It's ok about not finishing dbt. It's certainly not for everyone, and even the people who find success in it take a few rounds to get there... I think I've mentioned before that I've tried it about 7 times, and each time ended in being bored from the program because I was hospitalized too many times (except the last time. That time there wasn't enough attendance after the first week).

That sounds stressful with your kitty... Maybe you could try probiotics if you are worried about yeast infections? I use them with my animals because the dogs tend to get upset stomachs relatively often. So far, it seems to be helping. The old cat howls a lot less when he uses the litter box since I started them on it...

The animals I work with are healthy - it's a boarding kennel. They get bratty sometimes, especially when they stay for extended periods (one dog was there for a month, went home for a weekend, then came back for another week). I don't mind working with the dogs most of the time. I hate doing the customer service piece. It's in a wealthy town, and many of the owners live up top the "entitled, cheap, rich asshole" stereotype. One couple yelled at me for 30 minutes because I returned 5 biscuits with their obese dog after a 3-week stay... I would want the cookies back because they are expensive, but they insisted I was starving their dog to death yeah, I much prefer animals to people these days.