Quote Originally Posted by catmandu View Post
ITS A SHAME YOU CANT TELL THAT WHATS AT STAKE.
Wow, Gary -- you are SO right! I keep wanting to say to them, "Do you not GET it? This is the best gig you're going to get, so don't be acting like this!"

Unfortunately, these particular cats don't seem to speak English.

One constructive thing I've done this morning was to switch vets; when I called today to make an appointment to check Meg's bite wound, I was told that the vet who has been seeing my cats is now "no longer with them". This is at least the 5th vet I've had with this practice in the past 8 years -- which says something to me about the practice. (The care has always been good up to now -- but I've also not had any major problems, either, so it only bothered me a little that the staff seemed to be in a revolving door.) Adding that to the "trainer on staff" who never returned my calls asking for help, it seemed as though it's time to make the break.

The vet to whom I'll be taking Meg this afternoon is affiliated with the Cat Network here in St. Louis, which is a no-kill shelter/cat rescue organization -- this makes me think that they may well have done more work with cats, and they'll at least have a little bit better idea about what solutions we might have for our problems. (They also come highly recommended by my Wheaten Terrier "dog-sister" -- my Mom & Dad really love these vets.)

Maybe they won't have any better ideas for me, but at least I feel as though I'm trying to do something to make the situation better.

By the way, everybody, thanks so much for all your kindness as we go through this stressful situation. Your support means more than you realize!

Big hugs,
Diana