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days_unfolding) wrote2002-03-11 10:46 pm
days_unfolding) wrote2002-03-11 10:46 pm
First day of reconstruction work
Well, today was the first day of reconstruction work on my condo. I'm not sure exactly what they worked on; they were unloading when I left.
I did get everything done yesterday, but got only 2.5 hours of sleep. The lack of sleep has made me slightly manic (plus I took an antidepressant as a mild stimulant). I need to keep this short and go to sleep soon.
The problem was putting Random in my bedroom. He doesn't mind exploring my bedroom while I'm around, but he tries to get out as soon as I try to leave. He did get out once, and I had to forcibly put him back in the room, leaving a very stressed and unhappy kitty. God only knows what will happen tomorrow.
My big mistake was not letting him get used to being in the room before I needed to close him up in it. I'm trying to spend as much time with him in the room as possible now, but now he's wary. I also removed his food in the kitchen so that the only place that he can go for food is in my bedroom. (I also gave him treats in the bedroom.) Tomorrow, I'll close him in the room right before I leave, so that I won't have to open the door multiple times. (The risk is that the construction guys might come in before I've shut Random away.)
Does anyone have any other thoughts about how I can handle Random? I'd really appreciate it.
I did get everything done yesterday, but got only 2.5 hours of sleep. The lack of sleep has made me slightly manic (plus I took an antidepressant as a mild stimulant). I need to keep this short and go to sleep soon.
The problem was putting Random in my bedroom. He doesn't mind exploring my bedroom while I'm around, but he tries to get out as soon as I try to leave. He did get out once, and I had to forcibly put him back in the room, leaving a very stressed and unhappy kitty. God only knows what will happen tomorrow.
My big mistake was not letting him get used to being in the room before I needed to close him up in it. I'm trying to spend as much time with him in the room as possible now, but now he's wary. I also removed his food in the kitchen so that the only place that he can go for food is in my bedroom. (I also gave him treats in the bedroom.) Tomorrow, I'll close him in the room right before I leave, so that I won't have to open the door multiple times. (The risk is that the construction guys might come in before I've shut Random away.)
Does anyone have any other thoughts about how I can handle Random? I'd really appreciate it.
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I've gone away for a week or two and left the cat in the house, when it's used to being out on the deck all day. On the other hand, she was always mad at me for a few hours when I came back ;)
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Yes, he was very mad at me -- for about 10 minutes -- when I came back. Hopefully he'll adjust. I don't want to chase him around the condo every day for a month.