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iscooterliberally

(3,055 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:19 PM Oct 2024

Please forgive this "airing of dirty laundry" on DU.

Sometimes it's better to just ask of forgiveness. Anyway, Celina has finished her storm preparations and has decided to evacuate from under the minivan in the driveway to the laundry hamper. She's all set!

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Please forgive this "airing of dirty laundry" on DU. (Original Post) iscooterliberally Oct 2024 OP
pets know where to go Skittles Oct 2024 #1
LOL! I feel you about the tub! slightlv Oct 2024 #4
sounds like you have a plan! Skittles Oct 2024 #6
She looks very cozy. 3catwoman3 Oct 2024 #2
She is one smart, and beautiful, little girl. niyad Oct 2024 #3
Sincerely hope you are not in the path of the storm! japple Oct 2024 #5
We were safe. I live near Ft Lauderdale. iscooterliberally Oct 2024 #7

Skittles

(162,433 posts)
1. pets know where to go
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:22 PM
Oct 2024

whenever the tornado sirens are going off, my cat is behind the toilet.....I don't fit there, so I'm right next to him in the tub

slightlv

(5,093 posts)
4. LOL! I feel you about the tub!
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:06 PM
Oct 2024

I used to grab my three cats and head there, myself, when the sirens would go off! As I draped the blanket over the four or us, the cats were most chagrined! (LOL)

Today, I have an inner room I call "the panic room." It's completely away from all windows, in the middle of the house, and is all concrete blocks. The only thing that might happen is a wood roof could fall in. But I have all my cats carriers in there, and when the sirens are close enough to hear, we try to (calmly) find all the cats (there are 9 now), and put them in their carriers, and then put the dog on the leash to go in last with us. The cats are not happy, but as long as Mama is there with them, they'll put up with things.

This is much better than trying to round them up 2 and 3 at a time and put them in the basement, like we did in our old house. That was more a process of "put two in the basement, and as you put another 2 or three down there, chase the first two back up the basement stairs!" Oh, what we do for our fur babies!

Skittles

(162,433 posts)
6. sounds like you have a plan!
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 01:46 AM
Oct 2024

since my cats are little escape artists I do keep collars on them at all times and that is important during times like those, for sure

oh I wish I had a basement but.....no such luck in Texas

japple

(10,453 posts)
5. Sincerely hope you are not in the path of the storm!
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:57 PM
Oct 2024

Your kitteh looks like storm is the last thing on her mind!!!

iscooterliberally

(3,055 posts)
7. We were safe. I live near Ft Lauderdale.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 07:25 AM
Oct 2024

We only had some wind gusts. There were some tornado reports, but I haven't seen any damage down here. It's all central Florida that got hit.

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