Jake and Shannon were probably abused before they got to the shelter, so they’re probably as “normal” as they’re ever going to be, poor things.
I don’t recall: Do cats smell as bad with wet fur as dogs do?
I need to go take half a pain pill so I can hang up the shirts. Usually, sitting for 30 minutes takes care of it, but not today. And the bottom is dropping out of the barometer, so no wonder my lower back hurts.
They were both rescued from feral litters, so I’m sure they had some trauma. There’s Jake’s terror of plastic bags, for example.
And no, they don’t smell bad when they’re wet: just like “rainy outdoors.”