Editorial
Kuro Journal
Moving day is the single most likely day for a cat to bolt. Why boarding your cat over the move is the safe option in Singapore, and how to settle them into the new home after.
The safest thing you can do with your cat on moving day is keep them out of the chaos entirely, and boarding them for a night or two is the easiest way to do that. Movers propping the front door open, boxes everywhere, the noise of a home being dismantled: that is a recipe for a stressed cat and a dangerous escape. I have yet to meet a mover who can carry a sofa and watch a door at the same time. Get your cat off site for the move, and both of you have a far better day.
Moving day is the single most likely day for a cat to bolt. The front door stays open for hours, the corridor is full of strangers, and your cat is already unsettled by the sight of their world disappearing into boxes. It only takes one open door and a frightened dash for a cat to end up lost in an unfamiliar area.
Even if your cat does not escape, the stress is real. Cats hate change, and a full move hits them with new smells, new noise, and a broken routine all at once. Shutting your cat in one room during the move helps a little, but movers still need access, and a scared cat in a half-empty flat is not a calm cat.
Boarding your cat for the move, rather than keeping them in the middle of it, gives you a clean run at both ends.
You can pack, load, unload, and unpack without watching the door or worrying about your cat underfoot. Your cat, meanwhile, waits it out in a quiet suite instead of listening to their home being dismantled. When you collect them, the new place is already set up, which makes the transition far gentler than dropping a stressed cat into a flat full of boxes.
A stay of one to three nights usually covers it. Book from the day before the move if you can, so drop-off is unhurried, and collect once the new home is calm and your cat's room is ready.
For a move, you want somewhere your cat can genuinely decompress.
We are inside a conserved Chinatown shophouse at 21A Kreta Ayer Road, about two minutes from Maxwell MRT, which is handy whether you are moving into or out of the central area.
When you bring your cat home, start them in one quiet room with their litter tray, food, water, and a familiar blanket. Let them explore the rest of the new place at their own pace over the next few days rather than all at once. Keep the routine, feeding times and all, as close to normal as you can.
Before the stay, remember our two requirements. Have vaccination proof ready to show, and make sure spot-on parasite treatment is done before drop-off. Bring your cat's usual food and any medication with clear instructions, and tell us about any health needs so we can keep things steady.
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