Getting cats into boxes/carriers help.
Discussion
One of mine is fine with carriers until in a moving vehicle and he gets a bit agitated unless he can see me.
The other one just hates being shut in them, constant crying and hissing. I have tried getting her comfortable with the box, keeping it in the room and even putting treats in there, she is fine and will even sleep in the box until the door is closed and her escape route is shut off.
I just accept that it will be a struggle every time and then she will sulk for the next few days.
She is also an ex-rescue and it makes moving her very traumatic.
The other one just hates being shut in them, constant crying and hissing. I have tried getting her comfortable with the box, keeping it in the room and even putting treats in there, she is fine and will even sleep in the box until the door is closed and her escape route is shut off.
I just accept that it will be a struggle every time and then she will sulk for the next few days.
She is also an ex-rescue and it makes moving her very traumatic.
Update after their first visit to the cattery.
My wife bought a couple of new carriers that look like this.
One was left on top of the wardrobe next to their bed to let them get used to it. No surprise that they love sleeping in it.
Come the day and they're both in it so my wife managed to get it shut. Obviously not being big enough for both of them she opened it slightly allowing Lester to get out which left Lacey safely inside.
He was caught by placing a box under the stairs and backing him into it using a towel. All in, less than a few minutes.
When we collected them we were told that they'd been very quiet and had hardly ventured from their beds. Nothing new there. The wife did an expert job of getting each one firmly by the scruff and putting them into a carrier. We had also arranged a quick visit to the vets on the way home.
When we got them home we expected them to behave similarly to when we first brought them home, given what they'd been through over the last couple of days.
Not a chance of it. They're like new cats. Strolling around as if they own the place. More happy to be where we are than they were before. We've had workmen at the house today making one hell of a racket. As soon as they'd gone the cats were back downstairs.
It's as if putting them in a cattery for a few days and then bringing them home again has made them realise that this is their home.
Chuffed to bits with their new found confidence. We're getting there.
My wife bought a couple of new carriers that look like this.
One was left on top of the wardrobe next to their bed to let them get used to it. No surprise that they love sleeping in it.
Come the day and they're both in it so my wife managed to get it shut. Obviously not being big enough for both of them she opened it slightly allowing Lester to get out which left Lacey safely inside.
He was caught by placing a box under the stairs and backing him into it using a towel. All in, less than a few minutes.
When we collected them we were told that they'd been very quiet and had hardly ventured from their beds. Nothing new there. The wife did an expert job of getting each one firmly by the scruff and putting them into a carrier. We had also arranged a quick visit to the vets on the way home.
When we got them home we expected them to behave similarly to when we first brought them home, given what they'd been through over the last couple of days.
Not a chance of it. They're like new cats. Strolling around as if they own the place. More happy to be where we are than they were before. We've had workmen at the house today making one hell of a racket. As soon as they'd gone the cats were back downstairs.
It's as if putting them in a cattery for a few days and then bringing them home again has made them realise that this is their home.
Chuffed to bits with their new found confidence. We're getting there.
great newsI used to 'trick' my pair my throwing treats into the box to lure them in. Now the older boy is basically bundled into the front facing carrier (all doors in room closed) and the other girl seems much easier to put in, just point her in and give her a pat on the bum and she is in! They howl a lot though once moving in the car!
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