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Anonymous asked in PetsCats · 9 years ago

Just moved cat - not eating or drinking?

Hi there - I just moved my grandmothers cat - Fluffy, 7.5 years old, has only lived in one house - to my house. We had a 7 hour drive on Sunday, she had some milk before we left and she hasn't had anything since then - almost 36 hours. When we got home last night she cried when i let her out of the crate and walked aground a bit and then hid under the chair downstairs. She has come out for a minute and will let me pick her up and love on her - she will purr - i'll let her down or she'll jump off and go right back under the chair. Her litter box, food, water and milk are downstairs. How long will cat's stress after a move, how long until i should be worried that she is not eating, etc? Is there anything else I should be doing?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    How to Move a Cat to a New House

    1

    Designate one room of the new house to be a temporary enclosure for the cat. The cat should be contained at least for the first night in one room so that he can begin to get used to the smells of the new house.

    2

    Place a blanket or another item with the cat's scent on it, and an unlaundered article of your clothing, in the new room. When your cat arrives, you want him to be as comfortable as possible. Familiar scents will help significantly. If you've purchased a spray bottle of cat pheromone spray (available at pet supply stores), spray some in the room before bringing the cat in. This spray helps cats relax.

    3

    Place the cat in his carrier and take him to the new house. Place him in the designated room, with his food, water, litter box, and toys and leave him in that room overnight. Visit him when you can to comfort him, but make sure he does not escape.

    4

    Let the cat out of the room and into the rest of the house. Supervise him so that he does not get out of the house. Allow him to roam around the new house. If necessary, spray some of the cat pheromone spray in several rooms to help keep him calm.

    5

    Give the cat special treats and be extra loving towards him so that he associates the new house with good food and love.

    It will probably take about a week for you cat to get used to his new surroundings,hope this helps and good luck:)

    Source(s): www.eHow.com
  • 5 years ago

    Cat Not Eating Or Drinking

  • 9 years ago

    Isn't much you can do. Fluffy needs time to get used to new surroundings. By the way, never give Fluffy human milk, because this will make Fluffy sick. He don't tolerate human milk. If you giver

    Fluffy cat milk that you can purchase from any grocery store in pet depart that would be just fine.

    Fluffy knows you and loves you. It's just a matter of Fluffy getting comfortable with her new surroundings and the loss of grandma. Fluffy will come around. She isn't about the starve her self and she will miss the company that you have to offer. Some cats take a little longer to come around. I don't think you have any thing to worry about. Just give her as much time as she needs. If she doesn't come up then pay her a visit down stairs, but don't force her to come out from under the bed. She eventually will do this on her own. Patience is a virtue. Call it visitation. It won't be much longer when she'll need more company and will come upstairs. Just let her be and let her do it on her time.

    Rose: Chances are you are right. They need time to get used to new surroundings.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'm no expert on cats, but she might not be used to the house. I'm thinking with the long car ride and then a completely new home she just might be confused or not used to her surroundings and doesn't want to do anything until she's sure of where she is. Again, I'm not an expert. Chances are I'm not right.

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  • 9 years ago

    Cats can last a long time w/out any food or water, weeks sometimes. Don't sweat it, gradually she will start eating a little at a time, if it's not dry food cats can live almost indefinitely w/out drinking fluids.

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