Thanks so much for these ideas! I'll take them back to my friend. All she needs, i think, is a little hope, and encouragement to spend some of her sparse money rather than giving up on Moses.

I'll urge her to have his urine checked ASAP, and also to have Molly fixed. Scratching posts with attractive scents, and something to cover the door Moses has been scratching on, seem needed. Also, he seems to need more attention.

If the urinating problem still isn't fixed, then the possibility that Ellie is the problem should be looked at. Moses and Ellie have known eachother for awhile, but it's possible that Moses isn't welcoming her.

I think I have the info I need at this point. I wanted to have other peoples' opinions before i made a case to this friend.

Thanks for responding to this even though it was posted in the wrong forum...

Sara