Lisa & Leo
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Thanksgiving and Moving Day Condos
Thursday Drive and Thanksgiving Summary
AMPS 591 <--- stinky!!!!!!
+6 495
+11 431
PMPS 412
+5 222
+11 HI <---- :-( :-( (NOT what they mean by "Black Friday")
Friday Double-drive Moving Day Summary
AMPS 449
+7 441
PMPS 428
+4.5 329
+11.7 346
Whew. It's done. We're zonked and slept like logs. As you can see, Leo was NOT happy with the experience. Two blacks and a HI. UGH!!!!! I could write forever (need to capture stuff here.) There are some funny points.
Thanksgiving with the family was wonderful, and much lower stress since we pre-made at least half of it. Loved playing with my granddaughters. DS got a fresh-kill turkey that was delicious. We stayed over and Leo actually slept on the end of the bed for a while. But wouldn't eat until I cooked the turkey livers and he went NUTS!!! (That's all he ate for a couple meals, just to get food in him.)
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, with zero to little family drama.
1) No more Cerenia. Couldn't get it down him Thanksgiving morning. Put the carrier back in the front seat because DH would be in the back for the second half of that trip. On the drive to drop off his truck, Leo was awake and alert, and even STOOD ON THE TOP OF HIS CARRIER AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW! DH was behind me and said it looked so funny! For the second half, he was more tired and laid in this favorite bed (first time I brought it because he'd been making messes of bedding). Yay! It was PHENOMENAL to see him alert and looking around. Still kinda freaked at points, but progress. (Still terrible BGs though). Respiration rate down. The two additional drives were the same thing. Alert for maybe 30 minutes, then zoned with higher, but not frantic respiration.
2) Keeping Leo safe and "calm". I kept him in the bathroom at my old place while we moved. It stressed him because he heard all the noise and he cried a little. I tried to calm him but he didn't eat. Laid in LB a bit. Poor guy. When we got to my new place, I was going to put him in the bathroom, but it would be a strange place with lots of noise and banging. So I left him in the car. He's much more comfortable here. He was in the shaded driveway, it was 50 degrees, window slightly cracked, water available, and I kept checking on him. He looked around a good deal, then crouched on the floor near the pedals. That was the right solution, although the thought of "leaving an animal in the car" kept plaguing me, but it was fine.
3) Moving in. We rented a U-haul and filed it to the gills. But I moved to a MUCH smaller place so some stuff had to go back to NJ. I was frantically trying to unpack boxes so they could bring the bed down the stairs through the galley kitchen. Then I hear power tools. DH came in to tell me they had to cut the box spring in half to get it down the stairs to the basement :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Then they screwed it back together with spare wood. And it put a hole in the wall. Ack! So they FINALLY get it in, and DH says it's not coming out again! LOL! DH and DS put together the table and arranged the furniture for me as I was unpacking, and by the time we went to sleep, it looks livable. Several boxes left and clothes in bags, but this weekend I'll unpack, and drive back to the old place to clean it and bring back some stuff we left.
[Edited to add] 4) OHhhhhh - I forgot to tell a surprise! I have 1 basement window in the bedroom. I am getting these steps that attach to the wall so he can get up there. It's his window. Well in the night, I feel him starting to launch off the bed towards the window. Then I listen ... there are field mice outside the window scratching away!!! He was going nuts! DH said he saw a raccoon when we got up in the night, but I wonder about that. Oh boy, field mice outside the window???? Nights are going to be active around here!!!
WCR: Leo slept at the foot of my bed last high with DH. We already have a testing spot staked out, and he milled around my legs this morning, tripping me, until he *forced* me to test him at +11 for a treat. A test he didn't need, but dammit mommy I want some LIVER! :lol: :lol: :lol: We got LB action, some plays this morning and purrs scratching in bed. No preens that I've seen, but today should be a MUCH calmer day.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by on Thanksgiving to leave advice and travel vines. I just read them this morning, and they brought a tear to my eye that you were thinking of us during the trials. I hope never to do this again for a while! (At least a year.)
Sienne - thanks for the advice ... Leo would have much less trouble getting into the boxspring since it was cut in half! :lol: :lol: :lol: I'll remind Leo how tough life was and how much we love him.
HI Michelle - thank you for the ideas too - Leo was comfortable in the car as much as possible. I'll remember the syringe trick next time, but I think Leo showed he doesn't need it! Yay!
Mannie Mannie - three flavors - we got to share and try them all out! Thanks for scratching on the door to get our attention!
Manny - whoa, I needed that. Thanks for GRABBING ME! The beans got a little worried when I DISaPPEARED! But they did all this cooking stuff and didn't care. Thanks for the party, dude, NEEDED IT!!! You guys can come sometime - there's this warrrrrmmmm box thing that has lots of WARMS coming from it. The bean gots LIVER!!! I sneaked some for us. ~Leo
HI Ella - wow on finding the kitty - thankfully it still had a collar on. I was paranoid and kept the harness on him forever. Keeping him in the car gave me peace of mind. Thanks for the hugs - we appreciate them a lot!
HI Carla - thanks for your wishes. Leo had periods of calm, and an actual YELLOW the other night.
HI Marje - yes we are all lucky - I hope you had a great Thanksgiving too!
HI Deborah - thank you - it went smoother than I thought it would. Still very stressful, but no barfs in the car, and just a poo and some pees, and Leo was alert and looking around. I'm thankful for that. It really helped. But of course Leo still had his own idea about pretty BG values :-Q
Hi Melissa - thank you. We are trying to be good beans. This move was all for him!
Thursday Drive and Thanksgiving Summary
AMPS 591 <--- stinky!!!!!!
+6 495
+11 431
PMPS 412
+5 222
+11 HI <---- :-( :-( (NOT what they mean by "Black Friday")
Friday Double-drive Moving Day Summary
AMPS 449
+7 441
PMPS 428
+4.5 329
+11.7 346
Whew. It's done. We're zonked and slept like logs. As you can see, Leo was NOT happy with the experience. Two blacks and a HI. UGH!!!!! I could write forever (need to capture stuff here.) There are some funny points.
Thanksgiving with the family was wonderful, and much lower stress since we pre-made at least half of it. Loved playing with my granddaughters. DS got a fresh-kill turkey that was delicious. We stayed over and Leo actually slept on the end of the bed for a while. But wouldn't eat until I cooked the turkey livers and he went NUTS!!! (That's all he ate for a couple meals, just to get food in him.)
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, with zero to little family drama.
1) No more Cerenia. Couldn't get it down him Thanksgiving morning. Put the carrier back in the front seat because DH would be in the back for the second half of that trip. On the drive to drop off his truck, Leo was awake and alert, and even STOOD ON THE TOP OF HIS CARRIER AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW! DH was behind me and said it looked so funny! For the second half, he was more tired and laid in this favorite bed (first time I brought it because he'd been making messes of bedding). Yay! It was PHENOMENAL to see him alert and looking around. Still kinda freaked at points, but progress. (Still terrible BGs though). Respiration rate down. The two additional drives were the same thing. Alert for maybe 30 minutes, then zoned with higher, but not frantic respiration.
2) Keeping Leo safe and "calm". I kept him in the bathroom at my old place while we moved. It stressed him because he heard all the noise and he cried a little. I tried to calm him but he didn't eat. Laid in LB a bit. Poor guy. When we got to my new place, I was going to put him in the bathroom, but it would be a strange place with lots of noise and banging. So I left him in the car. He's much more comfortable here. He was in the shaded driveway, it was 50 degrees, window slightly cracked, water available, and I kept checking on him. He looked around a good deal, then crouched on the floor near the pedals. That was the right solution, although the thought of "leaving an animal in the car" kept plaguing me, but it was fine.
3) Moving in. We rented a U-haul and filed it to the gills. But I moved to a MUCH smaller place so some stuff had to go back to NJ. I was frantically trying to unpack boxes so they could bring the bed down the stairs through the galley kitchen. Then I hear power tools. DH came in to tell me they had to cut the box spring in half to get it down the stairs to the basement :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Then they screwed it back together with spare wood. And it put a hole in the wall. Ack! So they FINALLY get it in, and DH says it's not coming out again! LOL! DH and DS put together the table and arranged the furniture for me as I was unpacking, and by the time we went to sleep, it looks livable. Several boxes left and clothes in bags, but this weekend I'll unpack, and drive back to the old place to clean it and bring back some stuff we left.
[Edited to add] 4) OHhhhhh - I forgot to tell a surprise! I have 1 basement window in the bedroom. I am getting these steps that attach to the wall so he can get up there. It's his window. Well in the night, I feel him starting to launch off the bed towards the window. Then I listen ... there are field mice outside the window scratching away!!! He was going nuts! DH said he saw a raccoon when we got up in the night, but I wonder about that. Oh boy, field mice outside the window???? Nights are going to be active around here!!!
WCR: Leo slept at the foot of my bed last high with DH. We already have a testing spot staked out, and he milled around my legs this morning, tripping me, until he *forced* me to test him at +11 for a treat. A test he didn't need, but dammit mommy I want some LIVER! :lol: :lol: :lol: We got LB action, some plays this morning and purrs scratching in bed. No preens that I've seen, but today should be a MUCH calmer day.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by on Thanksgiving to leave advice and travel vines. I just read them this morning, and they brought a tear to my eye that you were thinking of us during the trials. I hope never to do this again for a while! (At least a year.)
Sienne - thanks for the advice ... Leo would have much less trouble getting into the boxspring since it was cut in half! :lol: :lol: :lol: I'll remind Leo how tough life was and how much we love him.
HI Michelle - thank you for the ideas too - Leo was comfortable in the car as much as possible. I'll remember the syringe trick next time, but I think Leo showed he doesn't need it! Yay!
Mannie Mannie - three flavors - we got to share and try them all out! Thanks for scratching on the door to get our attention!
Manny - whoa, I needed that. Thanks for GRABBING ME! The beans got a little worried when I DISaPPEARED! But they did all this cooking stuff and didn't care. Thanks for the party, dude, NEEDED IT!!! You guys can come sometime - there's this warrrrrmmmm box thing that has lots of WARMS coming from it. The bean gots LIVER!!! I sneaked some for us. ~Leo
HI Ella - wow on finding the kitty - thankfully it still had a collar on. I was paranoid and kept the harness on him forever. Keeping him in the car gave me peace of mind. Thanks for the hugs - we appreciate them a lot!
HI Carla - thanks for your wishes. Leo had periods of calm, and an actual YELLOW the other night.
HI Marje - yes we are all lucky - I hope you had a great Thanksgiving too!
HI Deborah - thank you - it went smoother than I thought it would. Still very stressful, but no barfs in the car, and just a poo and some pees, and Leo was alert and looking around. I'm thankful for that. It really helped. But of course Leo still had his own idea about pretty BG values :-Q
Hi Melissa - thank you. We are trying to be good beans. This move was all for him!
Yuck! Surf now leo no need to go any further! 
