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The aforementioned cat
Jan. 18th, 2021 02:22 pmI have a cat! Her name is Jetty. Surprisingly, she is not black – shorthair gray with white paws. I expected a black cat after hearing the name, but apparently she was actually named after the thing that sticks out from the beach, since the prior owner lives on Cape Cod.
I have her because her owner found it difficult to continue to take care of her for a variety of reasons. She needs a lot of care, because she is 14, and has some digestive issues. Hopefully she will not be having digestive issues all over the house, but apparently she is pretty good about making it to the litter box. We'll see. She's also apparently good about taking her medication, which I have been trained on.
She's adequately soft but not amazingly so. I snuck one petting in while she was walking past me. I'm trying to let her get used to the new place before I get pushy about affection.
Currently I have her confined to the third floor bathroom where the litter box is, along with food, water, a box containing an old towel, a pile of old blankets, a paper bag to hide in, and other cat-friendly items. I will go back up there in an hour or so and sit and read with her for a while, to get her used to me. Probably I will let her out of the bathroom tomorrow, and spend time upstairs working, and see if she comes into the room to see me.
Hopefully I didn't get Covid while hanging in the bathroom with the prior owner and getting the lowdown. We were both wearing masks, but it was difficult to stay 6 feet apart. I washed my hands afterwards, and probably I should clean some bathroom surfaces that were used for food/medicine preparation.
I have her because her owner found it difficult to continue to take care of her for a variety of reasons. She needs a lot of care, because she is 14, and has some digestive issues. Hopefully she will not be having digestive issues all over the house, but apparently she is pretty good about making it to the litter box. We'll see. She's also apparently good about taking her medication, which I have been trained on.
She's adequately soft but not amazingly so. I snuck one petting in while she was walking past me. I'm trying to let her get used to the new place before I get pushy about affection.
Currently I have her confined to the third floor bathroom where the litter box is, along with food, water, a box containing an old towel, a pile of old blankets, a paper bag to hide in, and other cat-friendly items. I will go back up there in an hour or so and sit and read with her for a while, to get her used to me. Probably I will let her out of the bathroom tomorrow, and spend time upstairs working, and see if she comes into the room to see me.
Hopefully I didn't get Covid while hanging in the bathroom with the prior owner and getting the lowdown. We were both wearing masks, but it was difficult to stay 6 feet apart. I washed my hands afterwards, and probably I should clean some bathroom surfaces that were used for food/medicine preparation.
