Welcome to the Wednesday Cats of Catster! Each week, we share a narrative from certainly one of our cat-loving Catsters. This week is about Crystal and her soul cat, Ivy.
Hello Catsters!
The final time we spoke, I touched on the dreaded F-word: Fleas! I sincerely hope that everybody who learn that story checked their cat for fleas after that, or was not less than reminded of the significance of being in step with flea treatment.
This week, we’re speaking about shifting! I’ll be sharing a few issues that basically helped Ivy – and me.
After a couple of yr of dwelling in our first advanced, we determined it was time to maneuver. After a LOT of looking out, calling, and emailing with brokers, we lastly discovered the right match! A little bit hidden gem of a posh, surrounded by greenery, gardens, and bushes.
The shifting preparation was in full swing, and shifting day arrived faster than I assumed it could. I used to be extraordinarily nervous about how Ivy would deal with the transfer – it was my first time shifting together with her and to be sincere, I didn’t actually know what to do or the place to start out to verify the transition can be as simple as attainable for her.
Fortunately, Catster has a ton of assets with ideas for shifting together with your cat, and so they actually helped when it got here to making ready and setting my thoughts relaxed.
There have been a number of issues that we did that I feel made a giant distinction in holding her calm and making the scenario one of the best we may.
1. Maintaining ourselves calm
Let’s face it: shifting is demanding. And wow, I used to be pressured! I used to be stressed concerning the shifting preparation, the precise shifting, and the aftermath of the shifting. Nevertheless, I attempted my greatest to remain calm, stick with our common routine, and act prefer it was no massive deal that principally all of our issues have been in packing containers able to be moved to their new vacation spot. I feel I did a very good job at staying calm – don’t ask anybody else, although!
2. The calming collar
I used to be very skeptical of calming collars – for no actual purpose, I simply was! Nevertheless, I made a decision to buy one anyway. There’s no actual option to inform for certain, however I feel the calming collar did make a distinction. I put the calming collar on a number of days earlier than the transfer once we began packing.
As everyone knows, most cats can sense when change is coming, and with principally our complete home being packed into packing containers, I for certain thought she would know one thing was up. With the collar on, it appeared like she didn’t have a care on the earth, and naturally, she liked all the packing containers!
The calming collar additionally helped with the precise shifting. Normally, she hates being in a service, and being in a automotive, since that normally means she’s going to the dreaded veterinarian. However she was surprisingly chilled being subjected to each of these issues – fortunately, it was solely a brief 30-minute drive.
3. Making a secure room
Our new townhouse had two bedrooms, and we made her a snug, secure spot in one of many rooms with all of her issues. Her cat tree, litter packing containers, toys, meals bowls, and scratchers have been all positioned within the room earlier than her arrival. We stored her within the room till all of our issues have been in the home and all the strangers have been out of the home!
4. Permitting her to discover
When the extraordinarily lengthy shifting day lastly got here to an finish, it was time for her to discover her new house! Her curiosity was at an all-time excessive, with new nooks and crannies and rooms to discover. I questioned what she was pondering. The views from the home windows have been completely different, the structure of the home was completely different, nicely, every thing was completely different! After a few days, we moved her issues to their new designated spots. We additionally made certain to place an merchandise together with her scent in every room. In my thoughts, this may make her really feel like she’s been there earlier than.
5. Sticking to the common routine
We made certain that she nonetheless obtained fed on the similar time and obtained treats on her cat tree perch every morning. What made this course of even simpler, I feel, was the truth that I get to earn a living from home. In essence, nothing modified besides the house we have been in.
Though this stuff helped Ivy and us so much, I additionally assume that she is a really adaptable kitty. She wasn’t hiding, or skittish, or not sure of herself. She was her regular, assured self. Inside a number of days, she was working round the home like she owned the place, and it appeared as if she had lived there her complete life.
Ivy actually amazed me and actually made me assume to myself, if she will be able to have her complete little life uprooted, moved, and settle in inside a matter of days, why can’t I? As a substitute of me serving to her by the transfer and adjustment interval, she ended up serving to me much more.
Our shifting expertise isn’t practically as demanding as some others I’ve learn or heard about, and for that, I’m extraordinarily grateful!
I’m curious to know: For those who may give somebody one piece of recommendation about shifting with a cat, what would it not be?
Thanks for studying, Catsters! Till subsequent time.
This text options Crystal and Ivy in our Wednesday Cats of Catster sequence.
