PHOTOS · THIS MORNING 00:00:00

the cat has not blinked since the closet opened

A beige short-haired cat pressed into the corner of a couch, staring unblinking at the camera, with an open grey plastic pet carrier sitting out of focus in the foreground The same cat seen from behind, walking down a hallway toward an open door with morning light The same cat sitting on a chair in a vet's waiting room, other pet carriers visible on the floor behind it

7:04 am. the carrier is out. he has not blinked.