I am so grateful to you! There is hopeful news - someone from another board will adopt Buttercream *if* her vet says it's ok, as her pugs are allergic but are on meds. She has a call into her vet now; he's in surgery, and she'll let me know as soon as she hears from him. The only 'caveat' is that she will have Buttercream declawed, as a safety precaution for her dogs' protruding eyes - which I understand. I personally don't like declawing, but it's certainly preferable to what the cat's had thus far. I'll let you all know!