Home Is Where Your Cat Is
A friend recently said that having your pets with you is the fastest way to make your house a home.That is soooo true. Waking up this morning with Ella felt sooooo great. We've always hated to leave her behind, and missed her until we got back...but I didn't realize how much until now. There's no damper on the happy time off - it's pure joy with zero sad and lonesome for the cat.
Ella Goes International
Success!
Maybe Ella nixed the morning flight to Mexico...but she aced the evening flight.
A Tricky Process
I have been dreading bringing Ella on a flight since we got a house in Mexico but she was an absolute trooper.
She let me put her in her little anti-escape harness, put her in a carrier, then drag her all over creation. She rode in the car to the airport, waited outside alone while I checked the bags at the gate, rode to the employee parking lot, rode on the employee bus...then got jostled through the airport. She was taken out of the carrier at the TSA security checkpoint, then went back in.
Probably the scariest time for her was in the women's bathroom at DFW airport. Her carrier was on top of my rolling tote and I realized how scary it must be from her perspective...a crush of people, stall doors opening and closing all around, toilets flushing loudly, and a lot of noise. Then she got the the Skylink to ride from Terminal C to B.
Finally we were on the flight and she seemed fine.
She was, of course, drugged for the occasion.
Feline Pill Pusher
The vet did give her an anti-anxiety med. I broke apart one of her beloved Temptations treats, put broken up pieces of the half-pill the vet prescribed for her in between the sides, then covered the whole thing with a pill paste which, apparently, is delicious because she gobbled it down.
The pill didn't knock her out. It's just supposed to calm her. Clearly it worked. She 'talked' to me a little in the car, and about two thirds through the flight she started getting a little agitated; moving around a lot and really engaging in hatter. I put my hand in her carrier and pet her...and slipped in another half pill.This got her through baggage claim, immigration and customs...including a pet inspection by the officials at the airport. Then we waited for our car service...rode over an hour...and got to our house.
Worth Every Angsty Minute
Phew!!! It feels like a miracle to have her here.
And waking up with her on the bed with us...instead of feeling guilty we've left her behind is such a joy! Hooray for flying felines!!
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