My wife and I
are getting ready to move to our new
home. We have a domestic cat -
would it be a good idea or a bad, if
not cruel, to put our kitty in a cage
for a while at the new house with the
kitty litter with him? He does not get
to go outside and we definitely don't
want him to soil our new home. He has
been fixed and front paw declawed for
1 yr. and is a very good cat....never
once has he soiled our existing
home......what to do? (Patrick, Vanderbilt,
Michigan)
You do not specify how long
'a while' is, but caging a cat after
moving home can be a good idea for
several days, with breaks, to accustom
him to his new home. However, if he
never leaves the house anyway, and you
are only worried about your new
upholstery, then I think this is unnecessary
- especially since he is generally
very well-behaved.
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My wife and I
are getting ready to move to our new
home. We have a domestic cat -
would it be a good idea or a bad, if
not cruel, to put our kitty in a cage
for a while at the new house with the
kitty litter with him? He does not get
to go outside and we definitely don't
want him to soil our new home. He has
been fixed and front paw declawed for
1 yr. and is a very good cat....never
once has he soiled our existing
home......what to do? (Patrick, Vanderbilt,
Michigan)
You do not specify how long
'a while' is, but caging a cat after
moving home can be a good idea for
several days, with breaks, to accustom
him to his new home. However, if he
never leaves the house anyway, and you
are only worried about your new
upholstery, then I think this is unnecessary
- especially since he is generally
very well-behaved.
