Need help from the experts Please!

[Lizzie]

I'm right here, 20 miles north of Seattle, and surrounded by mostly teenage cats who are perfectly comfortable in my only moderately heated home (about 68F). But then, they didn't come from Florida. Which side of the mountains will your sister and her husband be living in, the Spokane side or the Seattle side? That makes a huge difference in weather. The Spokane (east) side is very cold but usually dry in winter, the Seattle side is chilly and damp with occasional freezes.

I'm glad you thought of taking Miss Boo earlier while you are still at home, that should help a great deal. Most of the teenage cats I've adopted have been very long-time shelter residents and so used to coping. Nougat, however, had been at the shelter only about a month and was extremely stressed, only barely eating enough to keep herself alive. She was thought to be in her early teens, and being Siamese made her stress levels higher. She ate so little during the time she was in my isolation bedroom that she scared me and I'd stay in her room when I put her food down (and I tried everything to tempt her) because she was more inclined to eat when I was there. Much to my surprise and great relief, once she came out into the main area, in spite of getting in a huff with the other three cats I had at that time, her appetite greatly improved and within a couple of weeks I stopped worrying about her.

Good luck with Miss Boo! What about Miss Tuxie?

The reason why they are not taking her is they are renting one of those big moving vans, a rough, noisey ride and she does not ride well at all and then it is the drastic climate change on a old cat.. From mild winters to rough, cold ones..

Is anyone here from up around Seattle or Portland (spelling?).. I have not heard from anyone up there since that bad storm went through there the other day.

[Laura's Babies]

Lizzie, they are going to Spanaway, I have no idea which side it is on ..........

[Lizzie]

They will be on the west side of the Cascades but further away from the Sound/Pacific than I am so their weather will be a little harsher. They do tend to get some heavy snow in that area. Puyallup is very close to Spanaway so they should have lots of fun at the fair that's held there every September. It goes on for about 2 weeks and there's lots of special events, bands, etc.

[Laura's Babies]

I have a call in to my sister to discuss me coming to get Boo when I get off the next time. Rie said she will take me for a quick run over there. (don't know why Sis isn't answering her cell phone!) I like this idea better than them just dropping her off and leaving. This way if she grieves to much, they can pick her up on their way through and maybe leave me Fred who is younger and possiably adapt better.