She's not dumb... rambunctious, moody, and possessed of a certain attitude, but not dumb. Hope she didn't growl at you again?

No, she didn't. Thankfully. I think she knows she fucked up, like I said. She ate, used her box, and then returned to the carrier. Weird.

She's been out since and has stayed out, but I'd never seen a cat do *that*. You know as well as I that they hate being crated.

That's.... that's... that's just fucking *WEIRD*. She *HATES* that carrier.

Although... new environment, it and us are probably the only familiar things around.

Well, so is the stuff, but it's all in a new context. I just heard her playing with the cabinets. She's returning to herself. Kid latches

are something I see in our future. *sigh*

well that was still very disturbing

hope your hand is better dear

It still hurts like hell, Bevan, but I'm getting . . . used to? . . . it. I know it's not going away for a while, so I have to deal with it

maybe the crate gave her a git of familiar comfort, in a wierd way.

what evilbenfranklin said, yeah

Ayup, I think you guys have a point, isle.

I still say tetanus shot, reese.

I've had one in the last five years, so I should be okay in that regard, Trinners. Still, thank you for the suggestion. If it looks bad ...

aw

Point, aponi. Her crate, EvilBenFranklin, and I are the only things that are somewhat familiar to her right now. I probably smelled odd.

ok.

*nods* just thinking that about smell too. It's possible to her the whole new place still carries scents of threatening but hidden

(former) pets and tenants.

just a suggestion but my cats have never had that problem and it was because i leash-trained them and took them everywhere. they were used

to going new places and were curious rather than afraid. also they liked their carriers because that meant a trip, only very occasionally to

the vet, usually to someplace fun or at least interesting.