OK...sounds good. Maybe your in-laws will restore the vet's faith in human nature!

Still, would one of your profs take it on just as a class discussion? Is there a class where this would fit? You'd be a TOTALLY informed kitty-aunt by the time that was done.

PS - if your MIL is literally just 'rubbing her tummy' and she pees...sounds like she is responding to some stimulation, and is not being 'squeezed'. If that is what is happening, that sounds hopeful.