I forgot to mention that over the course of the week I got Maple to start sleeping in her "big girl" crate, rather than the little carrier. She was getting a bit big for the carrier. This morning we took her to the vet to have a pre-spaying checkup (she's 5 1/2 months old already!). They weighed her and she is at 16 pounds. The vet said she's a bit chubby. :-| But, she's cleared for surgery (her puppy heart murmur seems to be gone) and scheduled to be spayed on November 3rd.