Gracie is home and she is not happy about it. I've got her set up in my office, away from the other cats. I know if she gets escapes from here, I'll have a hell of a time catching her again and she needs medicine once a day for the next ten days.And then she has to go back to the vet.
Let's do a tally, shall we?
Initial deposit:
$350
Shopping online for Feliway:
$75
Wild shopping spree at Petco to buy a new carrier, Feliway, new litter box, and little bed:
$106
Grand tally when I picked her up - obviously above and beyond the deposit: $900.
I don't have the heart to do the math. I really don't. I estimate it cost me what my 2005 trip to Paris cost and that's as far as I want to go.
Is she all better? I have no idea.
Right now, she's hiding in the office closet. If I look at her, she growls at me. I have a spread for her on a tray: kibble, water, (ooo la la) and turkey baby food. This cat better damn well eat.
And for those of you who aren't familiar with Feliway, it's supposed to be the feel-good drug of the cat world. It comes in sprays, it comes in diffusers. I bought the spray kind. I sprayed it all over the new cat carrier. I sprayed it all over myself. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It's supposed to be the pheromone that cats give off when they rub their cheeks against something, which means they're happy or that thing belongs to them. Briefly, it worked with Gracie.
I also don't count the cost of an old cat carrier that she, um, had an accident in. And since it should have long since been consigned to the trash can, I don't count the loss of an ancient black leather jacket. We won't talk about what happened to the jacket, 'kay?
She's home. She better put on a show like Ethel Merman for the money I paid to have her here.
The picture above is from a couple of years ago. I wish she really was this content. I wish she was this mellow. I love her. It makes me ache that she's so freaked out. I want little Gracie back. I want my little girl.
3 comments:
I did a similar trip to Petco on Saturday, for a new carrier and an auto-water-fountain. I will have to look for the Feliway.
The carriers sit in the front room right now, so the cats can get used to them. Ben has decided one of them is a perfect Bencave, which both makes me laugh and makes me a little sad, because he has to go to the vet on Thursday. I think I'll pick a different carrier and let him keep his Bencave.
Here's hoping Gracie gets over her sulks.
I have to warn you, Sherri, the Feliway costs a minor fortune. You probably don't have time to order online but the cheapest I found was at Amazon.
The stuff I picked up at Petco should have little flecks of gold and diamonds in it, it was so expensive.
BTW, when push comes to shove, make sure you're wearing you're gardening gloves.
Gracie looks like Mo's sister! I hope she feels better soon.
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