I do know that the one relative donates to the Humane Society. But I
was thinking of maybe donating to someplace that researches and finds
cures for cat illnesses. The relative's cat has an uncommon illness so
I thought maybe it would be nice to donate to someplace that would most
likely do research on that illness. The problem is that I don't know of
any organizations that do that. The only place I know of is a
veterinary college in my state.

I just feel a little strange donating to a charity as someone's
Christmas present. I guess because no one I know has ever done that
before. Of course, it's a lot better than giving them some useless
gift. Over the past several years they've been given numerous gifts by
family and friends that they don't use or have never opened. Things
from CDs and DVDs to kitchen appliances. At least the money donated
would be put to use instead of being put into a gift that spends years
sitting in the closet untouched. But it still seems strange.