Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Moved once again

After months of living out of our car and staying in hotels for anywhere from one night to one month, the kitties and I have landed, temporarily, in Houston. They have no idea what city it is, they just know that we have moved into someplace that is bigger than their last several homes. I don't think the cats adopted to nomad life quite as well as a dog would have. They both developed a few odd ticks and tricks. Puff has become a "hollerer". He will stand in a doorway and meow, loudly, constantly, until you come and get him. He's gotten very needy and wants to be with someone constantly. That's fine unless I have a lot of housework or moving chores that take me around the apartment. He can only follow me so long before he's exhausted, being a cat after all, and wants to sleep BUT must sleep where he can pop open an eye and see me. So he yells.
Godiva has developed motion sickness. She can hardly get into a car without barfing now. I try to make sure she hasn't had any food for awhile and try to go easy around corners but one corner at above 15 mph and "barf!" I think it is her protest for being in the car again.
We have settled into an apartment for several months, not sure how long. At the end of the time, we should be moving overseas again. I am worried how she will react to being in an airline cage for several hours. Can't have her showing up at an airport with barf all over the cage but I'll figure out something when the time comes. And for now, I always try to sit somewhere Puff can find a place to sit next to me. My next nomad trip will either have to be without them OR I will have to do it in a RV.