so…it has been a week without internet on my phone. and seriously, it hasn’t buzzed in over two days. i think i am past the original withdrawal/pity-party stage of “nobody loves me” because evidently my self-worth was tied up in how many times my phone pinged me a day…
we also don’t have internet at home. or laptops at the moment. and i really don’t feel like hauling our iMac down to our nearest wifi provider…
fortunately, someone named “linksys” occasionally pops up in our airport and we can get online. but it’s not always there…so i can’t guarantee how much i’ll be online this week…
our internet guy will be coming out at the same time we are moving in on saturday (which, if you live in nashville and want to help, email me — anne @ flowerdust . net) so hopefully that will bring some consistency back to my online social interaction.
back to packing…and to get valium for our cats. seriously. that’s what they drug your cats with for road trips. anyone ever done that?
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20 responses to “loving linksys and kitty valium”
The cool think about Kitty Vallium is that their second eyelids (the one that closes side to side instead of up and down – obviously, one us humans don’t have!) remains partially closed even when their eyes are open. So they look kinda funny.
I took two cats from Alabama to Houston and back when they were about a year old. They seemed to think it was just a really long trip to the vet, and protested by meowing loudly most of the trip! Good luck!
Linksys is the Joneses of the internet!
We never drugged our cats…but have you ever seen a cat pant from a hot car in the summer? It’s like they’re reeeeally smiling.
Looking forward to helping you guys move in. Well not really…but I’m at least looking forward to having you guy here!
Never drugged a cat, but my friend has to drug her dog during 4th of July because the fireworks freak him out.
Thats why I dont have a cat
I had a cat once…..once. Seriously I had to drug my cat any time she had to go into her carrier, otherwise she would loose all control of her bodily function. Driving 6 hours with a cat that smells like barf, pee and poo is no fun. And you don’t want to take her out of the box to clean her up or you’ll never see her again. Purty kitty. Oh and welcome to the south Chris and Anne.
Linksys is always at our house…we are thankful…
i’ve made 2 cross-country moves – first with 1 cat, 2nd with 2.
for the first one – i went to the vet for the kitty-ludes and did the recommended try it once before you leave. didn’t need it on the trip – she did fine.
second move – this time alone(and with different cats) – i didn’t even go to the vet for them. cats were quiet and just laid in the front seat. i put harnesses on them and looped the end through the seatbelt in case they decided to try running when i stopped for food/gas.
i put the litter box in the floor in front of them – they never used it in the car.
when we would stop for the night it would take 6-7 trips to get them, computer, etc. in – then reverse that the next day.
the back seat and trunk were full of stuff i that couldn’t ship in the truck, so there was no room for carriers… we all arrived safe & sound….
Two days no call?….that’s nothin. How about people who ignore your email? No..not you. Feeling unloved and ignored goes both ways and I know I’ve been in longer vacuum period of not receiving phone calls and it sucks.
I don’t want to sound pathetic, but there were times in my life I went without phone calls (except tele-marketers or other people who want to sell stuff).
Sorry…just a bit cranky today.
i have 2 cats. one is like a dog in the car she LOVES IT. my other cat is a super freak. she gets kitty valium anytime we are going to be in the car for more than a ride to the vet :)
We drugged a cat. This one: http://familybush.com/archives/951
We lived in Lima, Peru for two years and acquired this guy pretty soon after we got there. So, by the time out assignment was finished, we had grown pretty attached to him.
The vet gave us this substance and a needle-less syringe with which to SHOOT IT DOWN THE CAT’S THROAT.
It was awesome.
We did it. And it worked. The gato pretty much acted stoned (which is to say, very very very mellow) for the duration of the 14 hour trip.
I find it hilarious that Anne asks the Nashville locals to email her in a post about not having internet.
Hmmmm. The irony.
Anne, who will replace you at Lifechurch.tv?
Hey Anne! As a compounding pharmacist, I’ve had the pleasure of making kitty valium lots of times. It works really well as an ear gel, that way you don’t have to risk getting your finger gnarled-off by your kitty as you shove a pill down their throat.
My boss has a persian cat that he shaves completely bald 2-3 times a year, and we make a shot we affectionately call “Dope-a-Cat” so that he can actually get near it with a shaver. Craig would love it!
One of my cats pukes in the car, even on the valium. I second Jason’s comments on the joys of cleaning a cat carrier in the middle of the trip. It’s really not fun. The other cats seem to do better if they aren’t in the carriers, but then you risk WWIII in the car with my cats’ personalities. I guess I don’t have any advice that is helpful. Good luck with the move. We’ll miss you around here (we already do!)
We’re moving to Virginia and are seriously considering this kitty Valium for the kitty cat. Weird, eh?
I have a linksys router, works okay, i don’t have a cat but i do take valium sometimes! : )
The last time we moved; our cat was so zonked on medication she slept in her litter box! Not a pleasant image.
I’ve moved two cats cross-country twice. the normal sized one did fine on the valium. my other cat is…much bigger than a normal kitty. we didn’t give him enough and he flipped in his cage for the entire trip!
Wow, I fee like you are living my life, just two weeks later ;)
I did the Kitty Valium for Phoebe and the trial run was very helpful. I gave way too much the first time. She did much better with a smaller dose. Good luck. And I *heart* my random linksys too :)