Originally posted by luckies4me
That's exactly what I do. I usually move all their things and keep them in either the bathroom or the master bedroom until we are done moving and it's worked so far.
Sounds like you are doing the right thing! I recently moved my boyz across the country in the car. They knew that they were going somewhere once they were in the box, that's for sure! I have a carrier that is big enough so they can huddle together and endure their car ride together.

Here's the catch...I had their "blankie" (an old blanket they always sit on and I didn't wash before the trip) and in the hotel room I confined them in the bathroom. The litter had some of the old litter mixed in so it had their scent in it. I would spread the blankie in the tub so they had something warm to sleep on.

I lived in a temporary apartment and having "their" stuff there helped a lot since I didn't have my own furniture there.

Finally once I moved into my apartment I waited until all the furniture was moved in and then set them loose. Once they had sniffed every square inch they knew that they were home. All those familiar smells...yummy!

All in all, they handled the move and the trip as smoothly as I could have hoped and I would use the same procedure again. The key is keeping familiar objects around them so that there is some smell of their old surroundings.

BTW, I chose not to use any kind of sedatives on them because Timon in next to impossible to pill (imagine my daily shreddings!) and I didn't want them drugged for a week.

also BTW, Timon and Tucker are strictly indoor kitties, so that elliminates my worry of them wandering off too.