Maerlyn, thank you so much for the beautiful picture of Rusty at Rainbow Bridge! It brought an instant flood of tears to my eyes, it touched me so much. Yes, he was very sweet. He never scratched me or anyone else, except maybe accidentally during playtime. And I never, not even once, heard him hiss! He did however yowl sometimes when he wanted his food. Did you ever see my youtube video of him before he passed? Here it is. He was so thin in it. He used to be a gentle giant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB9AYM-XnZ0
Yes, he was the sweetest little guy! I've heard that the orange male cats are that way...don't know if that's true but Rusty lived up to the legend. Today's cat of the day, Leo, reminds me of Rusty and I'm going to share the angel wings picture for him.
Issop, you know Rusty and David have taken Buttons under their wings and they are having a blast at Rainbow Bridge as they are rounding up all the others to join in the fun! :-)