@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!

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba I really like it too! He was so content and relaxed.

This photo shows just how small those beds are. Given I'm 6'3, it didn't even have enough room for me much less Mr Shankie Stanks.

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess 😅

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba Cats have a way of making themselves comfortable. They really have no concern for your comfort.😂

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba I accidentally booted him off the bed a few times cause he would snug up anywhere he could and unfortunately for him, I'm a sleep kicker hahaha

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba No worries, he'll jump right back up. lol.

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba and he did each and every time!

It got to the point where if I woke up for a moment and he wasn't on the bed, I knew he was hunting mice.

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I started calling him Ghost Shanks. Mostly because I'm weird.

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess what a creeper!! 😈

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba 😍 I missed Shanks sooo much. I mean, I missed you, too, a lot, but every time I saw orange cat shenanigans....I was like, I wonder how Shanks is doing.

@misslovelymess @SpaceShanks no lie.

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess my favorite photos from the cabin trip.

The darker photo has an orange racoon in it. 🤣

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba First of all, that looks like an amazing trip. I'm happy you were able to get away.

Second, Shanks does not like that camera angle. 😂

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba that photo is why he's on the new very restrictive diet. I shared it with a lot of friends/coworkers/family and the first comment back was always a variation of "fat cat" which made me sad and also recognize he really needs to lose weight. so we are at the end of week two of the new diet and he's doing very well.

no chonks by xmas!

@SpaceShanks If you can get him to walk on a leash - which you probably can after getting him to be in a car - that would help quite a bit. @Jezibaba

@SpaceShanks @misslovelymess orange trash panda. He looks like he's hunting

@Jezibaba @misslovelymess I made a video touring the cabin. I'll upload to my yt channel and share it here shortly. That cabin was super awesome. Literally in the middle of nowhere and sitting at 9,100 feet.

in the trash panda photo, he's actually eating (surprise lol)

@SpaceShanks @Jezibaba Have you and Shanks had a Youtube channel this whole time??

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba I've had a YT channel I created to share videos on here when they are too large to upload directly.

I'll share the channel and cabin tour video shortly once they finish uploading.

@misslovelymess @Jezibaba it's on the way!

It's a 4K video so gonna be 10-15 minutes.

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

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@InvaderGzim @SpaceShanks @misslovelymess

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 😫

@SpaceShanks @InvaderGzim @misslovelymess

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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