How many pets do you have at the Rainbow Bridge?

[ramanth]

Childhood:
Rusty - Irish Setter

Teenage years:
Sable - our first family cat
Nike - cat

College years:
Scooter - cat
Chance - cat

Adult (my own pets):
Syth - crested gecko
Hermit Crab

[Casper]

Frisk: My "sunshine". My heart-dog. Left this world in 2008 to keep my dad company.
Norri: My first bird, a budgie. Gosh, the doors he opened up!
David & Margaret: Lovebirds. Actually my sister's, but I took great joy in caring for them as well.
Otto & Ventriloquist: My first rats, and hairless at that. :-)
Sid: My very special rat with neurological problems.
Ophelia & Garber: Two of the most friendliest rats I had ever had the privilege to share my life with.
Durbin: A stunted rat with a personality to make up for size.
Greggory: An Oscar fish that came to me with damages done by the fish store. Great personality!
Marley & Galileo: Dwarf hamsters

Along with that are some fish, mice, and other odds and ends. Despite not listing them they still meant the world to me. There are also a few that died within a week of adding them to the family due to unknown existing illnesses.

Although its a bit hard, I have learned to smile when looking at this list. One fine day I hope to see them all again....

[Craftlady]

Two cats:
Butterscotch and Thumper

[10cats4me]

I am new to the wonderful world of pets. In the past 6 years have added 10
cats, 1 dog, and 5 weeks ago, 5 new kittens. Have yet to have to deal with
losing any of them. I know that it will happen at some point in time and can't even imagine what it will be like. I am so glad that I have found a site like this where people will understand and help in those times.
I look forward to spending many hrs on Pet Talk.

[moosmom]

I have two RB kitties. Marina Mar went to the Rainbow Bridge in 2000 from Pemphigus Arelous. The other RB kittie was my soulmate. Casey "Bubba Dude" went to the RB in 2002 from cancer.

I hope I never have to send any of my kitties there again. I miss them so very much.

[blue]

Only 2, not counting fish. My cats Cineli and La Vie Claire.

[Bengalz]

In total: four

Sammy - my first kitty love, orange and long haired with copper eyes (a heart stopper) I knew Sam from the day he was born until the day he died; PTS with dignity at 22 years of age; cause - old

Toba - Old English Sheepdog and my heart dog; died in surgery at 9 years of age; cause - cancer

Roxy - my beautiful maine coon kitty girl; died at 11 years of age; cause - renal failure

August - my soul cat; a black marble tabby with emerald eyes; died at 18 years of age; cause - renal failure

I miss my baby kids and hope to see them all again - one fine day

[Suki Wingy]

Tigger, my Schneider's skink I had for about 13 years
Oslo, my netherland dwarf bunny I lost this January after only having him since spring 2005.

[chocolatepuppy]

In my adult life...

4 dogs
Casey, Terrier x
Ginger, Shepherd/Collie
Corey, Shepherd/ Collie
Mandy, Golden/Lab

3 guinea pigs...
Little Pig
Buster
Molly

many fishies

[Freedom]

From My Childhood -
Lassie, rough coat collie (8 years)
Princess, dingo / shepherd / collie mix (16 years)
Samantha, shepherd collie mix (16 years, my grandfather's dog)

numerous unnamed fish, mostly goldfish, a few black mollys

From my Adult life -
Amber, orange cat, my heart boy, my first cat ever (8 years, CRF)
Dazzle, black and white cat (18 months, coyote got him)
Billy, grey cat (had him 5 months or so but he was about 6 and died of a broken heart, missed his owner who had died)
Ruffles, black and white long haired cat ( 14, had her 3 years)
Ozzy, bichon (16, had him 15 months)
Ben, bichon (8, had him one week, had cancer of the spine)

Silver Streak, Bala shark (had him 6 years, he would take food from my hand; he outgrew my tank, sold him to a fish store, who sold him to someone else, but he would be 12 years, so I am sure he is at RB now)

numerous unnamed fish, mostly tetras, but also some apple snails, plecos, bala sharks, black snails, and a few other sorts.

[krazyaboutkatz]

From My Childhood:
Smokey(cat)
Puff(cat)
Lucky(dog)
Many fish, mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs.

As An Adult:
Pepper(cat)

[Pam]

In my adult life:
Peaches - toy poodle
Pumpkin - toy poodle
Ashley - miniature poodle
Whitney - standard poodle
Trevor - orange kitty and the only one that PTers ever "knew"

In my childhood:
Fluffy - American Eskimo dog
Laddie - Heinz 57 variety dog

[Scooter's Mom]

From my childhood:
Shorty: Longhaired Chi/pomeranian mix
My aunt had him and his mom, and I kept begging her to let me have him. I loved him so much. We bonded immediately. She let me have him. He and I did everything together. In fact, if my mom wanted to spank me she had to physically restrain Shorty to do so. He loved me so much. I miss him tremendously, even 23 years after his death. He had liver failure.

Tommie T: Tuxedo kitty
Tom-tom was a stray we started feeding my junior year of high school. We took him in and got him fixed and released him back out. He stayed around though. One morning momma started the car to take me to school and we heard him screaming. He was in the engine compartment. He slinked off and mom made me go to school anyway. She went home, found him and rushed to the vet. He lived, blind in one eye. After that he became an inside/garage kitty. He was so funny. If he didn't think he got enough attention, he'd walk up and bite momma on the butt (if she was sitting) so she'd pet him. Mom loved him so much. He was going on 18 when he passed away.

Little T: black/white kitty
She was another stray. She never grew up. She stayed the size of about a year old kitten her whole 5 years on earth. She ate a poisonous plant one year, and died in momma's arms. Mom was devastated.

From my adult life:
Twinkie Boo. You can read his memorial in the memorial section. He was so special. He was mine and my ex's first "together" kitty.

Harvey Bear: flame point himalayan (mix)
He was beautiful... he was Tater Tot's kitty. LOL They were best buddies. He was not a touchy feely kitty at all though... didn't want anyone to pet him unless he went to them. He was only about 9 when he died. Not sure how he died, he lived with my brother after I moved to Phoenix... my brother found him gone one morning.

Tater Tot: chihuahua
Tater Tot was the sweetest dog... I wrote a story about him once in dog general. He stayed with my mom when I moved to Phoenix... and was her best friend and was with her at the end. He gave her so much comfort that nobody else could. He was just happy-go-lucky all the time. Nobody ever frowned with him around.

There are more, but those are the main ones. We had a lot of animals when I was a child... mom instilled a love of animals in her kids (me mostly) and she brought home all the strays that needed love. I guess that's why I do it.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Monko - first dog
Mickey - second dog
Snickelfritz - cat
Calhoon - hammy
Joey - pet mouse
Mousie - cat
Bowser - dog
Fluffy - cat
Lucky - cat
Pokie - cat
Tippy - cat
Moochie - cat
Tyke - dog
Dallas - cat
Dilly - Dog
Smoky - dog
Lizzy - cat
Lucy - cat
Leroy - cat
Luke - cat
Leonardo - cat


and a wide assortment of strays I took care of over the years

[anna_66]

Childhood:
Fifi-poodle

Adult:
Dusty-mutt
Afra-poodle
Dutchess-poodle
Keisha-chow
Angus-rottweiler