Sam came to us as a kitten from Tracey's sister-in-law who already had several pets of her own. Sam for the first 8 years of his life was not very affectionate, but occasionally liked to nudge your leg. At 24 pounds, he could really nudge. As he aged, he became more friendly and often would lay at the foot of our bed. He loves salty foods. Corn chips, Pringles and pork rinds are a few of his favorite snack foods. I found out that Sam needs rough nudging back. He loves if you drum him firmly on the back end or sides. The rougher you are, the more he nudges back. I know that Sam would love another family pet. Our friend Cathy, the proud owner of an adopted Greyhound has convinced us that greyhounds make wonderful companions. We've had Sam what seems like forever. He seems happy that he has other company his own size to play with. Update Jan 10, 2002 - Sam passed away this date. He was a friendly old cat and will be missed. |
Fluffy I went into work one day and a co-worker named Tom was standing near a dumpster and looking at the ground. I walked over and saw him pooring a cup of cool water on a small dehydrated kitten weighing a mere 7 ounces. I picked it up, held it's hot lifeless body and
took off for home with it. Tracey took Fluffy to the vet, who claimed Fluffy
to be the most parasitic animal she had ever seen. Fluffy stayed there for
three days and came home. She had one other scary spell when out of nowhere,
Fluffy nearly fell into a coma, with worms into her brain. We really though
she would die. Two days later, we had her home and two years later Fluffy
is a health, allbeit pitite furryball. Not weighing more that 8 pounds, she's
the smallest member of the family. Fluffy Homepage
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Patches Patches and his sister Tux in the window to the right were two strays abandoned by their mother in the large wooded field across from our home. One night we could hear small meows coming from a heavily wooded pile that was their home. We slowly coaxed them out for meals and eventually into our yard. From the time he was small it was obvious that Patches was very smart. As Winter approached, both cats made it into our home and both Sam and Fluffy adjusted to their new step-siblings. Patches learned early to fetch his favorite toy, a pack of foam earplugs. He'd come running at the first sound of it being shaken and then he'd jump off of the bed, grab the earplug pack and bring it right back to my hand. Today, he is full grown too and the most loving cat I've ever seen. You can see in his excited eyes that he aways wants to please us. |
Tuxie Here she is, the shy little orphan of the family. Unlike Patches, Tux is very cautious of people's hands. She loves being around people and totally gets into wrestling and playing with the other cats, but she is timid around people. Tux does love to eat though. She is barely an adult cat, yet has a bit of pudge on her belly. Patches is way to active to keep a belly, but he too is heavy and both of the real sibling strays bound to be large cats as age. Slowly, Tux is coming around. I'm glad she isn't skittish when people are just walking around - I hate when cats tear up the house as if you are a threat to them. I know she had a tough start living in the woods, surviving for a few weeks when they really weren't ready for separation from their mother. It's sad, but female cats loose all motherly instinct after 24 hours of birth. They often just walk away, leaving the kittens to fend for themselves. I'm just glad that we were able to make a home for them and they all show their appriciation every day.
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