Cats & the new house

Sometimes you forget how your pets are going to adjust to a new house. I didn't think anything of it for the inside cats - well, except for maybe Stinker since she's not doing very well physically. But Scout and Spike, no problem. Scout is her usual laid-back self. Spike has been hiding in closets. Typical.

Winston, on the other hand, I was worried about. Because he's an outside cat I wasn't too sure how well he would adjust to being in a new house/neighborhood/area. And we weren't sure if he'd try to make his way back to the old house. You never know, eh? The first night, we kept him inside to get used to the house - get to know the new smell, layout, etc. Pete figured it was okay to let him out the next morning. As soon as the door opened, Winston looked both ways (a lesson learned from last year's dog attack) and took off. We didn't see him until late that night. He was limping again (guess he hurt it again jumping off something) and didn't want to go back out for 2 days! I bet he was super tired after exploring and marking his new territory.

But here's what I imagine the cats are thinking:

Stinker: Oh wow, a new house. Can I go outside? Wait! I want to go with you! Here's how my day has been. I slept a lot, and ate, and drank some water, and used the kitty box, and my head hurts, will you pet me, pet me some more, and again, oh I like that, please pet me some more.....

Scout: Hey, as long as I have food, water, a place to poop and someone to pet me, I don't care where I live.

Spike: I think I'll stay on the top shelf of this closet until the kids go to bed. Then I'll hide under the bed.

Winston: Umm, where are we? I don't want to go back outside! I'm going to sleep on this couch for a while. Oh, pet me, too. And I need some food. Wait! I need to go outside! Hey! Let me back in! Are you crazy letting me outisde?!