10 Tips for Moving With a Cat

So, have you moved with a cat before? If so, did any of these tips help? 🏠

3:25 In what country do you drive with one had on the horn?

My baby bolted a few days ago during a move, but from the old house when the moving men were moving the beds upstairs. We came back to the old neighborhood for 2 days, 2x a day. We mixed sardines in oil and tuna in oil. She finally came out the hiding spot and followed us into the old house. She is now home with us. Awe, she was so confused. We kept calling her name gently till she finally emerged from under the shed. It took time but our baby is home with us now. She was kneading, rubbing against us and even slept in our beds with us for the first time. It created a deeper bond because we never gave up🥰

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my cat and I moved 2 years ago and will move in 2 months again. last time my cat was really stressed by me packing everything in ~2weeks, being put into his carrier while having a moving company clear his territory, put him into a room in new apartment and have constructions done in first 2 weeks, especially as my internet wasn't working as intended. He got stomach issues due to stress. I got a valerian odor to calm him. It helped a great deal. (I am not a friend of pheromone based odors – I can smell them (although i shouldn't be able to) and feel yucky, I also am able to smell the valerian and tolerate it)
So this time I started packing things up 3 months before moving – at a slow and steady progress rate, so he can get used to the changes. He needs to deal with the carrier until apartment got emptied and new one filled. There won't be construction works in the new apartment as these are done right now (2 months before move). Right now we are sitting in a living room with 15 boxes packed while shelves are emptied in living room and bed room.
My cat is curious but also knows something is up but takes it like a champ – for now.
Moving day will look like this: he gets into carrier, gets put into an emptied room (most likely bathroom as it's fastest to clear out) and stays there until everything's over. After that I take him to the new apartment 15minutes away by public transportation (which he is used to) and he gets put into the kitchen as it will have low to none traffic or the bathroom after the washing machine is placed (still in the carrier!).
I'll put in the valerian odor in the bedroom after the moving company left and will open the carrier. He is pretty curious and feels safe with me around so i will just sit and wait until he moves. As soon he moves he's accepting circumstances pretty fast although I might be in for some nights of yowling.

the one tip i'm missing is: be patient! about everything related to a move with cats.

* microchips are mandatory in Europe if cats are crossing borders of countries and most areas (within countries) do not allow cats without chips anymore – my cat is also registered with its insurance and 2 organizations in case it would be able to flee/run away.

My cat herman iz lasy though

I have 5 cats. 😬 I could only imagine the crying and screaming from all 5 of them at once in the back of a car. They can't even tolerate a couple of miles to their vet's office! That being said, since I inherited these beauties along with the house I know I can't move far if I had the opportunity. Because I wouldn't want to stress them out and they have little kitty heart attacks. Trouble is, I'm not from this area and don't like the area I'd much rather leave! But, it wouldn't be fair to them to travel thousands of miles not that I have transportation anyway. I'm no monster and refuse to dump them at the shelter so I can go back home. So we're all stuck in an unhappy situation. 😅

Thank you so much for featuring Hiro! ❤

I am going to need this video soon when I move to my new home with all of my cat babies, so thank you The Purring Journal for the helpful tips~

Moved out of our house in CA where all three of my original cats were from, lived in a trailer for 2 years, cats loved it, loved the places we stopped at, and now we live in KY, two of those three cats have now died and been buried here (RIP Painted Desert and Macgyver). Bingo doesn't quite care where we live, she just wants to be a house ornament now.

Intanto complimenti vivissimi al gatto della settimana… bellissimo e che sorriso!
È vero i gatti non amano i cambiamenti e vorrebbe sempre rimanere nel proprio ambiente
In estate lascio il mio Leo da una signora…e i primi tempi non sono per nulla semplici per lui …inizia anche a mangiare meno…
Amore…ma poi torna sempre a casa

One thing I learned during a move, if you don't have enough time for a thorough deep cleaning. Use your vacuum cleaner to help spread your old home scents around. I have found this helpful when making a long distance move and you simply can not get to the new place to clean.

TY for thinking of these tips. •When leaving the old home, I take the cat in crate on a move-out tour of their favorite places inside and outside. I tell them they can bring their memories with them, to help them say goodbye to the old place.
•At the new place, I take them on a crated tour of outside and inside, before arriving in the safe room where they will start out.
•On the move-in tour, I encourage them that they will find new favorite places to love in their new home.
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Yes, I've moved with a cat before (multiple cats on multiple occasions) and yes, I've done a lot of these things.

I honestly didn’t do much. My cat doesn’t mind going in the carrier. She’s a 5 year old tuxedo. We made a 20 hour car ride with stops and she was perfect. We just put a blanket over the carrier and slept the whole time.

I'm literally moving in a week! This video is perfect! Love your channel so much!! I have 4 rescue kittens ❤️