My daughter and her boyfriend, who now live in SC, spent the Christmas week in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. at his parent's house (temp 70 degrees). They drove down last Friday with the cat and dog in tow. She said it was a pretty uneventful trip. The dog is used to traveling by car and plane. The kitten isn't even one yr old yet, but he didn't seem to mind; after all - he had his best friend, the dog, with him. When they arrived they realized that the 2 older cats that already lived there, were out to kill the new arrivals that had invaded their territory. So, the whole family has spent the entire week keeping the older cats away from the kitten and dog. So far there has only been one major encounter and since "Mom" was able to intervene, the kitten survived.
One thing in the "newbies" favor: one of the older cats decided to climb atop an unstable stack of Christmas presents and all crashed to the floor, leaving the cat limping badly. A trip to the emergency vet ensued and the older cat had xrays where they discovered a bone had broken away from the joint. One cat down and out of commission for awhile.
Don't know how this story will end, since I believe my daughter is staying through New Year's day, but now "my grandkids"?? only have one adversary to deal with. Hopefully all will arrive home safely and intact.
. . . . to be continued.
2 comments:
Cute pic, Joker!
With one snap that Dobie could make quick work of the kitten, yet it's obvious they are Buds, sharing that chewy.
My family had considered heading to Destin/Ft. Walton 'twixt Christmas and New Year's again this year, but renters got in the way... they reserved the condo first! I've noticed a couple days down there have been as cool as it has been here, but today was again in the mid-60's... delightful.
Desi and Lucy have been reunited this week also. Big Bubba brought him along for the week. It's been a real trip to watch their behavior... took all of 5 minutes for them to begin to romp and abuse one another.
I look forward to your continuation.
GB, Thanks for the comments.
The Dobie in the pic is a Mini Dob and such a big baby, he doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
I wondered if Big Bubba brought Desi along or boarded him when he came to visit. Glad to see Desi didn't have to stay behind.
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