Monday, August 13, 2012

Habituating the cats to their new house

Yesterday we drove all the way to Brittany.
Wolfram had bet that Mokka would poop in her box within 50 km from departure and I just before the border.
He won. He even won twice.
Not even 20 km after we left the house, Muffin pooped. That was unusual and actually the first time ever he pooped in a car. We stopped, we cleaned, we left again.
Another 20 km and the smell of poop was back. This time it was Mokka. We stopped again, we cleaned again, and we left again.
This one for good. Apart from those two emergency stops at the very beginning, the rest of the drive was pretty smooth.
The rental car is a Peugeot 3008, which I have to say was big enough to accommodate the two cats and their baskets, the two cat loos, the four smart packs, the cat food, the cat tree, our suitcase and a few boxes of things. Impressive.
Even better, it drives high which I like and is better for my back. Unlike with the Mercedes where everything is far away from my reach, this one fits perfectly. Accordingly I drove the biggest part of the drive because Wolfram struggles to have space for his long legs.

Cats are now exploring my parents' house. It's much bigger than our apartment and there are plants everywhere. In other words plenty of opportunity explore the pots.
Once they are used to the house, next step is to let them go explore the garden (and beyond). That's going to be interesting.

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