I have not been by here for quite a while.
I figured our story would be of interest to you people here.
As some of you may remember we have two black cats, Dexter now called Doodle cat, and Hunter now called Tubby cat.
We are in Hawaii, on Big Island, and live in Leilani Estates.
In case you've been asleep, that's where the on going volcanic eruption is happening.
We have not been directly threatened by the lava flows but they have been occurring within a mile of our home.
While not knowing what, both cats have know that something is not right.
Both have demanded a lot of attention and reassurance since the fun began.
They still wandered off and peruse their territories, but spent more time at home than before.
Dexter is the smaller, more active and acrobatic of the two.
He will probably be the one to die first from misadventure.
Hunter is the bigger, meaner looking of the two, but less outgoing.
We were finally forced to leave by the county's Civil Defense organization.
Putting them into a cage and hauling them 20 miles to our new temporary location was horrifyingly traumatic for them.
They have been outdoor cats, allowed to come and go as they pleased.
The trip in the cage, in the back of a truck, then the new house left them absolutely terrorized.
Then, the owners sent someone in to clean the gutters and roof with power equipment.
As at our home, domestic water here is from catchment originating from the house's roof.
It again terrorized both cats.
They spent all day hiding under sofas and beds.
I've come to have a better understanding of both cat's personalities that was never quite so obvious before.
Dexter is a more resilient individual, better able to handle the stresses.
Hunter, on then other hand, is so much more timid.
He has turned into a quivering mass of fear.
I used to call him 'Fraidy cat when he was younger.
It has become so much more obvious the last few days that he still is.
He requires a lot more attention and reassurance than Dexter.
I have to spend a lot of time petting and holding him trying to put him at ease.
I hope this ends soon with not losing our home.
The cats will be better able to handle going back to a territory they know than ending up in another strange place when we relocate from where we're at now.
I knew relocating them was going to be problematic, but didn't think it would be to this extent.
I figured our story would be of interest to you people here.
As some of you may remember we have two black cats, Dexter now called Doodle cat, and Hunter now called Tubby cat.
We are in Hawaii, on Big Island, and live in Leilani Estates.
In case you've been asleep, that's where the on going volcanic eruption is happening.
We have not been directly threatened by the lava flows but they have been occurring within a mile of our home.
While not knowing what, both cats have know that something is not right.
Both have demanded a lot of attention and reassurance since the fun began.
They still wandered off and peruse their territories, but spent more time at home than before.
Dexter is the smaller, more active and acrobatic of the two.
He will probably be the one to die first from misadventure.
Hunter is the bigger, meaner looking of the two, but less outgoing.
We were finally forced to leave by the county's Civil Defense organization.
Putting them into a cage and hauling them 20 miles to our new temporary location was horrifyingly traumatic for them.
They have been outdoor cats, allowed to come and go as they pleased.
The trip in the cage, in the back of a truck, then the new house left them absolutely terrorized.
Then, the owners sent someone in to clean the gutters and roof with power equipment.
As at our home, domestic water here is from catchment originating from the house's roof.
It again terrorized both cats.
They spent all day hiding under sofas and beds.
I've come to have a better understanding of both cat's personalities that was never quite so obvious before.
Dexter is a more resilient individual, better able to handle the stresses.
Hunter, on then other hand, is so much more timid.
He has turned into a quivering mass of fear.
I used to call him 'Fraidy cat when he was younger.
It has become so much more obvious the last few days that he still is.
He requires a lot more attention and reassurance than Dexter.
I have to spend a lot of time petting and holding him trying to put him at ease.
I hope this ends soon with not losing our home.
The cats will be better able to handle going back to a territory they know than ending up in another strange place when we relocate from where we're at now.
I knew relocating them was going to be problematic, but didn't think it would be to this extent.