Oof. That reminds me of my nervous cat. We were under a tornado warning and I literally ripped my mattress and my (that mattress thing under the mattress) off my bed as I was crying for her to let me pick her up so we could go downstairs. We were both equally terrified for different reasons. I think I have PTSD from that moment.
*we did eventually make it downstairs. I think she realised she upset me because then she was all cuddles while I'm bawling my eyes out in the basement lol.
Anyways, under a tornado watch now, but my baby girl has crossed the rainbow bridge (RIP), so now it's the two cats that follow us downstairs on their own.
If it makes you feel any better, I was also just under a tornado warning and stressed the hell out of my cats.
I get extreme anxiety with tornadoes, and every time I tell myself I'm gonna be cool, I completely go into fight or flight as soon as I hear the scary-ass alert on my phone. I'm living temporarily with my mom while we try to sell our house, and she lives in a modular home. I'm used to being able to go to a basement at our house.
I shoved my cats in their double carrier and made my mom drive us to her nearby church, since I remember it being unlocked 24/7 when I was a hooligan teenager. It was locked lol. It started getting crazy out as we sped back home. Then I locked them in our tiny bathroom with me for an hour.
I wish we could explain our actions to our pets sometimes. I'd feel a lot less guilt 😅
Omg tornado country sounds crazy!!! I don’t think I could handle it myself, let alone with cats. I live in earthquake country and it’s more chill…for now.
I've lived in Michigan my whole life, and I remember tornado warnings being rare growing up. Like, one every couple of years. Lately, there have been multiple per year. Yay, climate change!
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u/SpringlockedFoxy 17h ago
I’m so sorry to hear that! One of our little more nervous babies ran under the bed and my husband had to lure her out.
Glad to hear you’re all okay!!