Animals both real and fictional (RL, RP)

[thistlechaser]

Ellie New Cat had a most traumatic trip to the vet today. It started with having to get her into her new carrying case. Ellie and I disagree on the spiffiness of the case. I think it's a great, good looking case, plenty big enough for her to turn around in, good quality, unlikely to let her escape. She thinks it's a death trap.

But I planned ahead! For the last ten days, I've been tossing treats into it for her. She goes in to get the treat. My cunning plan was to throw a treat in and close it behind her, but cats can be mighty slippery when they're trying to escape, and she got out before I could get it closed. I ended up having to corner her in the bathroom and physically manhandle her into it. D: There goes the last year of trust-building!

She had a horrible time at the vet, I'm afraid. First time I've ever heard her hiss. She was terrified. My vet is a very, very patient lady.

But! The bright side of the story is Ellie seems to have mostly recovered. It's only been a couple hours and she's back to looking for pats. We have lost some ground (she has zero interest in letting me pick her up anymore), but she does come to me, so that's something.

RP: Thistle has a wolf puppy, and I kind of lost track of how old she is *cough*, so I looked it up. 13 weeks! So of course I had to google what a 13 week/three month old wolf puppy would look like. Still a puppy, but starting to look like a wolf! This storyline makes me want a dog, even though I'm not a dog person at all.

Very, very oddly, I've had almost no RP in the last week, and I don't mind at all. (What's wrong with me?!) I had one scene last night, because I felt like I should more than because I wanted to, so unsurprisingly it felt forced. Part of it is that IC Twitter somewhat satisfies the itch, but part of it is that I'm stressed/tired/distracted with RL work. Hopefully that'll get better soon.

Comments

[machinegirl.livejournal.com]

I bribe Harley with wet food. Granted, she's not a scaredy cat, and takes to car trips begrudgingly. But anytime something that could upset her happens, we give her wet food.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, Ellie isn't very food oriented. She'll take treats if I'm handing them out, but she doesn't beg or care much if a day goes by without her getting one.

I'm glad that works for yours though! :D

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

Did you get your super horsey yet? I wonder if you have to wait till it kicks over from my 7 days of free play.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Not yet! But I can't wait! The other person who used one of mine already paid for his time too, and I haven't gotten his yet either. We think that you'll get the full 7 days free before it charges you, then credits it with being used. Eeeee! Thanks so much though! :D I think it should be tomorrow! Both of you got yours on the 10th.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

I think it said mine was good till Sunday (I think that's when I accepted) but we'll see either way.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*nodnods* Sometime this weekend! :)

[quistie.livejournal.com]

Sadly, vet visits are almost always traumatic for the pets, and I can't say I blame them. Even having a degree of control over things, I dislike going to the doctors...even knowing full well that doctors usually have our best interests in mind. If such things can be difficult for a human being, it must be terrifying for a pet.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Very good point. I was hoping Ellie would be better though. My previous cat was so very scared, I wanted it to be easier for both the vet and kitty.