my cat gone walkies

TX123

Hi, i recently moved house and i had to bring my 3 yr old cat up to the new house. he was very distressedwhen i left him for bed and all through the night he was crying. i woke up at 5.am and let him out. He still has not come back. is there a risk that he will never come back or will he evebtually find his way home( for food). all help would be greatly appreciated as i am quite worried.:(

Sigma Force

He could be lost now, put posters up in your area. Cats in a new house should be kept in for a few weeks before you let them out sometimes they need to stay in for longer.

lasair

cats are known to travel in circles til they find their place of origin so try lookin at the old house first...

also when you do get it back, try doing what we did keep it on a lead and you have to mind it outside til it gets used to the place..
ours are still here after 2 years...#


sounds crazy i know but it works

TX123

he came back yay:). thanks for advice and help

eiretamicha

TX123 wrote:

he came back yay:). thanks for advice and help

Yay! Glad to hear it!!

fabcat

Yayyyyy!!! I'm delighted for you.:D

Seanie M

A good tip for helping your cat adjust to your new home, is to rub butter on its paws when in the new house. Apparently, it will lick it off its paws, and thus clean the rest of itself, and then that makes it more comfortable with its new surroundings.

Worked for our Beenz! Even with his basket placed at the top of the landing!


Seanie.

Arcadian

Butter is made from milk, as most cats are lactose intolerant this wouldn't be the way to go!

luckat

Buttering the cat's paws makes her wash them, and a washing cat is generally a happy, at-home cat.

Revelation Joe

Ask your vet for FELIWAY
It's a spray that contains feline pheremones. You spray it in the house (or the car or carrying basket) so they think they have been there before.
We used it when we brought three cats over from England and they settled really quickly

Del

Seanie M

Arcadian wrote:

Butter is made from milk, as most cats are lactose intolerant this wouldn't be the way to go!

Considering the amount you are going to rub on the cats paws (less than a slice of bread's spread worth), I don't think that is going to be an issue!

fabcat

I have to say, I know its an old wives tale, but we've always done it with our cats. (rubbed butter on their paws) we've not had any run away yet.

Sigma Force

Wether butter works or not it's best to keep the cat indoors anyway.

Arcadian

Guineapigrescue wrote:

Wether butter works or not it's best to keep the cat indoors anyway.

Too true.