Minutus

We have an 8m.o. neutered male cat with worms. We rescued him at
3m.o. at the park and neutered him at 4.5m.o. He had a horrible case
of fleas which cleared up with one dose of a spot treatment (combined
with treating the environment.)

This cat will eat *anything* he sees us eating or preparing. He's
eaten shredded beets, plain cooked beans, diced apples, you name it.
He will eat through bags (bread, rice, etc.) to get to the food
inside. The only thing I haven't seen him eat a second time, given
the chance, was my husband's diet cola. (At least he has a *little*
sense!)

This cat has an *intense* desire to travel/roam. We have a tag on his
collar with his name and our address phone number. It seems every
evening we get a different person dropping him off at our door or a
different person calling for us to come get him. He goes a different
direction each evening.

The cat is very relaxed while being both fearless and adventuresome.
While we've tried to secure the house to keep him home (less our
children entering and exiting the house) he still manages to get out.
Our neighbor said she watched him swatting at the expanding spacer
next to a window air conditioner until he could get out. He then left
from our second story window across about 3 meters of lawn to our
neighbor's roof. He'll let any stranger pick him up, never hiding
under vehicles or in trees. In fact it was just a minute after he was
thrown out a car window at the park that he let a four year old boy
who picked him up and hold him. When our Bassett-Shar Pei puppy has
wanted to play by putting his head in her mouth (Yikes!) the cat just
relaxes limp. It really doesn't seem like a traumatic paralysis
since, as soon as we rescue the cat, his temperament remains the
same... no indignation, no need for cuddles, nothing. My husband
(correctly) mentioned his play needs are higher than for any other
kitten or puppy we've had... mind you that's *with* seven children
under 12 to play with all day long!

I was debating Calc-phos and Tuberculinum in my mind and my hunch says
Tuberculinum. (I suspect the eating of strange things and willingness
to be picked up by anyone at any time are an expression of a desire
for/openness to new experiences.) Once I felt confident in
Tuberculinum I started reading about Bacillinum. Oh, dear! How do
you decide? Do folks just go with Tuberculinum unless there's
something in particular that smacks of Bacillinum? I've read Calc
complements Tuberculinum while Calc-phos complements Bacillinum.
Would my serious consideration of Calc-phos lend more weight to
Bacillinum?

Thanks for your input.

~Cheryl