Jersey House: fixing up an 1899 house in suburban New Jersey

Jersey House: fixing up an 1899 house in north jersey, without killing each other, or the house, or the cat.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

transitions

I hate moving.

But so far Jonathan and I are transitioning well. Or as well as you can when there are boxes literally to the ceiling.

Milo the cat however, was not transitioning well.

Yesterday he peed on the damn bed. under the covers, and stayed there for a while. Now, him staying under the covers of the bed for the last two days is fine. But dude. Don't pee there!

we stripped the bed, washed the sheets and quilt and mattress pads and soaked the mattress with faux nature's miracle.

Milo meanwhile hid under the bed, smelling like cat pee. Poor kid. I am annoyed at him, but also, poor kid. He must have been way scared to pee in the bed and stay there.

Then about an hour later, he was fine. He still smelled like cat pee, but he started nosing around, and clomping down stairs and being a brave 'splorer. I think he thinks the boxes to the ceiling are like his own personal jungle gym.

1 Comments:

At 1:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I told Greg at the Petch house the same thing - when my cat peed on my futon, i used a spray called "Anti-Icky Poo" - it is some kind of genetically engineered stuff which *completely* removed the cat pee smell, which nature's miracle couldn't touch. It somehow has enzymes which "eat" the odors as they're released - crucial if you're going to sleep in the bed ever again. Really pricy, but really, really worth it. Good luck with unpacking and getting your kitty settled.

 

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