We all got a good night's sleep last night.
Finally. Stella and Murphy are mostly back to being "brother and sister" again, as opposed to Romeo and Juliette. Bonnie and Clyde? Playful instead of salacious. Not sure how they feel about that, but I am relieved.
8:00 am, both cats have been fed; Murphy got to have some non-prescription food and he licked the bowl clean. They had a bit of supervised play time; supervised to make sure Stella doesn't overdo the activity. Murphy and I went outside for some time in the yard (Stella watched through the glass door). Back inside and treats for both. And now they are each on their respective towers.
This is more like it. Murph is not acting like a horn-dog and Stella has not twerked in front of him. If he gets too close, she hisses. SO much better than "Bring it on, big boy!"
Last night before we went to bed, Stella laid on a pad on the couch, next to Joan. Where she welcome the petting. Murphy stayed on the foot of our bed through the night. They were both watchful as I got their food ready this morning.
I feel like we are going to make it through this chapter.
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After getting the cats settled in, I opened my laptop to get going on my morning. First thing: an email from the current owner of Wide Open, the sailing trimaran we used to have. He managed to track me down (the internet) and had a couple questions. Interesting throw back.
The next was a gut-punch: we had to say good-bye to our sweet Izzy 8 years ago. Facebook Memories can be sweet or heart-breaking. I felt the lump in my throat the instant I saw the photo...
She was our most traveled feline. And the most comfortable with all the traveling. They have all been great, each in their own special way.
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Some lite playing this morning...
Murphy is being gentle with her. If you can't tell from these images, Stella is instigating the play...
Murphy's legs are tucked. They will play for a while, then go to their separate areas. Joan and I are keeping tabs so nobody gets too rowdy.
1 comment:
Glad to hear that things are improving. Stella seems like she is recovering nicely. The wash of hormones will fade quickly and release both kitties from their primal urges. It is happening somewhat faster than I thought, but that is good.
Sad to be reminded of Izzy. We never got to meet her since the Carbon Fest in FEB 2018 was the first time we actually met you. Rufus came along about then, as he was quite new to you when we visited at your campground (sorry about that gut punch too).
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