Okay, this is a tough one.

The situation is: we've decided to let my son's girlfriend spend her
senior year in high school here. This in itself has a rich and
interesting background, but since this is a cat newsgroup, I'll get on
to the cat part.

She has a six-year old, spayed female moggie in southern california.
Her mom has not expressed any interest in keeping the cat when she
moves to Illinois in September. This cat has some undiagnosed health
issues, and a few behavioral issues which include peeing on bedclothes
and "acting crazy" (which frankly just sounds like the kitty freaking
out to get the wiggles out). The peeing thing seems to be a
cat-litter, stress issue. The cat currently lives with a senior
neutered male and an incredibly bad-tempered jack-russell terrier in a
VERY tiny house.

She loves this cat, and though I don't know the kitty well, the brief
introduction I had was very positive.

So, I want to help. Here are my options:

1. Find a host family near LA.
2. Find a host family in the Minneapolis area
3. House the kitty with my brother, who misses his cat and may very
well house this kitty in his part of the house without ever coming
into contact with the current resident (see my previous post)
4. Try to integrate the kitty into OUR household, with a skittery
bengal who has refused our stray adoption, but may react differently
to an older, spayed female.

The former possibilities may be hard but better for the cat. The
latter would also be hard but better for my son's girlfriend.

I'm leaning toward trying to take the kitty into our house given my
new, improved info supplied by Megan. The cat sounds playful, and may
make a great foil for Louis the bengal. On the other hand, she may be
a "single-cat-household" cat, which would mean we have peeing by Louis
and her at the same time.

I'm hoping someone talks some sense into me, since I'm currently
heartbroken that my son's girlfriend may completely lose touch with
her beloved kitty.

Final postscript: this girlfriend will be getting her own place next
summer, and will be able to take the kitty back.

Looking for useful suggestions, new ideas, and a general patting on
the back saying "everything will work out fine".

BLink