AKICOLJ - rehoming cats

[adaeze]

Some of you will know my sister is moving to New Zealand, of all places, in a few weeks' time.  Some of you will also know that her cats aren't, and that one of them is coming to live with us.

My mother (who is taking the other two cats) says keep her indoors for a month.  Wellinghall's grandmother says "just butter her paws!" (not an option, as Molly has a weight problem).

I know a few of you have adopted adult cats / are heavily involved with re-homing charities (no, thanks, we don't want a hound to complete the menagerie), I wondered if anyone has any advice on getting them settled.

Comments

Re: Why do I not have a cat icon?

[chainmailmaiden]

You need high protein food for her. Most cheap cat food is loaded with carbs which are empty calories for cats. Applaws is good and for dry food Orijen. You can get both from Zooplus which is good for all sorts of things pet related.

Also when you let her out the first time, do it just before a mealtime. If she's food-orientated she'll come back when you call her for her meal. We tap the bowls together and call their names before feeding, it's an excellent way of making them appear from no-where anytime you want them :-)

You might also consider getting a Feliway diffuser & some spray for the room she'll be in, it can help calm them down.

I think the butter on paws things comes from the fact cats like butter & are likely to return somewhere where they get it. It is good for hairballs, but if she's overweight then grooming is probably a better solution (& cleaner) than giving her butter and encouraging her to cough them up on your floor as believe me, she'll do it indoors rather than out :-)

Re: Why do I not have a cat icon?

[helflaed.livejournal.com]

I may try my two with Orijen- they are a bit on the plump side at the moment. They are on Bozita wet food and James Wellbeloved dry.