Ok here's the scoop....

SABRINA - Last night I was finally able to let Sabrina out of the cpu room for late night feeding time. Things went fairly well, only one hiss, but she ate nicely with her sister. I played with them a bit and they seemed to all be getting along.

JOSH - ALL NIGHT poor little Josh the spitfire, leaped at the doorknob, rattled the door and meowed! I didn't get much sleep since that room borders the wall of my bedroom (which of course doesn't have a door on it because of the stairway design) and it's right by my bed! I didn't get too much good sleep last night. I was able to let him out for breakfast this morning. We had about 3 hisses and a swat but basically he ate nicely then just kinda ignored everyone else so he got to stay out, which he's much happier about.

CAMI -

Last night, no urine sample. This morning, no urine sample. This afternoon, no urine sample. Sheesh. Any other time she pees up the side of the sandbox and I could have used a syringe to suck up a sample from the edge of the sandbox. Do you think she could be counted on for that when I need a urine sample?? NO. The bugger butt decided now was the time to put your rump down on the litter.

Came home tonight with a new tactic. Change the hooded litterbox I had in there with the open top one from upstairs, normally she can't keep her butt down in that one. Well I put her in it and she starts to squat, however I was prepared for such an event. I had a 3oz paper cup in my hand and just stuck it under her. That made her raise her butt so I could catch some pee. Of course I got my hand peed on in the process but I did get a bit of pee. Not enough though.

Call mom for advice. Try mom's suggestion of putting Cami in cpu room with me with NO sandbox and wait till she has to go potty. So I bring her in here, and let the other cats go in the sandbox in the bathroom. After a couple hours Cami wakes up and starts meowing and heading for the door to let me know 'hey mom I gotta go potty'. So I quick check the bathroom for other cats, coast is clear, and go back, get Cami, and take her to the bathroom sandbox. I put her down, she smells the other cat's have been in her sandbox and starts to squat. Again I'm prepared with a paper cup and get another bit of a sample, and peed on again.

Between the two samples I have enough to run the urinalysis at work tomorrow! YAY!!! So I let Cami out and NO HISSING as of yet and it's been 1/2 hour!! DOUBLE YAY!!!

Apparently my house is back to normal.....Unless Cami tests out fine then I need a urine sample from Bear just in case. Whoo boy! LOL