2/18 Trixie AMBG 147 +"3.5" 107

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Amy&TrixieCat

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Trix seems to be feeling quite good....I guess it was my imagination or just a slight off day the other day. Her appy is happy (including Mannie Fuds Dances), snuggles abound, feistiness galore.

We had a couple really cute events with her yesterday. As you know, she is now TOTALLY obsessed with getting into the master bedroom (and she is getting fast about it!). Yesterday, when I got home from my Dad's treatment, I was heading up the stairs. I'm used to all the civvies running up with me - they always start after me and race up past me. As I was heading up yesterday, I heard the usual pitter-patter as fur went zipping by me. By the sound of the footsteps, I thought it was Frankie, but when I looked down, I saw it was Trixie :woot:! She ran all the way up the stairs, past me, and directly to the bedroom door :joyful:!

Of course that earned her a ticket in - not that I had much choice in the matter anyway! She immediately jumped on the bed as usual. She has a few favorite spots on the bed - one of DH's pillows, and my fluffy blue throw blanket. DH was in there at this point, too. So with the two of us sitting on the bed with her, she was just beside herself with excitement...she didn't know where to go or what to do! She'd sit on the pillow for a few seconds, then go give DH head butts and rubs, then go to my fluffy blanket, then snuggle with me...lather, rinse, repeat. Just so stinkin' cute :cat:!

DH wants to work on desensitizing Zen from his territorial issues with the master bedroom, and I agree...I'd like to do it - but I don't think I'm up for the amount of potential stress it could cause. The night that he decided that room was "his" was one of the roughest nights we've ever had with our kitties, and I don't want to relive it and I don't want to throw off the balance...not to mention I'm always teetering on the edge with the stress that I can't control, so I'm not so sure I want to actually ASK for new stress!

She's also still feeling quite feisty about the gelcaps, but we are getting them down somewhat easily...somewhat.

We did make it to my Dad's treatment - the snow stopped falling pretty early and the sun came out. My parents had a great time in Hawaii, but boy are they punchy from the jet lag and travel. From Hawaii to the arctic zone to chemo...talk about getting thrown right back into reality! My Mom and I did make our usual shopping run to Sam's Club and overloaded the car again!

Back to work for this bean today...time to get moving. Have a great day L&LL!

Amy
 
That is so sweet. I bet she was thrilled to have both of you on the bed with her. OMG. Heaven! Sounds like she is feeling great.

I'm so glad you made it to your dad's treatment. I bet they are glad to be home. Jet lag took a long time for me to get over when we got back from Hawaii. Have a great day Amy!!
 
Is there something that you could give to Zen to compensate for him losing the bedroom? Too cute on Trixie getting special time with BOTH beans. :) :) Good job, Ms. P, good to see you at work. I'm glad your dad got to chemo, sending vines for the next few days.
Liz
 
Zen is a very sweet, but VERY needy cat who likes to think he's the Alpha. He gets along with everyone 99% of the time, and doesn't even care if Frankie pushes him out of his food dish. But, when he wants something, he doesn't hesitate to push others out of the way, and he does have a jealous streak. I'm sure we could desensitize him to the point where he would share the bedroom, but with all that has been going on with Trix, and with my Dad's treatment and the store being on shaky ground, I don't have the emotional energy to go through the process of getting him there right now. I know we'd have to slowly allow other cats in there at the same time, rotate who is in there with him, etc. When we brought Trix into the mix, we went through something similar with her, and it took is 6 full months to get her integrated. I think it would be a similar situation with getting Zen to let others in the bedroom. I just don't have it in me right now, when what have going does sort of work...it's not ideal, but it sort of works.

He gets to sleep in there at night (which also involved frequently waking up the beans!). However, he does know Trix gets her fluids in the master bath, and he doesn't object. We do let Trix and Frankie into the master bedroom at other times we're in there (like when I'm folding laundry), and he's OK with that. But giving everyone free run would be too much for him....when we tried that the first time, we had the biggest, most aggressive fights I've ever seen in our house. It was awful. We can't keep him out at night because he will wail like you wouldn't believe.

It's a complicated situation, and we unwittingly made it worse by giving him free run a few days before letting the others in a few years ago, when we cat-proofed the place.
 
Dilemma on the bedroom space. No answers. Just wishes for happy, peaceful juggling!

For now, though, Trixie's getting her bedroom fix whenever she can and from your description of the overjoyed kitty, she's getting fixed pretty good!

Vines for your dad's post chemo days. Short crash, easy crash.

Marilyn and Polly
 
How sweet on Trixie getting in the bedroom with both beans. I'm glad your dad made his chemo treatment. I hope the crash isn't bad and he recovers quickly.
 
Sounds like everything is working well enough for now with the kitties I'm not sure I'd want to upset the apple cart either.

Dammit I said apple, instantly I have stewed apples and apple chia seed muffins on my mind. Guess I'll be spending some time in the kitchen in the next couple of days!
 
Wow on the bedroom rotation! You need a computer to figure it all out!
Trixie is looking so good now that her banana meds are a thing of the past.

Your dad will be happy to relax for a few days, I'm sure, even though it is a post-chemo form of "rest".

Have a good evening, Amy,

Hugs and scritches,

Ella & Rusty
 
Hi Amy :):coffee:

Oh wow on the bedroom thing. That would take work, maybe it would be ok it it went slow? I dunno. But can also so understand on the not needing any more stress right now. Good luck if you guys decide to give it a whirl.

I am glad all seems to be working out well for your dad. I can so imagine that they are looking forward to some time off at home.

Enjoy your evening!
 
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