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Marlo gets (temporarily) rehomed
I was due to take Marlo to the vet for a progress report on Monday and
I was trying to figure out how to deal with going away next week. Marlo needs to wear her Elizasoft Collar and can't eat with the other cats so I've been leaving her in the spare bedroom (and sleeping with her so she isn't totally alone). I couldn't figure out how a cat sitter could deal with this, and I started thinking that maybe I would board her again, like I did the last time I went away. Still, I hate the idea of her being locked in a cage for a week. Then I thought of Mom, who lives a few blocks away, I figured that I'd see how she would feel about having a cat for a few weeks. The vet thought it was a good idea, so I took Marlo and a litter box and her special Marlo food and off we went to Mom's. Mom was out playing Canasta with the girls (average age 85) so I just moved Marlo into her spare bedroom and left a note on the door suggesting that Mom not open the door until I came back. Well, it's the Olympics and I've been spending a fair amount of time over at Mom's watching, so we had dinner and I opened the door to Marlo's room and she came out and investigated her vacation Dacha. When she returned to her room I closed the door and went home. I came by again this morning, fed her, and let her out of the room again, this time permanently since she had used the litter box. That's the story at the moment. I'll visit often over the next few days as Marlo gets more comfortable, and then head to NY. At least Marlo will have someone around much of the time and will be away from Baby, with whom she has some sort of tension. Hopefully she'll stop the overgrooming issue since she's away from Baby. I do intend to bring Marlo back home when I get back, but I'm not sure about that. If Mom really likes her, and Marlo seems happy as an only cat, maybe we'll keep it this way. Most likely I'll just bring her home again but I'm keeping an open mind. I don't think Mom wants her as a long term guest, but maybe they'll hit it off. It would solve a few problems. That's the current news. |
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