How long did it take your pets to settle in?
May 30th 2016, 2:52 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
My suggestion would be that if you are fortunate enough to have a home, either a rental or a purchase, with a yard, that you build an outdoor cat house for them. They are screened in but have the ability to climb and view the wild life without fear of predators. Please be sure that they have their rabies shots and that they are given their tick and flea meds.
We are renting at first and will buy next year - at which point we could definitely build one of these. This site has some cool ideas Catio Showcase
May 30th 2016, 2:53 pm
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May 30th 2016, 9:20 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
Good luck and hope they settle well. My SIL moved her kitty loads of times (within the US) and she always adapted quickly. I'm sure they will soon be meowing in an American accent lol!
Jun 1st 2016, 3:43 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
That's what we do with our indoor cats.
We also acquired a couple of outdoor cats, that come into the garage at night (with food as the carrot) for safety, as "applied ecology", to reduce the fauna around the house (rodents, frogs, toads, etc.) and thereby reduce the appeal of our yard to snakes.
We also acquired a couple of outdoor cats, that come into the garage at night (with food as the carrot) for safety, as "applied ecology", to reduce the fauna around the house (rodents, frogs, toads, etc.) and thereby reduce the appeal of our yard to snakes.
Jun 2nd 2016, 8:02 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
How do you keep the mole and rodent population down?
Jun 2nd 2016, 11:08 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
Oh I see, thanks. Yes that does sound strange for the US. I know indoor cats are more common there unlike the UK where outdoor is more common. I know here a lot of cat rescues won't home to indoors-only homes, and in America many shelters won't rehome to peeps who want to let them outside. But I always assumed that the preference for house cats there was because of predators, lime disease, rabies etc. In-laws have had both in and outdoor moggies. Never heard of a state where kitties are actually forbidden to roam outside.
Jun 2nd 2016, 11:18 pm
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Re: How long did it take your pets to settle in?
Oh I see, thanks. Yes that does sound strange for the US. I know indoor cats are more common there unlike the UK where outdoor is more common. I know here a lot of cat rescues won't home to indoors-only homes, and in America many shelters won't rehome to peeps who want to let them outside. But I always assumed that the preference for house cats there was because of predators, lime disease, rabies etc. In-laws have had both in and outdoor moggies. Never heard of a state where kitties are actually forbidden to roam outside.
