Hey guys, this will be long but perhaps another cat lover who's had similar experience and can offer some ideas/advise. I have 3 indoor cats. 2 senior females that have been together in my household for 13 years and adult male who's been with us last 5 years. Everybody is altered. One of the "old ladies" has been having behavioral issues since my twin boys started toddling around the house. It was about this same time when I had to have my 2 original cats put down. the white and gray are my boys who had died, and the all gray is Shari (my problem child) here is my Mom petting Shari and the one in forefront is Toffi (another old lady, 15) she's a tortoiseshell. Shari's age can only be estimated as she was about 4 when she wandered up to us and never left. We had no info of her prior life. She's around 17 now. here is Shari today. She had started peeing/pooping on my hardwood floor despite litter boxes all over the place. I tried everything! Catnip stuff, pheromone diffusers, enzymatic cleaners, you name it. Finally I had a cat shrink (for real!) come to the house and he put her on Prozac which did help. She'd still have issues on and off though but only on occasion. About a year after all this started I had a new cat join our family. Maxi. got him off craigslist from family who'd spent 850$ for him as kitten few months prior and then couldn't stand the "white hair everywhere". I was missing that "white hair", crying daily after my two boys died, so I took Maxi. Maxi is very "alpha", and wanted to play which I know didn't help Shari's behavior. Last few months though things were ok. She's been sleeping in her bed under a chair in my living/music room with her food/water bowl on one side and litter box on the other, as it has been for few years now. She's been ok, just getting OLD. Last few days she started meowing and yowling at night. Her appetite is great and she uses her littler box. Nothing else is out of ordinary except lack of grooming that recently has become very obvious with matted coat (she does not tolerate being brushed any more so I only do it gently when she lets me). Last night she was calling out again and since it was a saturday night I had little time to experiment. I went to her and just sat with her. She would calm down. As soon as I left her she started "calling" again... I can't afford vet visit now (husband still looking for a job). Does anyone have experience with similar to this? I feel like I should take her to the vet but would have to borrow $$$ for that. I know with urine and blood work it's not gonna be lower than 250-300$ which I just don't have laying around. She's had UTI in a past but I can tell by the way she smells with UTI. She's had URI as well, but it's not that either. Her breathing is fine, eyes not watery like she gets when allergies hit her... Is it common for elderly cats to get ... Confused? And just need to be comforted?...