And like that... they're gone
Moving the cats to my parents' house went OK. We purposely didn't feed them any dinner, because we didn't want them pooping in the carriers in the car. So when Hubby went up to his office, they naturally followed him. The carriers were already in there. Tulum apparently tried to run for it, but quickly realized there were no avenues of escape. So he allowed himself to be put inside.
My parents have a small back bedroom on the second level of the house, so we put them and all their food, litter box, toys, etc. in there. Hubby opened up the carriers, and Fido actually rushed out and squeezed himself into Tulum's carrier! We've never seen them do that! Poor things must have been petrified.
We all went downstairs for a while to let them settle in. After an hour, Hubby and I went back up to see if they were OK. They weren't in the carriers, they weren't behind anything else in the room. The door had been closed, so they couldn't have gotten out... I finally looked in the closet, and they had wedged themselves into the smallest corner of the closet alllll the way in the back. Trust them to find the best hiding place in the room. We reached in and petted them for a while. I cried, again, because I'm a wimp. We left them enough food and water for the night, but based on past experience they probably won't eat for a while.
We finished watching the Packers/Giants game with my dad. I was really wanting Brett Favre to go to the Super Bowl, but I have to say I'm glad that Tynes kid made that final field goal in OT, after messing up the other two. He must have been like, "SUCK IT, COACH!" Now I can root for New England unreservedly in the Super Bowl.
Anyway, I know the kitties are stressed out, but they are safe and out of harm's way around here. I'm sure by tonight or tomorrow they will be more relaxed. It would be a nonstop horror movie around here for them if they stayed here: locked in a room 24/7, all that noise, all that dirt, people clomping in and out of the house.
We have just a few odds and ends to pack up today. I cleared out everything from the powder room. Hubby has made room in the corner for the refrigerator. Later this afternoon we'll each make another big batch of chili and another pan of lasagna to freeze for dinners.
I hope the kitties will forgive us. I hope they will remember us and not run away when we go visit them.