The "tenant", as she is currently known, was started on anti-biotics yesterday and will have a full vet evaluation tomorrow morning. We have had no replies to any of the ads about her.

We do not have any local rescue groups to go through regarding vet care, but we have a well established relationship with our regular vet, who provides the car for the existing three cats and four dogs. He also checked one of the rats for us twice. I think we will be responsible for one wall of his new clinic when it is built

As for owner responsibility, it is a wonderful thought, but in our area, it isn't a given. We could ask, but we wouldn't have a legal leg to stand on since we would have sought non-emergency vet care for their property. If they chose to reimburse us, it would be one thing, but we couldn't force the situation.

DH and the boys have started working on a name for her. Twenty four hours from now, we head to the vet and at that point, she is here to stay.