funny, my situation is sorta the reverse.....i teach first grade and all my cats were "dropped off" at school and i took them all home with me over the past 4 years or so....at school i am known as the cat lady....in fact, my daughter cataholic has one of the school "drop offs" her beautiful darling tenny....since he was a tuxedo of course she "claimed" him right away....in fact she was studying for a law school exam at home when i called her to come to school quickly as the kitty was sooo tiny and as it turned out ill she took him to the vet the same day....all that is in the past....he is now a big, beautiful boy.....all the other cats were striped tabbys and they all were "claimed" by me....the tabby mom....we so looove all our cats!