cat mama

so. my kitties are gone to the boarding place, and i am alone in my apt.

getting charlotte into her carrier was a matter of surprising her and not letting go. relatively loud, but also relatively easy.

dear festus had learned from his sibling's error, however. he hid under the bed. i poked at him. begged him. reached under to grab him. shoved a box or two under there to get him to leave. no success.

after far too long, faced with the choice of upending the bed or employing the BEAST, i chose the BEAST.

one long howl of rage from the BEAST chased him from the bedroom into the living room, where he sheltered under the futon. little bugger. i closed the bedroom door.

at this point, the BEAST approached the futon, and let out a mighty roar. festus fled in abject terror, and took cover in the closet in the study. i closed the study door, trapping him with the carrier of doom and the BOSS of BEAST.

still, it took quite a lot of chasing around the study to obtain a hold on anything more substantial than poor festus's leg or tail. he's never been so active in his life, i imagine.

finally, i cornered him and wrestled him inside the carrier of doom.

charlotte snubbed me at the boarding place, and festus wouldn't look at me.

my cats hate me.

i only hope they will have forgotten it all by the time i pick them up in january. when asked whether they should be caged together, i said no. they fight all day long, but seem to enjoy it. they'll be caged adjacent to one another, though. so at least they'll still know each other.

i left them with food, toys, and a mini insurance policy. if they get sick, they're covered for up to 150 bucks a piece. for one charge of 7 bucks a head, i think that's pretty good. so the total when i get them back will be about $321.50. my, oh my.

i miss them already.

love and peace