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  • Amy MasonTurtlecatpurrz@sfba.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 6:24 PM

    @kellyromanych Thank you. He is mostly prone to escaping only if he thinks we are being separated. It’s been hard because leaving him is always a challenge. He did that with a healing hip. It dislocated on Sunday, his first old man injury with me. I dosed him with his meds and put him in crate just to run my ballot to the drop box. Was gone for an hour was hoping he’d sleep. Wanted him to stay still while I was gone. He had other ideas.

    Just hoping his hip keeps healing now, I don’t know what his story was, but clearly he bonded hard to me and I want to do right by him.

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  • KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)kellyromanych@mastodon.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 6:35 PM

    @Turtlecatpurrz oh my your hands are full for sure. I'm happy to share what I've learned, or resources I've found, for dogs who have big emotions. I've always had dogs, and Geo has needed me to learn new things for sure.

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  • Amy MasonTurtlecatpurrz@sfba.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 6:38 PM

    @kellyromanych I really appreciate that. I am ready for cats again but I think that Bob may have decided this is a one Bob household for now, so I’ll love on him and do what I can to help him trust. I thought getting a senior would be easier… not health wise of course, but behaviorally.

    I guess not.

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  • Amy MasonTurtlecatpurrz@sfba.social
    Oct 31, 2026, 12:55 AM

    @kellyromanych Thank you! I’ll definately be checking it out. The trainer and pet sitter both said to go with a hard side style carrier so I got him one of those. He’s easy to love, and challenging to live with, but they are all always worth it.

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  • KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)kellyromanych@mastodon.social
    Oct 31, 2026, 2:40 AM

    @Turtlecatpurrz plastic is a safe option. Glad your trainer & sitter recommended that. I did a bit of poking around. There are airline approved plastic crates that have wheels and handles that could work as pull behind ( not telescoping ). Also, there are some plastic cat carriers with wheels and telescoping handles for pull behind. They have been able to accomodate small dogs, too. Maybe the trainer or sitter has had experience with these travel carriers.

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  • Amy MasonTurtlecatpurrz@sfba.social
    Oct 31, 2026, 3:18 AM

    @kellyromanych It’s a good thought. The one I ended up with is just a basic crate but it has top and front entry. The folks who work phones at chewy are godsends. I get so overwhelmed looking at this stuff. I might get him a roll behind later if I need but for most trips he’s either just on harness or going from apartment directly to car so roll behind doesn’t matter as much.

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