I'm curious to see how Georgia responds to moving. We plan to use the margarine on the paws trick to see if it helps her find her way. I expect that the moment I let her out she will leave for several days. During which time I will be totally freaked. Of course, I will attempt to keep her home, but that is likely to fail.

Brandy will handle the transition with ease since she won't leave my side anyway. As long as mom is near it is all good.

So who wants to come help me purge and deal with 25 years of accumulated stuff? So far I have given it a great deal of thought, but not so much with the action.

I'm curious to see how Georgia responds to moving. We plan to use the margarine on the paws trick to see if it helps her find her way. I expect that the moment I let her out she will leave for several days. During which time I will be totally freaked. Of course, I will attempt to keep her home, but that is likely to fail.

Keep her inside for at least a week. There is a theory that at least part of feline navigation is sensing electromagnetic fields of the earth, and it takes a while for the cat to get tuned in to the new location. I'm not sure if I am explaining this correctly but ats who wander away from new homes and end up at their old ones often do that because they get disoriented, and their homing instincts lead them the electromagnetic fields they know best.

Huh, interesting. Gracie will be entirely indoors around here. She's been mostly indoors anyway recently, since she's gotten pretty old. But she used to be almost exclusively outdoors, or like 70/30 anyway, and was godawful the last time she moved since at that time keeping her inside was clearly interpreted as crimes against catmanity.

I'm going to make every effort to keep her in, but she'll be hating me. She only uses a litter box as a last resort. I'll have to research what kind of litter cats that prefer outside might be ok with. Either that or I'll put her on a leash and see if she will accept that. She likes to cat around. She's a snuggle kitty when I am home, but at night she likes to go out and she goes out when I leave for work unless it is really cold.

Glad Andy cat is eating on his own!

This low-grade nausea from med withdrawal can go away any time, really.

I am so happy for Andy Cat!

And many vibes for Mooshu (I love the name, too)

I think my cat thinks the back porch (enclosed, 2nd floor) is "outside". She whines and whines to go out there. I got her at age nine, and we have had two years, but I am do frightened about her getting sick.

Oh Barb, I'm so sorry to hear about Mooshu. Hugs to you and pets for him.

Beth, good news about Andy cat!

She only uses a litter box as a last resort. I'll have to research what kind of litter cats that prefer outside might be ok with.

I'm guessing that the finer the grains, the better. World's Best Cat Litter is, if not THE best, definitely the best clumping litter in regards to how well the clumps stick together, and it has a relatively fine grain. SWheat Scoop also is relatively small in grain. I have the impression that Cat Attract Litter [link] is also small grained, but I am not certain.

I got her at age nine, and we have had two years, but I am do frightened about her getting sick.

She's about the same age Harvey is (he'll be 12 in April). They are upper middle aged - like those people who are technically old enough to join AARP and get senior citizens discounts, but won't actually be retiring for another 20 years. Indoor cat life expectancy is between 15-18, and more and more cats are reaching 20 and even older.

I'll second the rec on the World's Best Cat litter.

I'll try the World's Best. I need to have a litter option for her during hurricane season too because she might have to be inside for longer than she would like.