Kind of Mad...

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

It's always difficult having friends help out like this. Puts you in a tough position.

I've had a cat sitter for the last couple of years, and she's great. I started having her come in before either one of my kitties was taking medicine, and she has cheerfully accepted every new addition of instructions since then - which includes giving them each medicine with different doses, etc.

She charges $14.00 a day for two kitties, and she will also bring out mail in. She might even water the plants if I asked her to, but that hasn't been an issue.

$14.00 doesn't sound like a lot, but when you're gone on a 10 day vacation, it quickly adds up and can definitely add to the overall cost of the vacation, but to me it's worth it for the kitty's sakes. If Tubby didn't need his daily Pepcid, and they were both younger, I might consider having her come in every other day, but that's not an option anymore.

I don't know what prices will be like in CA compared to IL, but I would think they would be similar, although it would probably be more since you have more cats. However, after re-reading your post, it sounds like knowing the kitties are being taken care of to your standards would well be worth the money.

Hopefully the kitties are all ok - 'specially little Micah. I'm sure they were all happy to see you were home so things could get back to normal.