It was hard, tibs, but the fact is that DH and I learned from experience that we are comfortable with two cats and that three pushes us over the edge. Also, I just prefer male cats, another decision based on experience. The shelter is having a big shindig tomorrow with a lot of guests, and I don't fear for a moment that the little girl will be adopted. I won't be able to pick up the boys until Thursday, and their presence with her tomorrow will probably focus more attention on her than if she were alone in a cage. But I did think that she would be lonely without her brothers, and knowing about the shindig helped me feel better about that.

Thanks for the input Nina and mazer! yes, the greetings were done on leash, and actually that is an issue that I am currently working on with both girls on walk. They both get over excited and bark etc when they see another dog on leash walking anywhere near us. Kinda funny because we had twice to work on that issue this morning. I am treating heavily every time we see another dog on leash (esp on of our neighbors dogs, a female lab that is oh so sweet and laid back) and while I have not extinguished the behavior yet, I think we are making progress. I am still waiting to hear from the behaviorist, but that may take a few days since they are all volunteers. The lady that we met with yesterday said there were not alot of apps out on boot (which I can't fathom cause he's a great lil guy) and that we might try again, which we are for. The big obstacle with that is that boot is being fostered about an hour and a half away. Definitely either way, yes, only a boy will work with my pack. mazer, Sadie is a 12 year old Ridgeback/greyhound mix (thus the uber strong prey drive) and she does have arthritis. She also has some liver issues, elevated ALK. We very recently ruled out CD. I may talk to the vet about pain meds, but she doesn't show any outward signs of pain. She does pant sometimes at odd times (one of the reasons CD was suspect in addition to some muscle weakness). I also recently put her on Sam-E in addition to milk thistle and she has perked up some since then. Not sure why it didn't dawn on me that she could be guarding because of her weakened physical issues..thanks for pointing that out. I know that either way things will work out they way they need to and I am still cautiously hopeful. I brought a towel home that I rubbed all over boot for the girls to sniff (thanks for that suggestion nina). Tasha shows interest, Sadie, not so much. thanks again ya'll for input! I value your opinions. :)

That's good news. When I rescued Mia we did all the tests and she tested negative for heart worms. So she was started on the preventative. We brought her a few weeks later for blood work before spaying. She tested lightly positive so we had to delay spay and go through the dreaded heart worm treatment. Vet said she likely was just infected the first test but not enough to register. Boy it is very difficult to keep a little puppy quiet and still! Everything went well and she was able to get spayed.

What a cute kitten. Sometimes I miss having a cat around. Speaking of Hide and Seek, a ripple rug pretty much saved my life (or at least my legs) when I had my daughter’s cat for a couple of weeks. I don’t think he likes me most of the time, so he would attack my legs and bite through the jeans. Wearing him out with that rug helped. Of course it would be a lot cheaper to make it yourself with some carpet and Velcro. A lot of fun for them.