Introducing Paladin

People who know us or follow my personal blog will know of our cat, Paladin.

During our stay at Mom’s place while the RV was being serviced, and initial travel, he was boarded at an excellent place in Portland, Cats in the City. They sent daily updates on how he was doing, and how much they loved him and his snuggles.

On Sunday we collected him. They were sad to see him go. He wasn’t overly thrilled about being in the carrier and truck:

Paladin in carrier

While stopped for groceries, I let Paladin loose in the truck:

Paladin loose in the truck

He wasn’t sure that was much of an improvement at first:

Paladin in the back seat

Though settled down by my feet:

Paladin by my feet

I put him back in the carrier before Jenn got back to the truck.

Once we got to our coach, we let him out again. Here’s Paladin under the desk:

Paladin under the desk

Looking for a place to hide:

Paladin finding a place to hide

He hid for a while, as is normal for cats in a new place, but came out before long, and enjoyed the heated tile floor:

Paladin enjoying the heated tile floor

We set up a new top-entry litter box, which he seemed to accept:

Paladin using the new litter box

It didn’t take too long to resume his normal snuggly ways:

Jenn and Paladin snuggling

Jenn and Paladin snuggling

We set up his food and water by our table; here he’s eating breakfast with us:

Paladin eating breakfast with us

I opened the windows when it got warmer, and Paladin was intrigued by the smellovision:

Paladin with an open window

Paladin looking out an RV window:

Paladin looking out RV window

We got a new water fountain for him:

Paladin drinking from new water fountain

We moved it a bit further from the power outlet; water and electricity isn’t an ideal mix:

Paladin drinking from water fountain

Paladin seems to have settled in quite quickly; he’s still concerned by some noises in the campground, but seems generally happy.

We planned things so he’d have several days to settle in. Of course, the real challenge will be when we move the coach tomorrow; bringing in the slides and driving down the road. No doubt he’ll freak out about that, but hopefully will get more comfortable with it in time. I’ll post an update on how that goes.

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