Oh NO, Lori ... I so hate to hear this!!! I am really feeling like Ripley just wants everything to have his scent on it ... you know, sort of a "christening"! Hopefully once he has sprayed everything it will stop!!! I know, not much consolation, huh? Surely, this won't stop Richard from letting you have Baloo? Cats will be cats .... you have to take the moment of nawtee along with all the wonderfully blissful times!!!

Maybe you can get this across to Richard? Hey, if you had toddlers in the house, there is no guarantee one of them wouldn't immediately spill cherry kool-aid on the carpet, or throw-up on it! How about as soon as you drive a brand new car off the lot, and you ding your door at Wal-Mart parking lot ... or better yet, your precious baby spits up all over the new plush interior!!! Am I getting anywhere? These things happen ... now get out there and FIGHT > FIGHT> FIGHT!!!

(((HUGS)))
Kim