#sorry to whoever lives below me. I'll put a rug under the tree the next day i have off i swear!

[herd-reject-arts]

I recently moved (away from my abusive ass mother! Huzzah!), and it's been really bittersweet because me and my dog lost our bestest bud in October. So, like, out of a bad situation, but I don't even get to enjoy it with the coolest dog ever. But the dog I still have (10, half-blind) has been super upset. Like, I'll be gone 2 minutes to check the mail and I can hear her anxiously screaming all the way from the boxes. And I don't have it in me to get another dog, because it feels like replacing the chilliest, sweetest beast that ever lived. So I'm like ok, what about a cat? Old doggo is great with kitties. Apartment doesn't care.

So I went and got this the other day

And my dog's anxiety has gone down so much, just by having another living thing around the house while I'm away.

Her name is Juniper. She's slowly becoming friends with my dog, Clio. I've had her a little less than a week, and she's been a great cat so far. Only thing I could possibly complain about is that she's so lovey that I keep having whatever I'm holding knocked out of my hands by a cat eager for attention.

But the most important thing is she's helping ease the anxiety of an elderly dog who only has her right eye, and that's super slay of her. I don't exactly like introducing new friends into a situation like what I have going on, but it's working out so well and I have the means to take care of her. She's adjusted amazingly, and I'm hoping I'll have many good years with her, and a bunch more with my old doggo.

#life updates #not vc sorry #cat #kitten #domestic longhair #juniper #she's currently cracking out on her cat tree downstairs as if it isn't almost one in the morning #sorry to whoever lives below me. I'll put a rug under the tree the next day i have off i swear! #though i asked the people below me and they said I'm a hell of a lot quieter than whoever was here last so that's a win #still. hate being loud above someone else's home. #also: unpacking sucks nuts #been here over 2 weeks and i still have so many boxes to unpack...