As for cat stuff, I could probably get my regular housesitter, but I am feeling so tight with money right now, going to see if I can cobble together shifts of my neighbors nearby (who have offered before, my cats ...ok MK and Loki... are attention sluts) and the also-near newly married couple and roommate in exchange for dinners or labor or something. Otherwise it would be a few hundred bucks.

Yeah, crazy expensive. Sadly Kittenish disappears if strangers come in. The only people who see her are my mom and Jilli (apparently petticoats and long black feathers are the way to her little, black heart?) and I doubt they could med her. Without serious trauma for all.

I see her too! Well I haven't in awhile, but I used to. SO cute.

True! And P used to see her when she'd stay with me in San Diego. But we don't spend time in my place now, so she hasn't seen her in years.

It's a very select group.

She's given up hunting my slippers in exchange for hunting a stuffed baby leopard. Same yowls. She did it last night. Adorable.

I want to test it before the flight as he tends to meow the entire time in the carrier

My brother's cat Vitya (full name Victor Penguinovich) did that the entire flight from Moscow to DC. The vet wouldn't give them any tranqs for some reason. They were at the point they were trying to spoon feed him red wine just to avoid being killed by other passengers.

Which, um, they weren't, if that helps. Probably not the most comforting thing I could have brought up. Sorry.

She's given up hunting my slippers in exchange for hunting a stuffed baby leopard. Same yowls. She did it last night. Adorable.

Aww! Though...I don't know if it could possibly be as cute as her growling as she wrestled your slipper down the hall.

Devi's the one they never see (though the awesome petsitters do see her..you have to stick around for a while before she becomes brave enough.) MK and Loki? Hard to avoid.

So far I've got one volunteer (who already has my key and has done the diabetic cat routine before! Whoo!) and the rest are probably asleep.

Hey, anyone know of a public scheduling website? We've used stuff for availability for meetings, but really, I'd like to be able to set up basically a signup sheet for the shots..

My catsitters always start out their little notes of what got done on each visit with the words "Amarna is such a nice cat--and so very talkative!!" Yes, I have a cat with the reputation of being ultra-meowy to everyone who comes to the door.

We definitely had the flax. It's the only reason I knew what that was as an eight year old. What's the bell for?

The bell was the best part--it's how you opened and closed each session. We just loved to bang on it before we started trading cards.

When are you away, sara? I might be able to help out.

I'll send you the email I send out, lisah.