MaggieD
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Ok, so Tom and I found we couldn't board our cats because one fine kennel was full, another we found unacceptable after visiting, and the third said they wouldn't take them until two weeks after their cat flu vaccination. We'll be gone four days.
We plan to leave them in our attached garage. One of our cats has a litter box aversion for peeing, so we put down puppy pads...so can't leave them in the house. We plan on leaving them with six litter boxes, plenty of food and multiple large containers of water in case they spill. We'll put down a dozen or so puppy pads for Shorty and cross our fingers. Bringing their cat tree out there and trying to safe-proof the garage. Leaving some block window vents open for fresh air. The garage doesn't get that hot in summer.
With Shorty's problem, we can't leave him in the house. Vet has us using pheromones for him thinking its stress. He's feral. Never tamed as a kitten and wild as a March Hare. By the time we catch him to put him in the garage with his buddy Bob-Bob, he'll be a complete mess.
I feel really bad. The garage is our only option. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions for us? Any way we haven't thought of to catch his wary ass to make it less traumatic for him? We close all the room doors and try to throw a blanket over him. He's usually trying to throw himself out the window. Sooooo sad.
Help!
We plan to leave them in our attached garage. One of our cats has a litter box aversion for peeing, so we put down puppy pads...so can't leave them in the house. We plan on leaving them with six litter boxes, plenty of food and multiple large containers of water in case they spill. We'll put down a dozen or so puppy pads for Shorty and cross our fingers. Bringing their cat tree out there and trying to safe-proof the garage. Leaving some block window vents open for fresh air. The garage doesn't get that hot in summer.
With Shorty's problem, we can't leave him in the house. Vet has us using pheromones for him thinking its stress. He's feral. Never tamed as a kitten and wild as a March Hare. By the time we catch him to put him in the garage with his buddy Bob-Bob, he'll be a complete mess.
I feel really bad. The garage is our only option. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions for us? Any way we haven't thought of to catch his wary ass to make it less traumatic for him? We close all the room doors and try to throw a blanket over him. He's usually trying to throw himself out the window. Sooooo sad.
Help!