She said that she's working on picking up Kiara tomorrow if she can work the schedule out w/the woman! So something must have sunk in. It might've been when I told her "Do you know how lucky you are to be able to find a foster home for Kiara? I don't care how many people or rescue agencies you call right now, they'll all tell you that they're full. You have no idea how difficult it is; there are so many cats needing homes. And you'll never find a better foster mom than Suzy. I should know; I got her started in rescue work." She then acknowledged "Suzy does sound like a really nice person." This is what gets me, I guess. Rescuers have to pass their litmus test and yet it's the rescuers who are doing their job for them! (There I go again, sorry.)

I think this case got to me so quickly because my very first cat rescue back in the day (except for when I was a little girl and rescued (read: dragged) cats home was my RB Peeka, who had to have her tail amputated, too. I know what a tough road she had ahead of her, the pain she experienced and the problems that were averted because of my wonderful vet who knew just where to cut. He said that if he cut too far, Peeka wouldn't be able to use the litter box or jump or even balance herself. But he did it right and Peeka lived to be 14 til she passed of acute renal failure. I hope and pray that this vet knew where to cut on Kiara so that she has none of those problems. I guess right now I need to focus only on getting her out of that house and we'll deal w/whatever comes later.