The IT thing went over like a lead balloon. They aren't allowed near our animals anymore. You would think when we go on a trip living next door you would ask your relatives. I leave instructions that specify they are not allowed in our home.Oh my. No one would ever refer to Penelopy as an "IT" because she perpetually acts like she's in heat (although not as loud), even though she was spayed on December 23rd. She's a slinky little girl! My brother actually thought she wasn't spayed yet.
As dysfunctional as my family was, when it came to critters, we at least did right by them and always made sure they were spayed and neutered. I was raised with that idea, even before I knew what it meant to spay and neuter. I was sad as a little kid that we wouldn't have kittens (that's all that I understood about spaying/neutering at the time), but with time I learned just how many kittens there were in the world.