Doc uneasy, do you think its cause we are moving?

[em1209]

I dont know if its because the environment is changing and he doesnt like all the changes because its too much - or if he remembers that the last time stuff like this happened his previous owners left him behind 

It's probably a combination of both. I'm sure he'll feel better once everything has settled down again and you're all unpacked and sorted. Good luck with the move.

Emma

[JackSpratt]

Yep, it's just a bit weird for him because it's not like you can sit him down and say "it's alright, we're going somewhere nicer!"

Mine have got uneasy in the past when I've moved too. Just try and give as much fuss and keep his routine as close to normal as possible up until the last minute!

[Mark]

I think they hate any change. Willow peed up somebody's suitcase yesterday as they left it in the dining room  . She was not impressed. I sprayed simple solution on it and got told off for soaking it 

[ems]

Hi Dawn,

Sorry to hear that Doc is upset 

We had a big clean and change aorund of furniture a while ago and Kiki was very upset, she was wandering around, crying loudly, wouldn't come to us and was just generally out of sorts for a while. She is very sensitive to things changing and if she sees bin bags and boxes her ears go down and she is under the bed! Because ours has only ever been short term shuffling she rights herself after a day or so, but i only said to Jon the other day that i dread to think what she will be like if we move house 

Hope you have some luck with the Feliway from Ela 

ems
xxxx

[Ela]

Thats very nice of you Ela, do you want me to make a donation for it?

No thank you. Please just IM me your address

[Cheesecat]

Ela, its more the fact that he hates the vet rather than the microchip itself - he gets so stressed and leaves little sweaty paw marks on the desk 

We are getting him chipped this week for definite - before we move I was just thinking that the rescue remedy might help with that too. I will get some for him tonight and try putting some in his water before taking him to vets prob tomorrow night, they are really good at fitting us in.

Thats very nice of you Ela, do you want me to make a donation for it? 

[Ela]

- do you think I should leave that until he has had some of the rescue remedy stuff?

I would suggest you get Doc chipped ASAP, we chip all ours and very seldom do you hear a murmur.

but don't really know what else to do. I can't afford to buy a feliway diffuser thingy

As I have posted a number of times none of the  have ever had any success with the diffuser but great success with the spray. If you IM me your address I will post today a travel spray Feliway

[Cheesecat]

I had some of that recently for my job interview - then I opened the car door and it shattered onto the pavement 

I will buy some more for him today - payday - thank god! (hoping they havent messed up my first pay packet!)
I need to take him to the vets in the next few days for his microchip - do you think I should leave that until he has had some of the rescue remedy stuff?

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

Poor Doc!  he's probably just feeling uneasy with all the packing and with things being different.  How about trying some rescue remedy?  You can add it to drinking water or can rub it behind their ears.

[Cheesecat]

Doc has seemed a bit "not himself" this weekend. We have been going mad packing everything up to move on Saturday - everything in boxes (he has been helping with that bit  ) cleaning everything, sorting/chucking stuff too.

He has started going to the loo on the floor alot  and also (he does this sometimes anyway but it is alot more often) he is going around the rooms meowing really vocally to nothing in particular. He seems to be doing it in the rooms that have changed the most (bare walls, loads of stuff packed up etc)

I dont know if its because the environment is changing and he doesnt like all the changes because its too much - or if he remembers that the last time stuff like this happened his previous owners left him behind 

When he gets like that I have been trying to give him lots of attention and pet him etc, telling him he is coming too - but don't really know what else to do. I can't afford to buy a feliway diffuser thingy - any other ideas to keep him happy?