The 15th Day
Today we have had Chloe with us for fifteen days. She has calmed down a little bit. She still has a habit of being the lap dog, though how she only circles our chairs seven times instead of ten. We are taking both dogs to the dog park every day. She has met several new dogs and although she suddenly stands very tall when they first sniff her nose, and she growls when they get to close to me, she eventually accepts them and plays with them. Man can she run! Lei can pace her, but Chloe is smaller and more agile than Lei and so she doesn’t get run over anymore by Lei ramming into her.
She howls when I am out of her sight. It’s kind of funny and annoying all at the same time, because I wonder if the neighbors think we are chaining her or something. But she is definitely attached to my hip, though slowly she is coming to accept Mike as well.
The cats all love her. She lets them climb all over her, and she is especially gentle with the new kittens. She barely even moves when they start snuggling into her belly. I haven’t taken her to the vet yet. She is still so skittish and nervous. I don’t want to add to her stress.
Cole and Buzzby go to get neutered next week- YEAH! I can’t wait, Buzz has baptized our home many times over. Thank God for the wonderful product Zero-Odor. Without that enzyme killer, I am afraid we would have had to move out of here for a few days till the fumigators came! Man tomcat pee is potent! I think I have found a home for Buzz and the lady is well aware of the spraying problem. She wants him anyway, but he won’t leave here until he is neutered. I learned the hard way years ago that people who “promise” to get the kitten neutered, don’t always do so.
Well I have three article assignments to get on. Wanted to take a moment and update this blog.