Evacuation with cats

[TheGrey]

The appearance of all of these wildfires has got me twitchy.

We had a house fire last fall, and that was my first taste of just how black a house can get without electricity at night.
Even though we can have bug out bags and all of our supplies set in the car, we still have one problem.
Has anyone got a trick for corralling your cats at night, if there's no electricity?
I've got to admit, I'm stumped.

Cat haters with smart-aleck responses need not reply. Our kids happen to be the four-legged kind.

[jerrymrc]

Depending on the cat it can be easy or hard and it sounds like with yours it will be hard. Now if the cats are in the house and it sounds like they have there claws then you know where they are going to go. Leather gloves,flashlight cage and the attitude of "Yes I know your scared and pissed but this is for your own good"

I love my cats and dogs to death and in my case this would not be a problem but I do understand many are.

[cstone]

Crack a can of tuna, they will come a runnin'

[TheGrey]

You'd be surprised, cstone- they're not real fans of tuna!

jerrymrc, they are indoor-only, with complete sets of claws, teeth, and although they love us both they will shred us to death in cases like that.

What I'm worried about is the time constraint more than the bleeding factor. I will fall on that grenade; I'm plenty scarred and can deal with missing chunks. It's actually the time factor in finding them.

The cats prefer to be naked, but I'm wondering if I can fit them with some sort of a glow-in-the-dark collar. Do they make such things for felines?

[SA Friday]

Train them to come to a specific call with the result being food of some sort. The more you do it, the better they will come to the call.

[Monky]

I can jiggle my bitches little bag of treats and she comes running. Toss a few into her crate and off to the vet we go


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

[TheGrey]

I'll try it with Greenies.

Thanks!

[jerrymrc]

You'd be surprised, cstone- they're not real fans of tuna!

jerrymrc, they are indoor-only, with complete sets of claws, teeth, and although they love us both they will shred us to death in cases like that.

What I'm worried about is the time constraint more than the bleeding factor. I will fall on that grenade; I'm plenty scarred and can deal with missing chunks. It's actually the time factor in finding them.

The cats prefer to be naked, but I'm wondering if I can fit them with some sort of a glow-in-the-dark collar. Do they make such things for felines?

Unless you have an older house or your cats are very smart they will be under the bed or furniture. Welders gloves are ideal but they are going to want to stay when you grab them. That means you have 2-3 seconds between the time you grab them, rip them from whatever they are holding on to and throw them in the cage.

Always grab the back of the neck and just pull. I know that if your wife is reading this she may freak out but unless you are just pulling on the tail or hind feet it is kind of hard to hurt them compared to what they will go through if they stay.

Having dealt with my cats and feral ones over the years yours will be a piece of cake.Of course smart cats do not go under the furniture or bed. They learn to open cabinets and stuff all over the house and hide there. Collar with a bell if they are indoor.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Dont feed them anything for a couple days aside from water... then open a can of friskie/tuna etc. Repeat few times, They are trained to come to you when you make that tuna can 'snap'

[Irving]

My experience is basically what Jerry said. Don't be afraid to scruff your cat, it doesn't bother them. If your cats flee when guests are over, start paying attention to where they are hiding so you can be prepared.