I placed a carefully worded ad about Jedi several weeks ago. I have found someone who is willing to take her and although that thrills me, it also concerns me. I am not in the habit of adopting out a cat with so many issues, and lately she has started spraying! She is not sick per se, she just is outside during the day and I have outside kitties who spray so she is marking her territory. It is not the small short spurts of urine that signify a UTI it’s more like “Hey Mom, this spruce is on fire! Let me put it out!” I have to say for a female, it is quite an impressive hose she has there. *G*

Since the spraying is a new behavior for her, putting her into a home just doesn’t seem like the right option. Mike and I have been discussing about building a special cage for her- a big playground type of cage off our back porch. If she gets into the barn cat food, the diarrhea starts. If she slips into the house and gets into that food, the diarrhea starts and it explodes out of her poor girl. I know it’s a food sensitivity because when she stays on her special canned food- she is fine. She’s also started to bite people and that is a new behavior. It’s a love bite on the face, but it is hard and it hurts. I can’t in good conscious take her to a stranger and expect them to understand her and accept her behavior. Instead, I will call Hannah and explain and perhaps get to to accept a kitten or a cat who is completely healthy.

I have a feeling deep in my soul that Jedi is living on borrowed time. I can’t explain it, but with all she’s been through; being dumped deep in the mountains then in the vets for two weeks of isolated treatments and everything else, I just feel like her time with us is short. I think the best option is to try and scrape together enough funds to build her a special cage where she can play, stay safe and eat the right foods. Mike says we are looking at about $200.00 to do it right. If it keeps her safe, it will be worth the time and effort to build it and make it her new place.