Well it looks like Creamsicle better find a home fast. I'm trying all places I can think of to post for him but I have all these other stray cats now to look after and try to help.

Here is what Shaunna said in an e-mail this morning:


Hi Melissa,

Thanks for all your help in this. I just posted to freecycle, so maybe we'll get something there. I put an auto-feeder in there for him and he went to town. As long as he gets what he wants, he seems ok. but the minute you try to restrict him, it's piss on the floor, spray on the door. He really wants out to roam today. Maybe I'll upgrade him to a bigger space in the form of the basement if it's more roaming room he wants.

In the mean time, do you have any suggestions on how to clean the floor/bathroom that will remove his stink?

I don't want to put him back outside either, after all I just paid to get him fixed up and he is a really sweet cat. But if I can't trust him to keep it in the litter box, I can't keep him either. I've tried to talk sense into him, but he's a cat.

And I should put some of this in perspective for you too. I was just diagnosed with cancer yesterday. I can't really take on the proper care of a stray cat on top of that. Especially considering I'm for all intents and purposes unemployed. And my doctor told me I need to avoid anything that could introduce new bacteria into my body (stray cat anyone??). I didn't tell him about Creamsicle because I'm sure he'd advice me to get him out of the house. Strays have lots of bacteria. So that's going on too and is really forcing me to get him out sooner rather than later. Not that any of this is your problem as I'm the one who decided to take him in and care for him. But it is also making it hard for me to give him the proper care he needs.

Again, thanks and hope to talk to you soon. I hope you don't think I"m mean cat woman. I'm not. It's all just really bad timing.

Shaunna