moving house

[Boo Boo]

when moving house how long should you keep cats indoors before letting them go outside?

[Jaybee]

At least a week, preferably two.

[thekraut]

well, all I can say is that our cat doesn't even need a day indoors after moving house. but he's rather bright for his species.

[brawburd]

I've only ever kept my cat/s in for the first day of moving, basically until all the frantic coming n going has stopped, they have had a "pet" and a meal. No problems.

[Greedyfly]

I was always told three weeks

[andy hughes]

I was told to err on the side of caution - maybe two weeks and see if your cat seems settled. If you think she might wander, establish a 'dinnertime' routine wach day of the two weeks. When her food is ready, tap her dish so she can hear it. When it's time to let her out, make it her meal time, and then stand at the door and tap her dish, she'll come back for her food. A couple of days of this, and she should have got her bearings, and you can let her out when she wants to go.

[bobbobley]

what do you do if you've got a male cat andyhughes?!

[andy hughes]

Lost in the mists of time is a notion that all cats are given the generic title of 'she', but obviously my answer applies to both sexes. If I offended any male cats, or cat owners, please accept my apologies.

[norfolk boy]

My old gran told me "lock it in the house for two weeks then put butter on its paws"

[seal!]

2 WEEKS, NO MORE, NO LESS