It seems my cats, seemingly normal under regular supervision, are like a couple mental patients who when you look the other way for a minute are smearing their feces all over the walls. Here's a report from my sister tonight:

Mak & Fil are AOK :-)
I filled up the food & water & changed the litter & gave them a couple of treats & some love.

Just a couple of FYIs....

1) There were some scouter ants by the food and by the door. I cleaned up the food bits that were out of the bowl and killed the ants. I don't think there is anything more that can be done at this point, but keep an eye out for more please.

2) One of the kitties either pooed outside the box, or pulled a poo from inside to the bathroom floor & stepped in it more than a couple of times. I cleaned this up and put up the bathroom rug (I figure the cats may eventually either pee or poo on it, so just get it out of the way.)

That's all for now!

Fucking incredible.