Squishy couch + Walgreens fleece pet blanket = blissful sleep!

Oooo, so long without an update :(  I have lots of pictures to post, but never seem to find the time…

Sammie experienced her first move with us as we changed to a much bigger apartment.  She started to act very sad as stuff was being moved out of the old one, especially her condo.  Moving into the new place has been a good transition.  Thanks to a tip from bengalcatforums.com, I picked up some Comfort Zone Feliway spray and a room diffuser.  These contain synthetic cat cheek pheromones that help comfort, relieve stress, and stop marking and scratching.  I put a spray in her carrier before bringing her over, and Sammie meowed a lot less in the car then she usually does.  Then I had the diffuser (which is kind of like a Glade plug in without the fragrance) plugged in for about a day before her arrival.

Sammie was apprehensive of her new home, of course.  Lots of sniffing to do!  First time I brought her to her food bowl she hissed and ran away.  But like the good kitty she is, she quickly learned where the litter box was and has been using it appropriately.  New oddities she’s picked up during/since the move:

-Loves receipts.  LOVES them.  Sammie will find a receipt and carry it around with her.

-Will not sleep in her box bed anymore, much to my sadness.  I always enjoyed waking up with her by my side in her box.  Every time I try putting her in there now she jumps immediately out and won’t go near it otherwise.  I think I might try putting it on the floor to see if she likes it better down there

-Hides/sleeps under the bed.  Hopefully she gets over this.

-New interest in going outside, so patio door must be guarded when open.  Once I get her leash out, I will take her out on the patio to sniff around, something we couldn’t do in the old apartment really.

I think she’s still getting use to the new place and new smells and all our stuffs being in disarray, as it hasn’t even been a week yet.  So hopefully she’ll become less high strung and more like the old Sammie.

As a departing gesture, here’s a picture I took awhile back of Sammie posing next to some canned kitty food that I’ve been meaning to send off to the Belleglen Sanctuary in California.  Sammie is not a fan of canned food, and I didn’t want to see these cans go to waste, so once the hecticness of the move goes away, I will be sending these off to some deserving kitties.  Only 8 cans, but hopefully it will still help out.