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[catmandu]

I remember yeras ago when I brought My Michael Princess and Joseph to thier new home, and put them into the cellar.
They wanted to run, but then reaized that they did not kniw where to run to.
Good Luck with Your Five Cat Move

[Karen]

Do you have, or could you borrow a large enough crate to transport Decker in where he wouldn't feel as confined and stressed out as the cat carrier? If you used it as a place to put his food for a few days before the move, he might get accustomed to it enough to be able to shut him in at some point, and get the move done!

I would absolutely consider moving the cats, maybe a couple at a time, over to a spot in the new house where you can leave them with the door shut while thing are going on, especially to moving of furniture. And if you hire movers make sure they know how many cats there are and where they are. When Lady's Human and family moved a state away, one of the movers unfortunately left a certai door open, and Pippin, a big (20+ pound) orange fluffball ended up spending a couple weeks in a space between the floor of one level and ceiling of the one below it. He was eventually enticed out, but it took many days and visits from Grandpa with kitty treats and food ... not something we need anyone else to have to experience.

[slick]

Jazzcat - how wonderful to hear from you again. I've missed you.

When I moved with Max and Speckles, I left them both at the vet overnight with my sweatshirt. The next day, I moved all my stuff in first, then brought the kitties in last. I did have my bedroom almost organized by the time they came home and I put them in there with familiar smells. Since Max hates "change" he ended up getting sick and on antibiotics for a week, but after that he was fine. Speckles didn't really care about the move, all she wanted was a comfy chair, anywhere.

[jazzcat]

Thank you for the replies. It's so good to see you all!

I'm hoping it goes as well for us as it has for some of you. Definitely do not want a Pippin incident, Karen, so thanks for the warning.

We are having the inspection on the new house today so if it goes well I guess it will be full steam ahead for moving in a month. I will talk to my vet about how to handle Decker. I'm hoping we can drug him a little to get him in the carrier and over to the new house. Luckily it's only 5 miles away. The vet is on the way so it would be great to get him checked out at the same time but that may be too much for my scaredy cat.

[Vermontcat]

It's so nice to see you posting again. I miss you and your cats.
I hope that your move goes well, at least it isn't a long distance so it shouldn't be too bad.
I hope that you will be able to post some new photos of all of your kitties before and after the move.
Congratulations on the new house, I hope you will be able to post some pictures of the house too once you all settle in.
Will the kitties get an awesome sunroom like they have in your current house?