A Farewell to Cats

So Saturday was moving day again at the Gregory household. We packed up Tilly and all of her toys (consisting of a few scraps of paper and some pillbox caps… she has weird taste in toys) and drove her over to Landon’s apartment. She darted under the bed shortly after she got there and stayed there for a good seven hours. She did come around, though.

The saddest part, though, is Zoey. Zoey loved Tilly. After we removed Tilly, he pretty much made the master bedroom his permanent residence. We had company over that night, and throughout dinner and one round of Settlers of Catan, Zoey came down exactly twice, and that was to eat, and then went right back up. We went up to visit him a few times and found that he had moved behind the now-open door and was pouting there, staring blankly at the wall. Now, when I get home from work, he at least comes down from the bedroom to hang out, but heads right back up there after a few minutes. I think he’s coming around now and realizing that Tilly’s not in there, but he’s not happy about it.

The good news is, we get Sherlock on Wednesday. Of course, we’re getting him right after he gets neutered, so we’ll have to keep them separated while his stitches heal up. Hopefully that will be a better experience for all of us.

4 Responses to “A Farewell to Cats”

  1. Heather B. Says:

    So why did Tilly have to leave?

  2. Brandon Says:

    She wouldn’t adjust to the other cats. After nine months, she still wouldn’t let them anywhere near her, and she was terrified of them. She just needed a place where she could be the only cat.

  3. Mina Says:

    You realize the Zoey-Tilly saga is basically the plot of the first half of Great Expectations, right? Naive boy falls for mean girl, surmounts ridiculous odds to be near her, is thwarted by external forces and the girl’s inherent bitchiness, and is left desolate and alone?

  4. Brandon Says:

    I did not realize that! I’m taking bets on what my next cat will enact.

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