A couple of months ago I noticed that Arien had a sore on her tummy. I thought that her and Kira had gotten into a rough fight, and maybe Kira bit her hard enough to break the skin some. I took a picture and decided to keep an eye on it. Over the next few weeks I'd notice she'd be licking that spot a lot and I'd take a look at it and take another picture. Eventually I realized that she still had the spot and it had been 2 months since I first became aware of it. So she went to the vet. The vet felt that it was actually an allergic reaction to something in her environment changing. I avoid changing things, especially with the cats, but I also don't have control over the companies I purchase things from making changes without me knowing. So anyways, I have zero idea what caused this, but in order for it to heal, she needed to quit grooming it. Thus I bought the donut of shame. The first picture is quite literally Arien's immediate react to it. But as you scroll through, you may notice that she doesn't look mad in the later pictures. In fact, Arien almost seemed to like the donut. We noticed she was so calm and chill. Not only did she not hide in the basement while it rained, but she sat in the window to watch the rain. We consider making her wear the donut for the rest of her life, but that's not actually feasible. Haha! Plus, Kira was initially terrified of it and therefore of Arien. And while Kira got over her fear of Arien in the donut, they were no longer playing together. So we enjoyed the calm and chillness of Arien in the donut and looked into buying her a sweatshirt to wear instead as a long-term solution to when we need Arien to chill or not be afraid.
