Moving to a New House with your Cat
Generally, the cats adapt immediately to the new situations and most of them will accept normality that we move, of temporary or permanent form, to a new house. During the first days, have the cat inside the house giving time to him to accustomed. A cat in a few strange surroundings can go out running and, on not having seen familiar signs, he do not find the way on returning to the house.
But, before leaving him to go out, it is necessary to wait that he is hungry. If he wants to begin to vagabond, it is possible to call to the house offering him food.
It is necessary to assure that the identification's sheet of the cat hasthe address and the recently telephone number, although one is only on vacations. It is possible that our cat takes a time to place in the feline hierarchy of the vicinity, for what if the stay goes to short, it is possible to be preferable to have the cat in house to avoid that he fights.
Q/A My two cats-Zipi and Zape - are still small and don't take much space. Can I put them in the same carrier when I travel?
As your cats are good friends and the container is enough spacious in order that they could move, certainly you can use just one in car's trip. However, it's probable that the air companies demand that the cats go in two different containers. Ask before to know what they need.
Holly our crossing of Birmana, is a bad traveler. We are thinking of taking her with us on vacations, but since it is a long trip in car, we believe that she is going to need to be sedated. Can a veterinarian do it? How much time does the effect of a sedative last?
Probably, his veterinarian will want to examine Holly before prescribing any sedative; but once done this, you can give it to him like pills. The sedative takes a half hour in doing effect and it lasts up to 8 hours.
Must I feed my cat before a trip? If so, when?
If you feed your cat just before going out, he can feel sick. The best thing is to wait at least an hour and a half after a food before taking the trip.
