Hi, Trixie...I am a cat person and normally don't look at the dog pages much. But I could not resist your cute picture today, and I was very touched by your story. My cat Julie was a "throwaway," too, and she has turned out to be the greatest treasure I have ever found. I praise God for her every day. Some people forget that pretty, affectionate little creatures like you and my Julie are not toys or decorations, but living, feeling beings. You are gifts from the Lord, and He expects us to treat you with the utmost love and respect. Those who do otherwise will answer to the Creator of us all.

Take care, little Trixie, and hang in there with the health issues.

Blessings, love and purrs to you and your humans
from MARTHA and Julie ("Miaow!")
The California Calico Princess