So.

Oreo appears to be terrified of the shower. Or rather, terrified about either Hubbyfink or me being in the shower. He's just fine slurping up dribbles of water from the tap or lounging in the tub when it's dry. However, at six this morning he unleashed caterwauling and crying the likes of which I'd never heard and all because Hubbyfink was showering. Oreo howled and howled from the safety of our bedroom door and no amount of my hollering, corporal cuddling, or spritzing him with the water bottle would shut him up. Hubbyfink takes VERY long showers. He finally quieted when Hubbyfink emerged, unscathed, from the shower and I was able to fall back to sleep.

When it was my turn in the tub a few hours later, Oreo stood in the middle of the bathroom and resumed his howling and caterwauling. I peeked around the curtain at him to assure him that I was okay. I even tried coaxing him onto the ledge of the tub -- Margie's favorite hangout when I'm showering -- to no avail. When I was again out of his sight, he resuming crying and howling. When I finished and stepped onto the bath mat, he calmed down.

We need to fix this neurosis pronto.