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Moving Day - Part 4

Wow, Hanan, you're doing a great job so far, thanks! The movers are just about done with Round One, packing the furniture onto the truck, 'cause it'll make more sense to get all the furniture set up in the new place before the boxes are brought in. The cats have been holed up in their carriers and put in the tub; at first they each escaped once from the top zipper so they're now staying shut; then Datsa figured out how to unzip the front portion, and he actually broke it the second time (fortunately it was a two-zippers-meet-in-the-middle thing so we were able to move the remaining good zipper all the way 'round). We'll be leaving shortly, after which of course the cats will be holed up in their carriers (if the zippers hold!) in the new place's bathtub... Update: Okay, lesson learned. You don't want to leave cats in their carriers for too many hours on end if they're not sedated or on a plane or something. We've cleaned up Datsa's, um, enthusiasm, and his carrier is airing out in the kitchen, and the bathroom door is now closed with the cats inside (with their extra litter box) until the end of Round Two, at which point we make sure the outside door is closed before we corner them and put 'em back in the carriers for the journey up to the new place.