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I have two cats. We're needing to move in with other people to save money. This is going to be like a 12 hour move from Arkansas to Illinois. We're moving into a apartment with two of our friends. They like cats, though neither have much experience with them.
My cats were former ferals. One was five months old when she started coming to us for food. She was eight months old before we could pet her. She is the most sociable of the two, generally mellow. Our current apartment is inspected and sprayed for bugs every three months. Both cats hide, but she comes out within ten minutes of the maintenance being gone.
Our other cat is of a much more skittish temperament. She was abandoned by her mother at four weeks; she has extreme separation anxiety from my husband. When maintenance comes she hides for half the day.
We have not really had visitors over.
So here's the deal; I don't want the cats to have to live in our bedroom from here on out. I know it's important to let them get acclimated one room at a time. Should I have the new individuals come sit in that room and observe them as they hide, until they decide to come out and check them out? Or what? Any suggestions? One at likes to play, the other can't be bothered, but she is very food/treat oriented.
My cats were former ferals. One was five months old when she started coming to us for food. She was eight months old before we could pet her. She is the most sociable of the two, generally mellow. Our current apartment is inspected and sprayed for bugs every three months. Both cats hide, but she comes out within ten minutes of the maintenance being gone.
Our other cat is of a much more skittish temperament. She was abandoned by her mother at four weeks; she has extreme separation anxiety from my husband. When maintenance comes she hides for half the day.
We have not really had visitors over.
So here's the deal; I don't want the cats to have to live in our bedroom from here on out. I know it's important to let them get acclimated one room at a time. Should I have the new individuals come sit in that room and observe them as they hide, until they decide to come out and check them out? Or what? Any suggestions? One at likes to play, the other can't be bothered, but she is very food/treat oriented.