I have made it back from cat land with my health and sanity in tack. I am sure the cats will tell my cousin Inga the same story.
What made it harder was that two of the cats are so sick they don’t move well enough to make it to the litter box. Midnight has the cat version of AIDS and arthritis so bad he can’t move his hind legs. He stays on a wee-wee pad on my cousin’s bed. I am not sure what is wrong with a large female, Mishka, but she just stays on a couch in her own room. The couch is covered by two wee-wee pads.
Besides changing the wee-wee pads twice a day there are also three litter boxes the other four cats use. I did remember to bring rubber gloves with me this time.
Inga lost her mother, father and husband all in the last 10 years and these cats are now her family. She had a very close knit family and has never lived alone. Inga told me she couldn’t stand coming home to an “empty” house and loves her cats very much, even if they are a lot of work and cost a lot of money. She probably spends more money on her cats then on her self.
I on the other hand I am very happy to get back to my cat free condo.
The World Through My Eyes 
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November 16, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Theresa
Welcome Home.
I am glad that you are back. I was just getting to know you and enjoy your music then you had to run. 🙂
Looking forward to continuing the process.
November 17, 2008 at 6:10 am
Indian Lake Papa
heh heh – welcome back ED. Our neighbor has two stray kittens – can I ship em to your condo ??
November 17, 2008 at 7:13 am
ric booth
Welcome home! You should get a medal or hazardous duty pay or something!
November 17, 2008 at 9:02 am
danielle
how very nice of you. sounds like a big, not too exciting, job.
November 17, 2008 at 11:50 am
tam
welcome home! i missed you.
and…
you are a saint.
and i am very sorry about all the loss your cousin has had to endure.
November 17, 2008 at 4:46 pm
edfromct
Hi Theresa, I am happy to be back and look forward to sharing some musical favorties.
Papa, we have plenty of stray cats in my neighborhood, thankfully they know they won’t get any handouts from me.
Ric, cat poop and throw-up is pretty toxic. My hands are a little sore from all the times I had to wash them. 🙂
Danielle, I would rather work live in a coal mine than with cats. Sorry cat lovers (Robert), I know they can provide good companionship, however I have no desire to live with them.
Tam, Thanks for the welcome back. Inga has been going through a rough stretch of years. Her cats do give her something to come home to. It is fuuny however to watch cat behavior. When Inga come back home after being away for over a week the cats pretty much ingnored her. It was like “Oh, are you back? Where is my food.” 🙂 A dog would have been jumping all over her.
November 23, 2008 at 5:01 pm
darla
Glad you survived all those kitties! I have a pic of one on my blog..let me know if it looks like one that you had to take care of.. 🙂