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Small-Scale Question Sunday for December 4, 2022

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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My family had a cat when I was little, but it was effectively feral and very destructive, and spent as much time as it could hanging out with strays and hunting small animals and birds (honestly no idea why we kept that beast, in a city at that). So I didn't care much for cats after that. Eventually things happened and I ended up having a very beautiful and affectionate (though stubborn and independent) juvenile cat, and it became a big source of happiness for me. It wasn't dog-like at all and took a patronizing attitude towards me, but that was cute too. Now it's old and remains in Russia. It likes the place more than it likes me, I suspect, and it's a bit too timid and fragile for travel. Still, I feel like kind of an asshole here.

I feel sorry for your cat. Do you mind explaining why you decided to leave it in Russia? (It remains is passive whereas it feels like this was your choice.)

Because cats are a poor fit for hotel lifestyle.

Ahh, good point! I didn't think about the fact that you probably had to leave quickly. Unfortunate, sorry to hear.

When my boss was moving to Cyprus he told us taking his cat with him resulted in a whole separate section in his checklist. Vaccination, chipping, deworming, airplane travel arrangements, hotel arrangements, pet-friendly rentals, food, bowls, water, favorite scratching post, medicine if needed...

And that was a controlled move in 2018, not a hurried semi-evacuation in 2022.