I made it to Boulder!

[Samurai_Writer]

Well, after 2,000 miles in a Uhaul truck with two cats in the cab, I made it! I arrived Friday and stayed at my sister's that night, and then went on to my new place in Boulder on Saturday.

Needless to say, I'm exhausted! I seem to be allergic to Kansas, as my asthma flaired up really badly while I was driving through and spent the night there, and it is just now getting better. Of course, going from sea level in south Florida to 5500 feet in Boulder in four days probably had something to do with it too. My persian seems to be sneezing and wheezing a little too, so I have to take him to the vet.

I have a ton of stuff to unpack, have to take the Uhaul back and go rent a car. Other than that, I'm all settled! I'm glad to be here and very excited about starting work tomorrow! Now if I can just get adjusted to the mountain air and the time zone, I'll be all set!

Peace,
Bella

[auntAgonist]

1. excellent! I'm glad you made it safely.

How excited you must be to start anew! Feel better soon and enjoy your new surroundings. I LOVE the mountains!

:hug:

aA

[huskerlaw]

2. Wow! Glad you made it!

I'm going on a similar adventure in a couple days (moving from Nebraska to California). With a cat.

Any words of advice??

[Samurai_Writer]

3. Travelling with cats

My cats did just fine, and we were CRAMPED in the cab of the uhaul truck. I sprayed feliway on the bedding in their cat carriers every day, made sure they had lots of fresh food and water. They were out of their carriers about 1/2 the time each day, but after about 4 hours, they seemed to be glad to be back in the carriers, as the truck was loud and vibrated a lot on the road.

Whenever I stopped, I would give them lots of attention, feed them and give them treats. My vet gave me kitty tranquilizers, which I gave them each morning, but they didn't really seem to need them, and the meds only last a few hours anyway.

My brother and his family just moved from AZ to MI with two cats and a 3 year old daughter. Their cats just had comfy places to sleep in the car (a cat bed for one, a pile of clothes for the other), and seemed to be fine as well.

If you are stopping at hotels, they will probably be restless, checking the place out. Make sure it's dark and quiet to keep them calm. Mine did fine in the two motels I stayed at, but hated my aunt's house that I stayed at one night, because it was bright and loud, even though they were in a closed-off room. Well, and having a dog barking outside the door didn't help, either, I'm sure.

That's about it. My cats did really, really well. Much better than I thought they would, since they are older (14 and 10). I just made sure I kept things as calm as possible for them, and gave them lots of attention.

Good luck on your move!

[Wapsie B]

4. Good!

It's good to start a new job in a new place. You can help turn Colorado Blue too.

[El Fuego]

5. That's great! The hard part is over.

How's the weather there?

[norml]

6. Welcome to the neighborhood. Boulder is great!

Be sure to try the Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 1738 Pearl.

[leftofthedial]

7. the whole world is allergic to Kansas.

welcome to Colorado

and back to the 60's (or so the joke about Boulder goes).