The joy of this was blunted by the obvious illness of the cat. Joy was further blunted when the Fe Leuk test was positive. WonderVet did what he did with Opie: advised confinement away from other cats (vaccine is not 100% protective), optimal nutrition, medical care as needed and retest. Foffdaughter did these things. But having a Fe Leuk positive cat was a huge strain on her and her household. Shrink had to be confined to a bathroom for most of the time. Her health improved, her coat became more shiny and black, and her energy level improved. Her energy level improved so much, that she became impatient with her confinement. Her repeat test was positive. The spay procedure went well. The week her stitches came out, she managed to open a faucet on the sink. Of course the drain was shut.
Shrink continues to upgrade the quality of her life.
(Relocated on 09-22-2012 - - picture taken on 10-01-2012)
So Shrink lives with us now. She is amazingly loving, and she is fascinated by the rats, and sleeps on the ledge beside one of the aquariums. She cannot actually have much contact with them. At first they were rather freaked out, but now have resumed their normal ratty activities. 
Jam: a rat
As I am in and out multiple times each day, she has more human company than she probably wants. She still shows the displaced cat behavior that made her so hard to catch when she is faced with any new thing. She dashes beneath the bookcase and will not come out unless I actually touch her. Then she is fine. So far, the sound of the radio, CD music, and the sewing machine have sent her flying into hiding. I marvel that Foffdaughter ever found her, outside, in a huge yard. I had trouble finding her in a confined space the first time she "disappeared". Best of all there are no faucets in the quilt room. If she figures out the sewing machine, I'll put her to work!
