I've caught up on yesterday's posts.
DR Cillaliz, re: your joy over the word "piffles".
There were comic book characters called 
Mary Jane and Sniffles.  Mary Jane had a spell she could cast to shrink herself to the size of Sniffles, a mouse who lived in her house, and off they would go on adventures.
"Magic words of poof poof piffles,
make me just as small as sniffles!"
I think DR Laura should try a version of that in order to play with the no-longer-feral kitty:
"Magic words of ding dong derry, 
make me just as small as Perri!"
