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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah we are going to get those glue on nails. We are buying all the crap we'll need tomorrow. That's a great tip on leaving it in the dog cage for the first bit, bluski. Plus I imagine we'll need a cage like that anyway for taking it to the vet so it won't be a waste. In a perfect world maybe the cat would like it in there and want to stay (like some dogs do at night and during the day).
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Yeah it becomes their home where they can retreat too. Put a little blanket bed in there too as well as their food and water.
Once you start expanding their space, leave the door open of course. It will meow for its mom the first day or too, then stop as it gets used to the idea of a new family.
Yeah and too clarify, a small cage is only for transport or to care for them when they are really sick. Even a dog cage would be too small past a week. We just used it like I said, to give him his own home base and the gradually expand his territory over the span of a few weeks with the cage and baby gate. He slept locked in the cage for about two weeks with his roaming privileges slowly expanding.
I think you'll have a hard time keeping him in there anyway when you are at home.
Some cats ride fine in cars, others totally freak out. So it's nice to have a small cage our a couple of milk crates just in case.