How to teach a cat to a new home?

Moving to a new apartment or house is always a stress for all its participants. But if people perfectly understand the purpose for which it is being done, then our smaller brothers are sometimes lost and cannot adapt in any way to the new conditions. How to help the cat feel "at home" in a new place?

Preparing to move to a new place is necessary not only for future owners, but also for pets. For them, this is no less stressful. To quickly adapt the animal to new conditions, the owners will need to do the following simple steps.

• A couple of weeks before the move buy a special sedative for cats in a pharmacy. It must be given before the move, so that at the crucial moment the psyche of the cat is stable, and it is easier to survive the move. Preparation for such an event begins in advance: you put all the things together, remove carpets, curtains and other furniture. For a pet, this is also incomprehensible and exciting. This is the second reason why a sedative should be given to the pet in advance.
• To quickly train an adult cat to a new home, Try to finish all repairs before moving. She will be scared anyway, and if there is a roar and dust all the time, she will not be able to feel safe at all.
• At the time of the move, try to be with your pet.. He sincerely does not understand what is happening. He needs your help and support. Going into a new apartment, walk with him through all the rooms. In this case, it is desirable to stroke and gently talk with him.
• Often, in a new setting, cats find a secluded corner and hide there. Do not worry about this. This is a natural behavior. Do not try to force the animal out. Give him time to calm down and understand what is safe here.
• Do not forget to bring the pet stuff to the new apartment. An old house or lounger, bowls and a tray will help you quickly get used to the new environment. Even if these items are already worn out, and you would like to replace them, do not rush. This can be done a little later, when the pet is fully adapted.

How long a kitten will get used to a new place will depend on the new owners. Another important factor is the age of the pet. If you take the animal still quite small (up to 1-1.5 months), then it will be difficult for him without a mother. At this time, the kittens are completely defenseless. Most likely, the kitten will constantly call mom and look for breasts.

Therefore, experts do not advise taking the kittens from the mother at such an early age. An exception will be made only for those unfortunate abandoned Fuzzies, whom you found on the street and decided to take to yourself.

Taking a kitten, you must understand that he needs care and attention. After all, in the former family, he played all day with his mom-cat and his brothers and sisters. Here he is all alone. It will be great if you can take a vacation or build your work schedule so that someone is at home.

When you pick up the pet, ask the former owners of a small piece of bedding on which he slept. Familiar and native smells will remain on her for a long time, and the kitten, knowing them, will know that he is safe.

Another trick is To put a wrist watch in a basket or box where the baby will sleep. Their ticking is similar to the baby's mother's heartbeat. It will act on the kitten soothingly.

Not all owners love an animal to sleep with them. It is necessary to teach a kitten to a certain place for an overnight stay from the first days. This should be the rule for him. If you decide to regret it and allow the first week to sleep at your feet, then in the future it will be difficult to save him from this habit.

It can easily be found in specialized stores. This smell will attract the animal, and the kitten is more likely to agree to sleep in his new nest.

Sometimes people didn’t plan at all and didn’t plan to start a pet, but when they saw the unfortunate cat on the street, they decided to take him to their place. But even in this case one must be prepared for the fact that it will take some time for adaptation. Despite the fact that your living conditions are definitely better than on the street, the baby also needs to get used to them.

The first trouble that new owners encounter is teaching the cat to the tray. On the street she went to the toilet anywhere, and no one ever scolded her. You have completely different rules. Most likely, it will take several days, and maybe longer, so that the pet understands where he needs to go to the toilet.

Getting used to the new owners will help to get used to the apartment the fastest. Do not be too hard on the pet. He just does not know many rules of living with you.

In the meantime, it is better to give your pet more attention and make it clear that you are happy with it.

Another problem in the adaptation of the animal in a new place may be the presence of other pets. If they have previously lived together, then no particular problems should arise on this basis. But if cats see each other for the first time, then conflicts cannot be avoided here.

Quite often there is a situation when a young couple decides to live together, but each of the young people already have a cat or a cat. Throwing your pet because of new circumstances is unacceptable, therefore, it is necessary to take into account the psychology of the behavior of cats and try to establish contact between them. Adapting a middle-aged cat to life in another apartment, and even in the vicinity of another cat representative, is not an easy task.

What matters here is how the new owners will behave. Infinitely scolding a cat that so zealously defends its borders is unacceptable. To improve the situation, it still does not lead. The best way is to delimit the territory.

Let each pet have its own space. This also applies to the place for rest (baskets, house), and bowls, and toilets. While the old owner is getting used to the new neighbor, you can even feed them one by one to avoid unnecessary hassles. If possible, make sure that their paths do not overlap. Place the bowls in different corners of the kitchen, move the trays as far apart as possible.

Not all animals hold defense for a long time. Frequently, in a couple of days, new neighbors begin to behave like intimate friends.. Together they play, have fun and eat from the same bowl. This is the perfect situation.

Here a lot depends on the age and temperament of both pets. In any case, even if it was not possible to quickly reconcile two cats or cats, do not give up.

Adaptation of a kitten to a new place of residence is easier and faster than in adults. At the same time, the owners themselves can make mistakes that only aggravate the current situation and do not allow the pet to quickly get used to the apartment.

• Do not throw out old things and objects of your pet. If he had a favorite toy, bedding and tray, let them move with you. Familiar smells and objects will instill in the pet confidence and tranquility.
• Lack of attention. When moving from the owners a lot of trouble. It is necessary to arrange the furniture, restore order, put all the items in their places. This can take one day or a whole week. But do not ignore your favorite at this time.

She needs affection and support. Find a few minutes to pick her up, stroke and play. At a new place, the cat may not eat, drink or even go to the toilet for several days. In this case, all this time she will be in some secluded corner. Do not try to pull it out.

Better come, put a bowl of water next to it, a tray, talk gently and stroke the cat. So she will understand much faster that there is no danger.

• Punishment. If the cat does not go to the tray, and relieves the need in the wrong place, then this is not a reason to scold her. It should be a little grease tray cat urine, that was the smell, sit on his cat and stroke. So you explain to her that this is the very place where you can defend yourself and not be punished for it.

Do not scold the pet for other pranks and offenses. As we already wrote, the cat simply does not yet know the rules for living in a new house. Help her, not punish her. So you quickly achieve results with minimal effort.

• Ensure a relaxed atmosphere in the house. All adaptation takes place in different ways. If you see that your favorite is not easy, then save her from unnecessary experiences. Do not collect the noisy companies and at least for a while stop repair. Many will decide that these are great sacrifices, but just think about the consequences.

Alarmed cat can deliver much more trouble to their owners. For example, she may flatly refuse to go to the tray. Not excluded the risk of nervous breakdown, the result of which can be an unbalanced psyche and aggressiveness of the animal.

Cats are very smart pets. They are able to quickly adapt to both a new dwelling and a new owner. It is worth making a little effort and this process will pass easily and quickly for both the owners and the pet.

Having felt your care, the pet will quickly realize that nothing threatens her here.

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