XingXing is quite the uneasy traveler. The thing is, he always likes it when he gets to where he's going, but he hates the process. Both cats hide when they sense that a departure is imminent, even before the cat carrier comes out. They see the bags getting placed by the door, sense a heightened level of hustle or bustle. Or who knows, maybe they understand English and know what we are saying. Last weekend it literally took 20 minutes for 3 people to find FuFu, who was curled up on a chair underneath the kitchen table. But once in the carrier, FuFu is as placid as a cow, usually sleeping and quite peaceful, no matter how agitated XingXing gets. We're still working on the process, and there is quite a suite of products out there to help out: calming treats (which FuFu unhelpfully eats and XingXing doesn't) and various calming sprays. All this begs the question, why not leave the cats at home when we go out for a weekend jaunt to the country? Well, the simple answer is because the weekend is when I get to hang out with them! Probably more than half of the pics on this blog were taken on Saturdays and Sundays. But before you think I am being selfish to the detriment of the cats' quality of life, I to have to re-emphasize that they like it when they get there. Take these two pics: they were having a blast standing in front of the screen door watching the bugs and birds. It was a minor miracle that I got them both to look up at the same time for a pic.
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