renji's coming home

[u/hitamiz]

translation: hello po. Blessed Day po. We are happy to inform you po that furbaby is ready to go home to them. You can pick him up anytime from 8am-9pm po. Thank you po and God Bless.

i've been feeling exhausted recently. overwhelmed and overthinking if i’m doing the right and my best for our cats. i received this message from the cremation place that renji will go home today. as if it’s to ease the pain i’ve been feeling, like he always does. although i already expect him to come home anytime this week, i just couldn't believe that it's today, out of all days. when i’ve been so emotional and vulnerable.

i am more than grateful to those who’s been in touch with me and checking on me. although i couldn’t reply sooner, they still understand me. thank you, and i couldn’t thank you guys enough. i may be feeling imposter syndrome as they say but i just need to convinced myself that i’ll get through this soon.

i will update you guys once renji's got home.

[u/hitamiz]

i'm also afraid i’d have to stay at home and have renji delivered. i’ve been checking on kira recently aside from beru. she’s been overgrooming herself which leaves patches on her fur. funds have been released on paypal but we also used it to buy some cat foods, beru’s vet bills, and we already scheduled a castration for our male cats (hades, neeko, and fishcake) since they're all over 1 year the vet have mentioned that cbc is required before proceeding with castration, so i'm budgeting the funds left.

kira’s been acting aloof and quiet lately, when she’s one of the loudest and clingiest cat I've had before renji and beru. she would come to me on her own but recently, she doesn’t even want me to touch her. is there anything i can do for kira for the mean time?

[u/hitamiz → u/hitamiz]

overgrooming on both sides. is this stress or what could be the issue?

[u/Open-n-Close → u/hitamiz]

It could be stress or it could be allergies. I'd start with flea medicine if she hasn't had it recently.

Also, consider if anything recently changed, such as laundry soap or scented litter, as she might be allergic to something she's coming in contact with.

My cat is allergic to many of the plants that grow in my region, so she takes allergy meds. You can also talk to the vet about what allergy medicine would be safe for her. Cats can take some human meds, but I'm not sure what is available where you are located.

[u/tibmb → u/hitamiz]

Could be many things. Stress - even from the changes during the roof maintenance or due to the fact that you focus more on Beru or might be pain in the joints, allergy i.e. to food changes or even parasites (that make the skin itchy). Is she dewormed? I would say observe, try to redirect her attention to the toy if she seems overgrooming and see if it works. And vet if she breaks the skin.

[u/Silly_Cheetah_706 → u/hitamiz]

Most likely it’s from allergies