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Old February 4th 05, 05:45 AM
Pat
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He's been sticking to me like glue for the last couple of weeks as I've been
gradually getting ready to leave on my trip south. Every night he's been
under the covers right up next to my stomach where he stays until I get up
in the morning, and the rest of the time he's always within a few feet of
me. Which led me to seriously consider taking him on the trip.

I almost always take him with me when I stay away overnight (like when I met
Sherry in Tulsa last summer), and he loves it, no matter how much time he
has to spend in the van, and never even asks to be let out to run around. I
think he's used to it because I took him on several short trips with me when
he was very young, plus he loves being the center of attention and the
"only" cat, if only for the duration of the trip.

So, naturally, I've been thinking of taking him on this one (oh, if only I
could afford that cat stroller someone mentioned here recently) because I
believed he would miss me a lot - he seems to hardly know the other five
cats exist. And I thought my housesitters might feel a little less
overwhelmed if there was one less cat in the house. Even tho travelling for
that long with a cat might not be such a good thing for either of us.

Then this morning he surprised me by getting a case of the zoomies. First
time I've seen this since before he was snipped. For close to an hour he was
tearing back and forth the whole length of the house, chasing Lily and
Billy, playing hide-n-seek, leaping at toys and boxing with the kittens,
during which time I stood watching with my jaw on the floor.

So now I'm thinking he might be better off staying home and strengthening
his bonds with the other cats. I've even seen him co-grooming and napping
with Eli recently. But I'll miss the little guy sooooo bad.... Nobody who
hasn't spent time with Abelard could fully appreciate what a special kitty
he is. I treasure every moment with him, knowing his life could end at any
time, regardless how much I hope and pray and dote over him and want him to
live into his thirties.


 




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