Two days on the road and he's home!

Two days on the road and he's home!

Oreo is exhausted. Cub was FAR too excited to meet him. He's play-bowed to Oreo probably a hundred times. Oreo just doesn't have that kind of energy right now.

Oreo is not sure about the cats. We have so many personality types and he doesn't know them yet. A couple have hidden, one has hissed, but Balthazar walked right up and introduced himself with a head bonk. 😂

It's a lot to get used to, but it's going ok so far.

He's stretching periodically like his tummy hurts. He hasn't eaten anything since 11 last night. He's drank water today, though. I'm gonna let him rest and see if he'll eat before bed.

We're off to settle in and rest. ❤️

I don't know what Oreo hears, but...

I don't know what Oreo hears, but he's barking and guarding the door to our room. I tried to shush him because it's like, 4 in the morning, but he's not having it.

He's doing a protect, and that is that. His little scrawny self is a strong boi. Got nothing to worry about. 💪😂❤️

(I carried him back to bed and tucked him in. He got the message. 😂)

We're in for the night.

We're in for the night. Even though he slept for most of the ride he's already asleep again. His body just needs so much rest.

He hasn't eaten anything but his nightly cheese since I picked him up. I can't wait for his vet appointment on Tuesday.

Stopping at Love's for a pee break and a snack.

Stopping at Love's for a pee break and a snack.

He spent the first 45 minutes of the ride alternating between the front and back seats, trying desperately to get in my lap when up front. Then he napped in the front for a while, then napped on his bed in the back.

Here he is co-piloting! ❤️

Homeward bound! ❤️

Homeward bound! ❤️

I saw Oreo this evening.

I saw Oreo this evening. He's not feeling well. While it would be nice to say it was a beautiful, happy reunion, poor buddy just needed his rest. He barked and growled at me briefly, but after sister Carla approved me he relaxed and went back to sleep and I got to pet him.

I can't say for sure whether he remembers me or not, or if he does whether they are fond memories. He was in rough shape the last time I saw him and the last thing I did was abandon him at the place where he gets poked with needles (which he hates). He's been with Aunt Taimi about twice as long as he was with me and she treats him really well. If he doesn't remember me fondly or at all, it's understandable.

Regardless, I will meet him where he is mentally / emotionally and we will go from there. We'll be homeward bound in the morning.

Update from Aunt Taimi:

Blu is on the road to come get her boy so I'll give a quick update on Oreo.  He had a vet visit today and is up to a whopping 44 pounds!  He's still got a long way to go with weight gain,  medical care,  getting all the diagnostics done to figure out how to give this boy his best life but he's come so far! It's a long process of steps forward and stumbles back but he's medically stable enough to make the trip home with Blu now. 

He got a Cytopoint injection to help with the itching,  some nausea meds to help with his belly pain and vomiting, a b12 injection, and some new prebiotic to help with digestion.  He hated the shots but otherwise he's had a very good day.

It's been my honor to take care of this precious boy until he could be reunited with his mom.  His foster sister and I are soaking up all the snuggles we can while he's still here.  We love our sweet Oreo,  we're so excited to see him get home and thrive,  but we sure will miss him too ❤

Thank you all for loving and supporting him.

~Aunt Taimi