Lavinia is home!
I picked her up just after noon. The checkout person told me to watch her, make sure she's eating and drinking and getting back to her normal state.
Well, we got back home.. She hopped out of the carrier box, looking around like "YAY! I'm HOME!!!!" but then.. "What's that yucky smell?" There is still some smoke odor around, and a lot of debris everywhere.
I got out a couple cans of nice wet food and put some on a plate on the floor for them. Boy, she tucked right into that like there was no tomorrow! NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!!
So I guess she's eating all right.. 
I did the other chores I do when I go there, and meanwhile she was exploring around, seeing all her friends, checking out on what's the same and what's different.. Making sure that the things she counts on (food, water, litter, bedding) are there where and for when she wants them.
I called Simon to update him. He was glad to hear all this. Tomorrow I will go get more food and litter for them, because all the supplies were in the room which got burned out. There was enough wet food in the kitchen for them today, no more kibble or fresh litter, so we're all out now. I brought along a couple of gallon jugs of fresh tap-water, so the water dishes all got refilled with new.
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.
-- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery
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