On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:36:49 -0500, MaryL
wrote:




Do you have a container of spray-on Feliway, or someplace where you can
get some? If so, it could be helpful to spray some in each of their
carriers about 20-30 minutes before you start your trip. It can help to
calm the nerves for a trip like that day. Are you planning to stay in a
motel? If so, it would be good to spray it each morning before you
start driving. Or what arrangements do you plan to make for the
duration of the trip? It's good to hear that baby and your other cats
seem to be adjusting to each other.

MaryL

I do have Feliway spray and have been using it in the Cat Introduction
Room. I hadn't thought about using it during the move but of course
that's a good idea.

The plan is to leave as early as possible, stay overnight at a
pet-friendly motel at the halfway point, and get to the new house by
evening. It's about 10 hours driving for each of the two days. But it
really depends on when the movers finish loading the van. They're
supposed to arrive between 8 and 10, so hopefully we can get it all
packed by noon.

If it runs too much later than that, I probably won't be able to reach
the halfway point. Either I have to select a motel closer and drive
more the second day - not impossible, or I may have to stay in one
very empty house overnight and leave early the next morning. I'm
leaving an air mattress unpacked just in case.

Baby backslid a bit yesterday. I had to go to work and when I got home
she was more or less hiding under things. But later she came out. At
one point I looked over at the cat perch which overlooks the backyard
and realized that Baby was up there with Nipsy and Scooter. Great
progress.

Then there was the disaster of the blind kitten, but that will be
another thread.