It's 7:30 a.m. and I just got through reading all the posts in this thread. I am so proud to be a member of this site with such wonderful, caring people.

Jasper's Mom, any news on Jasper?? I hope and pray he comes home soon.

Vi Co Bi, you are very wise to teach your children early the importance of pet care and responsibility. I truly believe that children are products of their environment. Parents should be role models for their children. You are one heck of a role model.

I have six cats. My first two, Mollie Rose and Casey were not rescues but came from friends who needed homes for their kittens.

Then there's Maya Linn (named after the woman who designed the Vietnam Wall. She is a seal lynx point torbie with white ( phew!!) who is a rescue from the San Juan Airport in Puerto Rico. She, her brother and mama were found in a box by the dumpster. She has been shown in the household pet category at cat shows and has done VERY well. She is now retired and enjoying her life as a mama's girl.

MooShoo...well, what can I say about the dude?? He's a Sphynx that was rescued from a breeder in NY. He and 7 other Sphyxes were found surrounded filth. They were very sick, having a herpes virus in their eyes. Moo is blind in his left eye and has limited vision in his right. But he is a 11 pound pistol with such energy and a wonderful purrsonality. He also won many awards in the household pet category.

Carly is an American Curl tiger that was also rescued from a breeder who lost her house. Carly is very petite and a little on the shy side.

And last, but certainly not least is....

Little Mews Faberge, a/k/a Shorty is my calico munchkin. Having spent the first year of her life in a cage, I saw her at a cat show. She was terrified of people. All she did was cower in her cage. She did not do well. I asked the breeder if I could take her home and "foster" her to get her used to being handled and let her be around other kitties. The breeder agreed providing I would keep showing her and allow her to have kittens after her third cycle. It took a while but she has come out of her shell. Unfortunately, she developed pyometria, a uterine infection that can be fatal to a cat and her babies. She had to be spayed. Since she was no longer of any use to the breeder , as she couldn't have kittens, the breeder allowed me to keep her providing I paid her vet bill of $350. There was no way I was going to let shorty go back to that Frankenstein and live her life in a cage. She is now a happy, healthy 2 year old with a kittenish personality. And yes, for all you folks who ask if they can jump on counters, they can and do. And no, they are not deformed, unlike the sick "twist kitties" a woman somewhere has produced to prevent them from scratching furniture and jumping on counters. UGH!!

Sorry this is so long. Hey, whattaya expect, I got six cats!!!



Donna