Moving with Cats
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- Moving with cats can be a challenge and add stress to an already tough life event. Here are a few tips to make it easier on you... and the cats!
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I don't have a cat, I don't have plans on moving, but I'll watch this just in case
Lol, yeah same here .
Please tell me it was 3am when you were watching this lmao
Y’all - SERIOUSLY GO NOW AND ADOPT A COUPLE OF CATS!
Same and I didn’t realize how weird it is until I read this comment lmao
So sweet :)
I have no cats (just two dog daughters), but you seem like such a nice man. Makes me wish I was back in Bellingham. Hope your move goes well for all of you. Linda
As a kitty cat man, I appreciate and applaud your efforts!
Hi, Clawdia!
Hi, Mr. Pirate! 🤗
Dude looks like he's always taking a bath 4 times a day...
I love how you pick up the cats slightly differently every time and they're totally okay with it every time.
It’s all about the basic technique (and lots of squishing).
because it‘s their dad and he does lots of squish
*Squishing Intensifies*
@@HelpfulVancouverVet and just swish that cat(I do with mine-he is a mini panther who is attacking my feet when he is inside)
Lots of squishing and trust are the way.
not sure if these are advices for cats or a relationship...
Valid for both.
especially the gabapentin?
🤣😂😅
Owning a cat IS a relationship. Granted not a romantic one but it is a relationship that lasts for a lifetime. It requires you pay attention to your cat, care for your cat, nurture your cat and live your cat.
Honey, don't pee on the carpet just because I haven't cleaned the bathroom in a week!
I love watching Clawdia teleport around the room as you talk
the white enderwomen.
Perfectly normal cat behavior.
Dr.Uri: cat are also small and delicious
Mr.Pirate: *chuckle* im in danger
was going to ask for recipes.
"have terrifying claws and fangs"
"Also small and delicious"
Me: 😀👌
I see Mr Pirate, I squish.
Mr Pirate is so adorable, my heart melt every time I see him in the video.
Mr. pirate has to be a top 10 cat name all time
Top 2, first place is mr. Whiskers
I have a Schrodinger (Schroe for short) - a cranky elderly domestic longhair.
And two young tabby brothers - Calvin and Hobbes…
That's the problem, once you have one clever name you can't go back to regular names.
And there's a dog called Ritalin (Ritty for short) who's the "dad" of the brothers…
I am officially banned from baby names.
That is Pirate's alternate name! He has the most spectacular recursive whiskers.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet 😎 My Mr. Elvis got his "Mister" based on inspiration from your Mr. Pirate...! He was just plain Elvis when I rescued him. I wanted to give him a personal touch, and a ten-year-old can't just be renamed. So adding the salutation was the perfect solution!
🙏Thank you!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet The bigger your cat's butt, the longer the whiskers,. Ms. Twiggy has a very large behind and very long whiskers...
But what are "recursive" whiskers ???
to the one person who disliked this: BRUH
BRUH!
No that was the cat
For real!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet oh hey I never thought anyone would like this but thanks
It's probably a communist who only likes and eats dogs. Cats aren't thier flavor. 😂🤣
This is the unofficial "Best TH-camr" award. Congratulations!
I will graciously accept it on behalf of Mr. Pirate and Clawdia and Sir Lancelot, who are the real stars of this show!
Please show us post move-in & more squishing those cats!
There will be plenty of videos from the new place, don’t worry! Got a nice little studio setup.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet Looking forward to it!!!
“Look at this vicious predator.”
Me: 😻😻😻
I work at a compounding pharmacy-- you can also get most medications in syringes filled with flavored creams! My cats love the tuna flavored medicines.
That's right! Thank for sharing. So handy!
This vet is a lovely person.
3:16 “Just look at this vicious predator! Those massive paws and fangs...” 😂
My mom always tell me the story about the cat she had when she was a teen. Eventually she had to move out (not so far from the previous house) and her cat didn't like the new house. According to my mom, he was acting weird. A few days after the move , he ran away.
They found him days later in her previous house.
Btw, I love your videos!
I hat allsow head that from others,
I have heard and read in our local newspappers, that residents who are rehoused when their homes are renovated,
than the cats are going back to the old home or they get lost and can not feind home to non of the 2 places.
They get lost and left to on self. So sorry stories for the cats and there life. People dont think in a cats way.
After you watch this wholesome video of a vet who adores his cats and sometimes gets distracted from giving helpful advice by his feline companions being cute and furry, go to 3:50 and watch Clawdia magically appear from the cat dimension.
Gives a whole new meaning to “cats will only be present when they choose to”
THANK YOY!😹😻😻
Totally missed that, on my own. Awesome!
One of my favorite comments
omg thats hilarious
Loved that pop-in....especially because it was next to the orchids! Cat photo bomb!
When we moved last year our cat stayed between the washer and dryer for the first 48 hours we were in our new home. I know she explored her new home at night while we were asleep as evidenced by her use of her litter box. She also had never done stairs before. She had the new experience of going up and down a flight of stairs and it was quite amusing to watch until she got used to them. By day three she was more at ease with her new surroundings and now she rules the roost:)!
Unrelated to the video, but Mr Pirate’s face is so cute and resembles a kitten! So cute!
Do you had a "guest" Appearence in the Netflix series "Away" with Hillary Swank?
Not quite a ‘guest’ but definitely a nice little acting gig.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet You did?! Well, now I have to get Netflix..
What episode? For research purposes
@@darcyflowers8771 Episode 1
I just looked him up on IMDB. He has several acting credits. Our favorite veterinarian is a man of multifarious talents, apparently.
The comment about "western world" was spot on :D I live in Russia, and gabapentin here is _not_ easy to find, _not_ cheap and it does _not_ go in tiny little capsules... It is also a prescription med, and vets are hesitant to give you an official prescription paper because it's a human med. Therefore, it's not really a go with a compounding pharmacy (and those are not really a big thing here).
Luckily, I found a kind pharmacist who sold it to me when my kitty needed it. So, THEN, I had to open the capsule, dissolve the powder in normal saline and measure the dosage using a syringe...
It is not quite easy to manage the dosage this way, so the next day, I was absolutely terrified for ~20 seconds when I woke up and found my cat sleeping on my chest (she never falls asleep on me) and not showing any reaction when I'm trying to wake her up... She did wake up eventually, so I wish I knew that gabapentin is a _really_ good sedative 😅
So, just a warning...)))
Good to know! It will probably be like that in the US pretty soon. Gabapentin is unfortunately abusable and very much overprescribed in the US... most states are beginning to keep track of it the same way we keep track of amphetamine and opioid prescriptions. I wouldn't be surprised if it is reclassified as a controlled substance in the next few years.
Oh yes magic cat man is back
bro youre like the most wholesome vet ever and i absolutely love how your cats are so clearly comfortable and loving with you. thx for the tips also because one day i plan to get a cat and might have to move
Thanks bro! Hope you get to share your life with a feline felon soon!
you and jackson galaxy need to get together and do a collab!
I have never squished a video this fast.
to cut a long story short: to move with the cat you have to squish that cat
I missed Mr. Pirate so much :) Cutest little bean I've ever seen
I'm not moving but you bet I clicked as fast as possible to see Mr. Pirate get cuddled
Was waiting for you to mention gabapentin! I had to move with my two cats during the first lockdown. It involved a 3.5 hour drive, and Prof. Paws has a tendency to hyperventilate during car trips. But gabapentin saved the day. Both cats were mellow during the trip. I was the only one who was stressed. I could have used some gabapentin myself :^)
By the way, Professor Paws is always on my lap when we watch your videos!
I bet the professor’s office hours are very popular.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet He was certainly a great help to me when I was writing my PhD thesis.
Great video thank you so much. We are moving across country on plane. Can you make a video giving tips about traveling on plane and moving? Thanks so much we love your videos💞
Good idea, I should make a follow-up vid right?
@@HelpfulVancouverVet yes pleaseeeee 💞 we are nervous about moving with our two baby girls 🐈 🐈
Yes please!!!!! I am moving back to the US from the netherlands soon and worried about taking my cat. He did really well on the plane when I moved here 5 years ago, but now he is 12 and has earlyish stage chronic kidney disease and will likely have recurring calcium oxylate bladder stones. So I'm worried it might not be as easy this time and I don't want to put his health at risk. Can you please talk about when it is best to take your cat with you and when it may be better to find them a new loving home?? It would break my heart to let someone else love Sir Henry, but I want to do what is best for him. He's a pretty anxious kitty. What is more stressful for a cat: a transatlantic flight plus new home or a new home plus new humans?? :(
aww, mr pirate is so cute
I'm watching you just to relax after the final Presidential Debate.
I'd vote for Mr. Pirate as president any day
I watch these videos dreaming and wishing I could afford to move to Canada! Would move in a heartbeat and would adopt this vet as well. Love Pirate. Love this vet.
He gave us the sacred message :
"S Q U I S H T H A T C A T"
I love how Dr. Uri talks to his cats in sweet voices like the rest of us non-vet cat owners do. :)
I love how your cats have their own “cattitudes” and how you honor them. 😻
Our Foggy loves to be picked up & cradled, but is not a lap cat. Mr. Clegg, on the other paw, squirms and struggles when picked up, but will come sit on my lap for hours if possible.
My personal experiences with my Cat's moving are....interesting, for example I have two both female "Callie and Layla" Callie is a very talkative outgoing Cat and how we keep her out of the way so to speak is, she LOVES boxes, so we take a box she marked as her favorite and we set it out nearby so she can relax there nap etc...Layla on the other hand is the opposite she finds the darkest place in the house which is usually a closet and just stays there for hours probably cursing our existence so I simply move her litter water and food into the closet so she can function effectively while I do other tasks.
Other then that very good resource to have, I do have one question though:
Any tips/tricks for Cats who like to hide behind objects? when I ask this I am refering to pull out drawers, because what happens is one of them likes to climb into drawers then go to the very back so I can't close it, and I basicly have to wait until they decide to climb out.
Helo, I would just like to say hello from Poland and thank you for all your videos, which I found educational but also entertaining. I've recently lost a cat to a tounge cancer, he was 16, but It was a really traumatic experience for me. Now I'm left with an 18 year old, blind cat that is obviously lost for the loss of his companion. Life is tough for both humans and felines, specially now, and you bring joy in these difficult times, thank you Helpful Vancouver Vet
Sending you warm thoughts to both of you as you cope with loss. 💙
I'm not moving and I have no cats but I watched this twice.
i subscribed today and boom, new video. god i feel blessed
Just for you! :-)
At 9:13 Mr. P looks like he's walking a bit stiffly, is everything okay with his legs? :(
Good spot on the gait exam! He has some elbow arthritis. Not uncommon among cats. Makes me want to cry a little, but we're managing.
I really winced when I saw that and feel sad for Mr. Pirate.
Awww, thank you for the sentiment Guy! I just try to remind myself that we should all be so lucky as to live long enough to be a little stiff after a nap :-)
What about anxiolytics for a stressed cat who has chronic kidney disease?
Gabapentin is totally safe in renal disease cases!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet do you know whether Zylkene can be used as well? My CKD cat is highly strung even while permanently on Feliway. I'm not planning to move any time soon, but even vet visits can send her into a stress loop for days...
Oh yes, I often use it together with feliway. They are both fairy low power interventions but get the job done, or at least reduce the dose of other medications needed to control anxiety.
We often give gabapentin to cats known to hate vet visits before their consult. Makes life better and almost always works... got one cat recently we gave like a qadruple dose to and it was still lunging at us through the carrier trying to kill us, but this was a particularly harsh case and was ruined by being taken to a terrible facility where they abused it prior to being brought to me. So sad...
I love this man and his cats. God bless him.
I've moved cats many times, some easy local moves and some across several states. Every cat seems to handle it differently. One cat loves to explore the new space, and it's fun to watch the "hey! I know that piece of furniture!" as he finds familiar things in a new place. Another cat stays in "low-flying aircraft" mode for a while, so we keep his new environment small and secure. We'll be moving next year, and the youngest cat will get to experience this. Thanks for all the great suggestions!
Your bond with your cats (especially Mr Pirate) really is the cutest thing ever !
I don't even have a cat I just watch this for entertainment
Best wishes on your move, and on feeling at home when you're in your new place. May you thrive in your next home.
The face and paws of the “vicious predator” 😍😍 I can’t stand that amount of cuteness! Precious!!!
This video couldn't have been uploaded at a better time for me. I'm about to move in a month and I was wondering how to best handle my 2 kitties in the process. Thank you very much for the tips, your videos have been very helpful to me many times!
A rural location can have predators that are way above the level of a house cat. Barn cats know how to say safe. Cats from the city can get into big trouble.
Do not put a collar on rural cats my mom lost a cat to a hawk because it was able to grab the collar.
I'd rather argue that collars make your cat more visible to cars and with a bell protect wildlife from predation so they should be used, but you MUST use a special cat collar because it will have a quick release catch that will unclip if the cat gets stuck on something (like a protruding nail, or a hawk).
My cat wasnt exactly from the city, but a kinda suburban area, previously a stray, but that cat could take very good care of himself even after I moved rurally. He knew how to avoid predators pretty well, and cars, and how to butter people up. It helped though that we had dogs and had them outside frequently so I'm sure their scent and presence helped keep the larger predators away.
Had to get a ten pack of tearaway collars for my current cat though. Little shit has either figured out how to pull them off on purpose or he has an amazing knack for getting stuck.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet true this was back in the 1990s before those collars were made.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet We got my cat unending new collars because he kept losing them when he went out. He became so adept at losing them the first time he wore them outside that I'm pretty sure he'd discovered how to get the catch to release. He did NOT like having stuff around his neck.
Whenever I watch your videos, or any other video with a cat, I always feel the need to locate and cuddle with my kitty 😂
Your whole channel is just wholesome
These videos are so calming.... I don't even own a cat but the vibes are just so nice
I perked up when you mentioned gabapentin because I know a human who takes it lmao.
Obviously, don't use a human dose on a cat or a cat dose on a human, but the overlap in pharmaceutical treatments is fascinating!
This is just the video I needed as I'm moving in a week! Any tips for long drives with cats? We're going to be moving to a new city about 5 hours away and would love any advice you have!
Lots of Gabapentin :-), Or alprazolam. For the cats. Just so we’re clear.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet
Alprazolam for the owner? ...lol... that’s what i needed while I was moving with my Ruzhik... but i didn’t know about gabapentin then :))
My cat spent over 24 hours in a car in a move from Texas to California. I didnt use any sedatives or anything for her, and a few times she did get a little restless, but for the most part was very chill and calm! If she got restless, I covered the crate with a blanket, to subdue her and remove outside stimulation, which seemed to work every time. Unless your cat gets bad anxiety, i think a 5 hour trip with your kitty will be fine!
This has made my day 2020 ain’t looking so bad now thx!
11 of the people watching this video's cats accidentally hit the dislike button while sitting on the mouse.
Dr. Uri: "Cats are delicious"
*Gordon Shumway has entered the chat*
i didn't know who Gordon Shumway was but now I'm scared after googling it
I was thinking more Gordon Ramsey.
Old school reference, I love it!
😂
😎🤣
We are moving and we have two cats and we have to go on an 11 hour 5 min flight to Frankfurt and then one flight to Denmark and then one to Faroe islands total flight time of 14.9 hours what are tips to make sure that they are okay on that very long trip please respond very worried
Commenting to say this is on my mind too. I live on a remote Pacific island and have a rescue tortoise and cat. Worried about the long flight back home when we have to leave . Even though it's like two years away lol
Thank you for another video full of great tips!
Two months ago we moved houses with our dog and our three cats. We were so anxious about them being all stressed out but with proper preparation in the end it wasn't that bad.
A few weeks before the move we started setting up a base camp in our old flat. We chose a spare bedroom and put a scratching tree, lots of fluffy pillows and blankets, a litter box and their toys in there. We also gradually started to move their dishes towards that room until we eventually fed them inside. Feliway was also plugged in.
On the day of the move (we had a moving company) the pets would stay in basecamp room and my husband and I would take turns on hanging out with them in that room or being with the movers.
At the end of the day my husband would take some items from base camp (like pillows and blankets, that had their scent on them) to the new flat while I stayed with our pets in basecamp in the old flat. He set up a another base camp in the new house, plugged in Feliway and put all of the things from the old flat there, so when the cats moved in they would immediately feel at home.
The rest we did just like you said. We kept the new basecamp for about two weeks, the door was always open and our cats would explore the new place on their own. They really settled in great and luckily there was no need to give them any medication. Only one of our cats caused us a all a few restless nights by being up at night and meowing but he eventually calmed down.
Also, thanks for mentioning the point of routine. Cats are such creatures of habits so it really helps to keep as many parts of the day to day routine constant. I really think that part also made a huge difference!
Loved seeing Mr. Pirate and Clawdia in such good spirits.
Good luck with your move!
Awwwwwwww Mr Pirate is adoracat! Omgoodness! 💯🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️💞🤩🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘🥰😍🤩
I could use some advise from cat people: I raised cats all my life but always one cat at a time. I'm moving to a new apartment and I want to adopt two cats together. Whats the best combination? Two cats from the same gender or different genders? Same ages or one older? Same litter or two strangers?
I try my best: The easiest is sibblings, so kitten from the same litter, or, if older cats, some that are already paired. Beyond that it depends on the cat. Some will befriend another cat more easily, some will never socialize. Kittens have a kind of "kitten protect", so they will be accepted more easily by an older cat. Well, and of course they should be fixed or get fixed. Two potent males will most likely tear each other apart. In terms of gender I don't really know. I think it's more about character and socialisation.
I got my second cat (a boy) as a kitten when my already cat (a girl) was 8 years old, so quite an age difference. She was not happy and hissing from time to time and staying away. One day we left them by themselves for the first time (after about a week) to go out to dinner. I was very anxious. I went back a few minutes later because I forgot something - and I caught them in the "act": they where cuddling. And they looked sooo caught red handed. :-D
Some years later a third cat moved in. But he was never appropriatly socialized. They never got along, the new one tyranized the two. It was hell for my two. But the day he moved out they became their frolic selfs in an instant.
Two fixed cats that know each other from a shelter that get along!
@@justmy2cents652 thank you so much! It also depends on which cats are in the shelter, so I'll ask the workers who they think will pair well 😊
Very valuable information😊and as always I just love the way you treat your cats. Whoever has you as their vet I can only say they are very lucky 😊 wish you all the best on your move😊please don't forget to let us know how everything goes and how you are all settling down in the new place 🐈🐕😊
I didn't realize gabapentin could be used in cats. Its a great pain control drug for people. Never thought of a compounding pharmacy for vet needs. Great ideas. And great kitty footage 😀
Gaba helped with the pain of my late Bartok's cancer, too. It helped give him a last summer, of sunshine and grasses, and lots of snuggles!
It's not going to be helpful for pain for all cancers, of course! (His seemed to be largely bone, btw) But, gabapentin is an AMAZING tool, that can be useful in such a wide variety of needs. 💕💕💕
Just a thought.
My vet prescribed gaba for my cat’s FLUTD episode earlier this year. An often stress induced urinary behavior disease where the cat will strain to produce urine.
Do I spy a Gogol Bordello shirt?
One of my fave bands! I always listen to them when doing surgery :-)
@@HelpfulVancouverVet As if you could be any cooler. I saw them live in Toronto years ago, they were inCREDible. Definitely one of my favourite bands of all time too.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet
OMG, mine too! So happy you’re a fan. I wish i could listen to them while doing procedures, but i have other people around😁. So i do it in my car... lol
I also have other people around, but I'm their boss they they get to learn to like it >:-)
@@HelpfulVancouverVet
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Wow never clicked so fast! All because of MR.Pirate 🥰♥
"Don't let me get distracted".
You? What about US?!!?
I'm going to be moving out of my parents' house soon and taking my fur baby with me, so this came out at the perfect time!! Thank you so much for everything you do on this channel for cats 💖
Ahhhhhh baby hold cute
What to do if cats will be flying as cargo between continents? from home to the home in the other country might take over 20 hours .. what to give them in this case? my cat gets EXTREMELY scared that she panics, runs, hides, cries like humans very loudly and keeps shivering violently just if I took her to the vet for quick visit that wouldn't take one hour! I'm not sure what to do to comfort her during this very long flight! I'm soooo worried for her and heart-broken! 😥😔💔
Great question, and a great topic for a video! No sedation is going to be effective and in fact, sedation for cargo flights is dangerous and should never be done. Best you can do is to provide them with lots of towels and blankets so they can stay warm and dry if they have to pee, and an item of clothing that smells like you (a shirt you slept in is perfect) to remind them of their pet Hooman.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet
Thank you so much for your reply 💗🌷. I will do that. I pray for things to be fine for her 💟🌷
Sir, why you are keeping Claudia and Mr. Pirate in that box,? Leave them freely they are disturbing you? 🤔
SqUiSh ThAt CaT ❤️
When you said "you can guess because it comes up in so many of my videos" I thought it was going to be Squish That Cat!
Can you do a video about introducing a new cat the household? I want to get a sibling for my kitty, and I want it to be as peaceful as possible for everyone involved.
1:10 That cut to Mr Pirate on your shoulder is equal parts adorable and hilarious
I has no idea Pete Buttigieg knew so much about cats. Oh wait, I mean Jimmy Fallon. 🤔
Oh wow 9 seconds
How amazing is to find this upload just when I most needed it. Thank you as always.
Gabapentin for post op pain in cats ? Interesting. In humans it's only really useful for neuropathic pain and maybe some other types of chronic pain (though that's a wee bit controversial) and the anxiolytic effect tends to cause problems with dependancy. Not an issue with cats, I guess. Always fascinating to see how different pharmacological treatment is in animals.
I thought the video was an excellent summary of ways to minimise stress during a move. Have to say I reckon there would be a revolt if I tried to keep my (very) outdoor cats indoors for a whole month.
Always loving the very good and informative cat content. 😻
Good luck with the move!!
I just have to say that Pirate is seriously one of the top most handsome boy kitties I’ve ever seen in my life! 👑😻❤️ Thanks for the great advice! I’m saving this video to revisit for when I have to move in the future.
I'll admit, I clicked this video immediately because I wanted to see more of that cute thumbnail cat
this was perfectly timed cause I'm moving my cats tomorrow morning
Dr. Uri, Thank you so much for your advice. What would be the dose of gabapentin for anxiolitic effect? ( If it’s appropriate to ask and If you can tell on social media) . I don’t think we have compounding pharmacy in the area, but 100 mg small capsules are available.
I'm going to leave that up to your family vet to decide.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet
Thank you
Dr what do i do with a fussy eater (2 yo rescued cat) she doesn’t eat anything unless it’s dry/canned cat food she doesn’t want to eat anything else but even though she eats it she doesn’t eat much and she’s really skinny
I Just adopted new Cats which are really shy my Mom has adopted shy Cats before but the new ones havent eaten since we adopted them 2 days ago
Where you been? !!😊
you should add an affiliated amazon link for the feliway you mentioned in your comments
Yay!
Years ago I had to move about 3 hours away...I had a very quirky cat at the the time....during the drive she busted out of her carrier and the only place she felt safe was on my feet...I drove a stick back then...it was a looooong drive 😬
I'm curious why Feliway works. Wouldn't cats recognize it as a foreign cat smell and not their own?
And (7:10) I thought you're not supposed to put food/water near their litterbox because they won't eat/drink near where they do their business.
I think its just a generic 'homey' pheromone. Think about the way your grandma's kitchen smells. You may not to the baking, but I bet you sure as hell like being there!
Good point about proximity to litter. It is good to keep some distance, but we are talking about like 3-4 feet here, not another room. For a frame of reference, the studies you are thinking of were don in 2x4 kennels that could be doubled in size.
I moved in Feb so I wish I'd had this then, ha. My cats were fine though. I tried the safe room thing, they HATED it. Almost scratched the walls to get out. After a couple of hours exploring they settled in very easily. Possibly a result of being rescues, they handle new places very well!
I have a similar cat. Plus, she was rejected by multiple adoptions and foster homes because she randomly hates people and lashes out plus an anxiety issue of some sort. She calms right down in her carriers and finds mazes of boxes the best fun ever.
Mr. pirate so cute with the cuddling~~~
the picture of the couch has a staple sticking out from where they damaged the back of it... should remove it or hammer the staple back in... they could cut themselves on the staples in the couch/chair...
Mr Pirate looks like such a good snuggler!
I found that familiar scents is the solution. My cat was terrified of my new house, then when we brought out her cat tree, she acclimated immediately.
Mr Pirate is such a little beanbag