lipp@mariah.DEC (Nicki Lipp - DTN 522-2320) (08/10/84)
<Here kitty kitty> I tried to send this directly to decvax!tetronix!teklds!jonw but it was sent be as undeliverable! Subject: Moving of cats Jon, I have two cats and had the same type of concerns when we moved. Our first move (had just one cat at this time), we decided to keep the cat inside the apartment for a couple of days and gave her as much attention as possible. After letting her out the first day (it was a weekend and we were around), she was fine to leave out during the day or anytime she wanted out. Our second move included 2 cats and was almost a disaster. I forgot to lock the cats into a room while we were moving our belongings into the new house. The cats immediately took off and headed for the old apartment (about 1 mile away). We then kept them in the house for a couple of days and made sure they got a lot of love. When they did get out of the house, they stayed around. There is a 'home remedy'--put butter on the cat's paws. Supposedly the cat will spend so much time cleaning the paws, it won't have time to run away! Didn't try it. Good luck with the move... Nicki Lipp DEC Engineering Colorado Springs, CO decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-mariah!lipp