So my work (the cat sanctuary) has loaned me a large cat cage for when we finally bring Merlin home - it will be good, I think, to allow him and Jo to size each other up and be in each others’ presence without fur flying or territory issues. Hopefully the cage will only be required for a week or two.

So in any case I brought this huge cage home, brand new in a box. I pulled it out and started assembling it - most of it is assembled, you just have to unfold it and snap it together (which, by the way, is not as easy as one would assume!). The base is a large plastic tray on wheels. So as I’m putting together the wire cage part, I turn around and Zeeke’s standing with his front paws on the plastic base, basically skateboarding around the living room. LOL! He’s such a dork.

Now the cage is set up in the corner in the kitchen but the large box is still laying in the living room. Jo checked out the box and hid in it for a little while, but it’s not really his style. Zeeke on the other hand thinks the box is a new dog bed just for him. He sleeps on it. It’s somewhat flattened now thanks to him, but the sides still stick up a bit creating a cradle for him. He is just so thrilled with it. I will feel bad when I throw it out, but I can’t just leave it laying around.

Merlin, by the way, probably won’t be coming home for another week or so. He still has a bit of a virus/cold and they can’t figure out what it is. He’s gotten better (his eye was all gunky before, now it’s clear), but he’s still congested. Whatever it is, we don’t want to give it to any of our three. My boss has Merlin on antibiotics, and will be trying a different type in hopes that we can kick it out. Soon as he’s better we’ll bring him home.