I bought herbal sedatives for Henry in hopes they would ease his anxiety during a 2000 mile cross-country move. I decided to test them out on the car ride from Madison to Menomonie.
I should have realized forcing a pill down Henry's kitty throat would have made him the opposite of calm.
Throughout the entire weekend, the pill administration was the closest Henry came to clawing the crap out of me, which is saying a lot for my harmless little guy. I decided it would be wise to nix the pill before our flight the next day.
Friday stress levels
Henry 7/10
Katie 5/10
I was so nervous about taking Henry through airport security that I literally worried myself into a panic. The mere idea of taking this 16 pound cat out of his carrier in front of a line of impatient travelers, WALKING him through security and then wrangling him back into his carrier was enough to reconsider the trip.
Surprisingly, Henry was an air-travel-champ. When we went through security, he went into an "I'm a terrified catlump" deadweight mode, though he did start howling as I retrieved his carrier from the conveyor belt. He was pretty good on the plane, only trying to escape the carrier twice.
Saturday stress levels
Henry 7/10
Katie 9/10
After all this traveling there was no getting around it—Henry was in dire need of a bath, especially after I discovered mystery gunk on his fur when I woke up this morning.
Cats are notorious water-haters, and Henry is no different (unless you count toilet water...in which case HE'S IN, BRO!). As soon as I set him down into the water, he started a series of pathetic mewls. Sadly for him, there was no escaping. Four years of cat ownership means I'm a bath-giving pro.
As I type, poor Henry sits grooming himself obsessively and rueing the day I adopted him. He'll come around.
Saturday stress levels
Henry 8/10
Katie 3/10
FINAL WEEKEND STRESS TALLY:
Henry 22
Katie 17
But he's now in LA and he'll soon be all relaxed again. It is CA, after all.
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