I love it when you talk like that! LOL!
It sounds like something I'd do!
As for Chip, no hurry. As I've said before and will continue to say, it's his ball park, his bat and ball, and he calls the game. He can take his sweet little kitty time about all of it, and I'll just be grateful for the glimpses I get of him, and for the satisfaction of knowing he doesn't have to fight for a bed, or food or even water. He can sleep as long as he wants, and do whatever he chooses, and when I feel like I have to take him to the vet for his FIV, I'll try to do it as gently as possible and try not to stress him.
He's a good kitty and I want him to know he's at home here.
If you have to take Chip to the vet, you can ask the vet to give him a tranquilizer. Then he won’t remember the stress. When Anoreth was born, our cat Agnes had a nervous breakdown about the strange animal in the apartment, and the vet gave her a shot that made her very relaxed and snoozy for a couple of weeks, while she got used to it.
I’ll telephone, I’ll email. If necessary, I’ll ask Mr. Vasquez at the Diocese for help again. He replies to emails!
Maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised ... we’ll see. I don’t understand why it should be difficult. Just pick out a day and time, print out the information we need, Lourdes and I can come to her office and discuss it, and we’re done in half an hour.