LynnP, and Missbelle, Thank you both so much for your responses.

And Missbelle...So sorry you are having to deal with your situation! It sound much worse than mine!~

I had already gone to bed and read both of your responses. Just to give you an idea of this woman...who is in her 80's! My nice neighbors have told me that she and her (now deceased) husband used to routinely poison the cats in the neighborhood, also told me she made husband cut the tires of the kids' bicycles because she didn't like them riding them on our street.....Well, between our houses is her sharp spiked and rusty fence, on which my cat was injured. I told her about this,and that it took sev. hundreds of dollars vetrinary costs to get my cat better,she said,
"Good, and don't you EVER accuse me of doing anything to your cat, but I've thought of it." Two of my cats have been poisoned, leaving me with this last one. I actually bought this little house because it was on a quiet street and near woods where my inside/outside cats could venture outside.

Anyway...this is just the TIP of the iceberg with this woman, whom I feel is evil. She has cost me literally thousands of dollars... I can elaborate tomorrow. Too tired tonight.

Thank you both! Nothing like the good friends on PC!
Patty