Not just for us humans, but our furry family members.

The sneezing fit indicated it was time to pack it in for the night (not sure if the pun was intended), hit the showers and write to you.

While packing is stressful for us: What do I need? Where do I start? What goes? What stays? What’s for sale? Donations? Where am I? I get to a point in each room that I have to move to another.

Our pets are not so lucky, they keep looking around asking what in the world is going on, why is that there? What’s with all the big things in my way? Although, my cats look at the stacks of boxes as cat toys and mazes and things to climb on, so I guess there’s a bonus there for them.

It’s still stressful. The house is disrupted, in disarray, what was serene and stable is now utter chaos. Jymy and Peanut seem to be doing alright, they lay there while I pack,probably thinking how I could do it better, how they would do it, then they are underfoot…leading, directing?

Even though they seem ok, I still see looks of panic on their faces. Bella on the other hand is not doing so hot. She was stress out enough before, this is possibly putting her over the edge I fear. The fur on her back and tail were growing back and it seems to still be growing, but now there are spots where she’s rubbed raw on her back, she’s back to rubbing her belly raw and her poor ears are suffering. She’s also still using the dining room as a litter box, the major reason I had to pull up the carpet.

It really is sad because she is a very sweet cat, beautiful and affectionate one on one,
but she never gelled with the other two and I don’t think she ever would. She is a solitary cat, no small kids and no other animals.

JRS is going to take her in a few weeks, I was going to wait until i left, he’s moving into a new place the same weekend I leave, but I don’t know how long Bella will last, so I asked him to take her sooner than later and I think that will happen next week. I will definitely miss her as I grew quite fond of her right away, but that’s not enough.

So, just be aware of what your furry family is going through as you start on the next chapter of your lives. They are family after all.