Sigh....I think I did jinx it, as I haven't heard back from the woman who expressed an interest in Matilda. I left a message for her a few days ago hoping that she would at least let me know one way or another so that we could move onto Plan B. The fact that she hasn't called or texted to give me a polite "no" really bothers me. Why can't people just be courteous? Is the fear of an awkward conversation that overwhelming?

As to Plan B, I'm really at a loss. We've made some progress getting the cats to peacefully coexist, but we have a long way to go. Izzy still gets aggressive with Matilda here and there, and Matilda still gets aggressive with Henry, who then hides under something.

And Matilda has a few behavioral issues that we'll need to contend with, namely that she is really food obsessed. Everything edible has to be put away or she will go after it. She's ripped through ziploc bags to get at things. While I could fully transition Izzy to eating at set times, Henry is a bit of a grazer. We struggle as it is to get him to eat wet food "on command." So we also leave out some high-protein dry food from he and Izzy. But we won't be able to do that with Matilda. She'll eat all of it. We might be able to deal with it when we're home and our schedule is pretty typical, but vacations will prove to be a challenge. We have one coming up and, as it is, she'll have to stay in her room upstairs (and likely go completely bonkers).

So, this is a long way of saying that the situation isn't ideal. I love Matilda. She has a really big personality for such a small cat, and she clearly adores us. But I don't know how long we can allow the current situation to persist.