So we’ve been gone for two weeks and a bit to Italy. We loaded the cat up with food, water, and lots of litter, and left her on her own with my sister coming to check on her.

Now, guests will never admit to this because she runs from everybody except me, Matt, and the dogs, but she is actually very sociable and very affectionate… with us that is. So this has been her behavior upon our return:

For the first hour she wouldn’t come near us or talk to us. She stayed hidden in the closet til we searched for her, and then she dashed out to hide under the couch.

She finally forgave us for leaving her alone for two weeks and came out from under the couch, crying. She has been meowing ever since and purring– alternately complaining about us leaving her for so long and being ecstatically happy that we’re back. She slept with us in the bed last night purring all night long, and beginning her endless meowing if either of us made any kind of move that indicated that we were remotely awake.

But we haven’t gone to pick the dogs up yet. We got in late last night and we’re going to my Dad’s house today to get the dogs. So Raven keeps wandering into the back yard and howling for the dogs. She’s just the saddest kitty ever. She stands on the steps in the back and meows and meows for the dogs. I wish we could tell her that they’ll be home today. She’ll find out soon…..