervous he is going to struggle to adjust. But he is the sweetest cat I’ve met and so if he does adjust he will be an awesome family member for her and her partner. Will he be ok? Anything I should do to prepare him for the journey and/or changes that are coming?
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