Her reasoning of the cats being too much work is ridiculous! Buddy, bless his heart, is much more needful and more to handle than Julie. She only asks for her food, a clean litter box and a nice window to sit by. Buddy requires much attention, grooming, letting him out and in to do his business... He gets very jealous if Jules is getting more attention and he will start barking or whining and pouting. He likes to shred Kleenex, get in the trash, scratch on the doors....
She should never have taken them in the first place if she was not willing to go the whole nine yards with them.