AGH! This is so funny. I have the same issues with my family. I have three kitties and one Cabeza and my brother has two kitties and one black lab. He is always on and on about how many animals I've got and how nasty my house is. I'm like, "Um, hello? I've got one more cat than you!" Is he stupid? (ANSWER:YES!)
My mom lives LITERALLY 5 blocks from me and has been to my house like, 3 times in three years. (AWESOME!)
Thank goodness that Mark's sister and BIL have two dogs and three kitties and a huge fenced in yard. We share dog-watching for one another. We love their babies and they love ours. And, his parents have 5 cats and absolutely LOOOOOOOOVE Cabeza. They often pick him up for the day and take him to get treats and car rides! I'm SO going to get that "Ask me about my Granddog" T-shirt that someone posted a few weeks ago for my MIL for Christmas! She totally treats him like a granddog! She picks him up more than my daughter!