@misslovelymess @Jezibaba I missed you all as well. Just needed some time away for a while to work on things. Then I realized those things aren't gonna be solved anytime so here I am again! lol 💙

@SpaceShanks Totally understand. I was worried you and Shanks were gone for good. There were several times I came across orange cat shenanigans and thought about posting for Shanks.

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Mr Shanks is still upset with me over his new forced low calorie diet. I took him on his first camping trip a couple weeks ago (well we had a cabin but still) and the little guy was apparently a sleeper mouse hunter cause he went to town on the little mice in the middle of the night lol

@SpaceShanks ever consider buying him some fuzzies from the pet store??

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@Jezibaba @misslovelymess what are those?

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess baby mice that have some fur. They are usually for snake feeding but cats like em too.

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@misslovelymess @SpaceShanks ask me how I know. 😉

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess ohhhhh! I hadn't considered that. I was slightly grossed out when I woke up the first night to the sound some something being munched on and figured Shanks was into his food somehow. Turned the light on and there he was with half a mouse and the biggest shit eating grin I've ever seen.

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess he's a mouser! Good boy.

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess oh yeah totally! I was perfectly fine with him going to town because it kept them out of our food and most importantly, off of me while I slept lol

He had a great time!

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess he's def a chonk. How'd he do traveling? My cats are terrified of the car.

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess so he still complains for most of the driving we do but now he's comfortable staying in the front passenger seat where I can give him pets when he's feeling really stressed out from the ride.

He's doing a LOT better than the first road trip I took him on where he peed all over himself and everything else in my car.

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba Lola craps all over the place when I put her in the car. I feel your pain.

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess that sounds about right. They love the destination but detest the journey there.

Think he'll get used to it?

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess yeah he is on track, in my opinion, to be a proper happy road trip kitty in the next six months or so if I keep taking him on trips.

I'm going to take him with me tomorrow for a little cruise into the mountains and possibly a night of camping.

We were way out in the middle of nowhere with the cabin we stayed at and he got to see birds, chipmunks, mice (obvs), and all kinds of critters. He loved it.

I had a pretty good time too 😎

@SpaceShanks Right on! Did he chitter? You had a good time watching him have a good time. 😅
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@Jezibaba @misslovelymess OMG he makes the weirdest noises when he sees wild animals.

I was holding the little chonks the whole time we were outside the cabin and his head was on a swivel the whole time.

He's a happy little orange goofball.

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess probably like an acid trip - removed from his normal environment and thrust into a Wonka adventure. Happy is good. 🧡

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess it really had to be a stimulating adventure for him for sure.

He wouldn't leave my side when I was in the cabin with him. Like, come on, shanks! this cabin bed is SMALLLLL and we are both needing to lose a little hahaha

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba Ermagerd. That's a great picture!

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess interesting! Such a good kitty. 🐈

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Yer a bad influence. Lol. Shanks, close yer eyes.

@Jezibaba @InvaderGzim @misslovelymess take the wheel, shanks! Cat Dad needs a nap while we drive through Kansas 😫

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Now we need this show.

@Jezibaba @SpaceShanks @InvaderGzim Need it.

@Jezibaba @InvaderGzim @misslovelymess I'm hoping I can get him accustomed to a cat leash and harness to the point he's comfortable doing that in public so I can turn into a crunchy bougie youtuber with a cat show.

Joking about the youtuber stuff but I do want him to be able to go more places.

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba Shanks loves adventures.

And he's a mouser, should you ever get a stand alone house, mice will never be an issue.

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba I'm getting out of this apartment at the end of my lease in the next few months. He definitely needs a nice big place to run around and chase mice.

@SpaceShanks If you get a free standing house, he will not need a diet. Lola is chonks in the winter, and slims right down in the summer when she can be outside. She'll come in when she wants some food, and she generally doesn't leave the porch or a few spots, but she's much less focused on food.

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@SpaceShanks He's got the spirit of an indoor/outdoor cat.

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