Conference misery::feline

    Janet, has he had the cats checked for urinary tract infections?
    

    Janet,

    A friend of ours from Baltimore is flying up this afternoon.  I'll ask
    her for suggestions cause she's a real cat person!  Our Chubs just
    thinks she's the best thing since Fancy Feast.  Oh, I'll also suggest
    that she take another cat in.  I mean, it's my duty to, isn't it?  :^)

    Have you tried calling local shelters listed in the yellow pages to
    find out their policy?  How about local vets?  They may also know of
    people looking to adopt cats.  That is how we found ours, through our
    vet's assistant.  Cheryl

    
      YES!! YES!!! YES!!!!
    
      "Animal Rescue"....they're located in Maryland Line, MD on the MD/PA
    line, and I can DEFINITELY verify that they are "no-kill". My wife's
    sister lives in Ball-a-more, and she just got a dog named "Princess"
    from the shelter after her 16 year old "Rocky" died. Princess is a
    grade-1 "Sweetie". 
    
       I don't have the phone number, but you could probably call
    information and get it... The person we talk to is "Grace"....
    Address is: P.O. Box 35, 
                Maryland Line, MD 21105.
    
       This shelter is great.. My wife has visited there, and my Sis-in-Law
    has done volunteer work there with both the dogs 'n cats. They even
    resued a couple of sheep, a pig and some ducks.. They've recently done
    a LOT of building and renovating to add space for their charges, some
    of which have handicaps that prevent them from EVER probably being
    adopted.... One of the new facilities is the new "Cat House".
    
      We donate what we can to this shelter... (We currently have 11 dogs
    and 2.75 cats{"Smokey" only has 3 legs...he's.75, but does NOT realize
    he's 'handicapped'...thinks all cats should 'hop' instead of run on 4
    legs}, and ALL of our kids are throw-aways and get along with each
    other just fine, thank you...biggest dog and smallest cat are "best
    friends")
    
       John McD

    Unfortunately, our friend's business trip was cancelled (talk about
    last minute!) so I wasn't able to get any info out of her.  It sounds
    like you have a lead in the previous reply though!

    If the inn is full....offer extra money...that might work if the
    shelter is in desparate need of funds!

    I want to thank everyone for their responses. I am working with the
    co-worker on other possible causes... as in  - are all the cats having
    a problem or just one, can he isolate that one and get a urine sample,
    is the problem only in one spot and if so, do something to that
    spot....I've been through this routine so know most of questions to
    ask.
    
    However, I am forwarding note .3 to the person and will volunteer to
    drive the cats to the shelter if it comes to that.
    
    The co-worker sits near me, so he doesn't stand a chance of doing
    anything but what's best for the cats! 
    
    So, thanks again. Once again, noters to the rescue! If there's any
    update, I'll post it.
    
    janetb.
    (owned by Merlin and Rascal)
    
    

I just had to change the litter I was using last week because one of my cats
wasn't using the litter box sometimes.  I have bee using a certain type of 
litter since I got the cat, and over the past 4 months it has peed on the bed 4
times (3 different beds).  Took her to the vet to find out if there was
something wrong.  Apparently, there isn't...they told me to try to change
the type of litter I was using.  

So far so good....of course, it's only been a week.   He also told me to 
completely change (not just clean out) the litter box everyday.   Aye-ay-aye.
I'm compromising and doing every other day.....I can even leave the doors
open to the bedrooms....(while I cross my fingers each day of course).

Michele