Notices by Dana 🐱 (dana@famichiki.jp), page 3

Weird question, but just in case -- Has anyone here in Japan given their cat anxiety meds? I know it's a thing in the US but given how Japan deals with mental illness for humans, I'm guessing it's not very common to prescribe it here.

We've brought Hime to our apartment now after two months of her being at Tomo's parents' house, and she still doesn't let anyone touch her, and won't even walk around when people are in the room. I think she's just an anxious girly (like me 🤷♀️ )

@sheepchase I know they've gotten more lenient on women's razors, so that makes sense! Another possibility would be to remove the battery and carry that with you, if it is removable.

@sheepchase 1. Yes, batteries are okay in carry on.
2. If it uses a lithium battery (which I'm guessing it does), no.

Jetlag sucks but deep cleaning the entire kitchen before 9 am does not

@chase 😂 thank you!

3 YEAR VISA
3 YEAR VISA

Is it too much to ask that Japanese product descriptions stop saying "Easy enough for a woman"

@mollymay5000 It's a bit frustrating it isn't cheaper. :/ I imagine a lot of people will skip it because of this, plus the lack of government/media messaging about it.

I hope that this evening, it becomes a case of "There's More Of Us Than There Are Of Them" and terror is avoided

#FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #Fascists #FarRight #Birmingham

We're flying back to Japan this morning, and while I really want to be back in our apartment, I also really want to be in the inlaws concrete fortress of a house.

@WataruTenkawa @pippa @brian You're probably right about church haha
I've also fainted at the doctor's office, after getting shots. The doctor said it's called vasovagal syncope.

@pippa @brian I just had this happen to me on my 13 hour flight to the US today. Thankfully didn't pass out or throw up, but it was rough. Going to the doctor is probably a good idea, but from personal experience, passing out can happen from really mundane things. But it is scary!

@dandelionwine I didn't, but I think some wards do pay a portion. Thankfully Tomo's parents are covering all the vet costs. ❤️

We told the obaachan that we have Himechan in our house and where to find us, but no one came to talk to us and no one tried to find Hime or Mugi. So they must just be stray cats being fed by the people in that house.
Either way, I don't feel bad taking them in and getting them fixed and taken care of to live spoiled lives with us.
After we catch Yuzu, we'll probably call an NPO to hopefully do TNR on the rest of the colony.

An interesting development though...
Tomo and I walked around the neighborhood and spotted 4 cats just on one street! So we started talking to an obaachan and she said the cats belonged to the house behind her. She said they have so many cats and they don't get them fixed so they keep having babies and she's seen some get hit by cars and die in front of her house. 😰
The conclusion we've come to is that they're stray cats that these people feed and probably don't keep in their house.

Cat update:
We've decided to name the cat we catch Hime. She is still very skittish and scared, but getting better. Tomo's mom brought her to the vet and the vet said she's 6 months old, which means she's probably Mugi's littermate. She got her vaccines and she'll get fixed on Tuesday.

@heinragas @mikako6 Aww, she's so cute!

The other cat has a big scratch down its face so I'm glad we caught it. The vet is closed today so I think Tomo's brother will bring it tomorrow. It's set up in a little room with a ring camera, just like we did with Mugi at first.

This is Yuzu. What a cutie!

Cat trap was delivered, in-laws set it up with food. Yuzu (what we've decided to call the orange and brown cat that seems to be Mugi's littermate) went in, ate all the food, and left because it's too light to set off the trap! So they set it up again with a weight on the trap, and sure enough, within 20 minutes, they caught a cat. A different cat. 😂

This one seems to be related to Mugi and Yuzu, about the same size with a similar face, but brown striped with a white belly.