Hello I am new here and was told I should introduce myself here.

My name is Becky, I am the proud momma of 18 cats and 4 dogs.
Many are rescues or were born from pregnant rescues.

My passion is in rescuing cats who are physically handicapped, mentally retarded, blind, elderly or emotionally handicapped.

My most special kitty is Sidney. Sidney was shot by a man in our neighborhood and had to have his leg amputated. Due to the kindness of people all over the world who came forth and donated to his vet, Sid had his emergency surgery in less than 72 hours.

Here is an image of Sidney his first day home post op:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Handipets/Sidresting.jpg

Photos of my other fur children can be found at my Handipets Forum in the members photo gallery (Rayhawk)
http://rayhawk.websiteallies.com/handipets

Look forward to reading and seeing pics
Becky

Welcome to TCS, Becky! Yes, I'd say that you have a devotion to cats all right! :) I hope that you have volunteers to help you out with your many duties, but I know that in rural areas, people in your situation are like a "lone voice calling in the desert". Well, I'm too far away to help out much, but I'd like to offer you lots of encouragement!!! I look forward to hearing more about you & your furbabies soon!! Susan

Giant hugs to you! and Belly rubs from Mischka & Linx to Sidney and the rest! welcome to TCS

My two sons are disabled they are 18 (will be 19 next month) and 14 (will be 15 in June) and my partner are all helpers of the clan. With the 4 of us we do pretty good. My partner is beginning studies to be a Vet. Tech. We plan later to move to Arizona where she will finish out her college studies for DVM and we plan then to have a larger sanctuary with a live in Vet. Our focus then will be to help low income families with vet care for their pets.

Becky

Welcome to TCS, Becky! Yes, I'd say that you have a devotion to cats all right! :) I hope that you have volunteers to help you out with your many duties, but I know that in rural areas, people in your situation are like a "lone voice calling in the desert". Well, I'm too far away to help out much, but I'd like to offer you lots of encouragement!!! I look forward to hearing more about you & your furbabies soon!! Susan

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I hope you really like it here and we'll get to see you around a lot more. Keep up the good work , you are doing an amazing job and your a true inspiration.

Take care

Eva, Eviecat, Molly and Huggy xxx

Welcome to the site! Bless you for everything you do for these special (needs) kitties! :D :heart2:

Hi, Becky, Sierra and I welcome you and your family to TCS!:wavey: So glad you've joined us and look forward to getting to know you better!:clap: Bless you for all you do for these precious babies, you are an inspiration to us all!:angel3: I would be so happy to help you in any way as you learn your way around the site. Please, simply click on my user name and send me a Private Message!:)
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Hello and welcome!!! :wavey:

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Welcome to TCS, Becky! :wavey:
What you are doing is admirable! Thank you and God bless! :nod:

Hi :wavey: and welcome to the site.

Thank you all for such a warm welcome, I can tell already I will be staying here and getting to know the members of such a warm friendly group.

Becky

Hello and welcome to the site :wavey: Big bobcat hugs to you for your kindness and caring for the many cats in need :bigthumb:

hello and welcome to TCS Becky , I love to hear about kind hearted people like you and your family, its what makes me know that things will be allright.

Hi Becky, welcome to TCS! By any chance are you a member of Handicats yahoo list? :)

I have a physically disabled cat myself, his name is Moo-moo, and he has no use of his rear legs and tail due to a spinal accident (found & rescued him like that). He's a happy fellow, and quite loving too! :) He gives us much joy, and we love him a lot. I think special needs kitties are more loving than their normal peers... but heck! Cats are great companions and I thank God for them!

Bless you for taking care of these beautiful creatures! Have a great stay here! :)

Hello Jalapeno,
I am indeed a member of Handicats on yahoo (both groups)
I have always loved cats (and most other critters too) and Special needs animals have forever had a special place in my heart.

Becky

hi Becky, it's so nice to meet you! I apologize for finding this thread so late! You are such an angel for what you are doing! God bless you and yours and I hope to see you around the site very often! Special needs animals also hold a special place in my heart! They need lovin' too! hehe!!!

I would also LOVE to see pictures of your babies!!! :)

Hi Lacey,
Here is a picture of my Sidney:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Rayhawk/sidwithnewcoat.jpg

Here is a page where you can see the more of my Kitty Clan http://brambleberryhearth.freespaces.com/furclan/furclan.html

aw!!! Sidney is precious!!! I also dress my Juicy in sweaters!!! haha!!!

Is Sydney a Maine Coon, or just a fluffy girl? :)

I just visited the site to view your other kitties! How cute!!! Celeste has such a pretty mask!

Sidney is just a fluffy neutered male as far as we can tell, we dont know much about his parantage as he is from a rescued feral who was pregnant. All we know for sure is his momma was not maine coon. I just love his fuzzy cheeks and the stripe on his nose.

I just visited the site to view your other kitties! How cute!!! Celeste has such a pretty mask!
Celeste is another of my handicats, she was born with an unknown metabolic disorder that causes malabsorbtion syndrome. She is incredibly tiny, we often call her Dainty Celeste. I loved that picture I got of her, it was such a pretty pose and really shows her as the dainty little girl.

Becky

Hi and Welcome. It's nice to hear that handicaped kitties have a safe loving home to live in.

Thank you kindly :)

Hi and welcome to TCS!!!! :wavey:

Hi and welcome to TCS!!!! :wavey:

Thank you for the welcome, I have not been here as much as I would like, I have been preparing for my mom to move in and we are building a large cat cage so my cats can go in/out at will.

Becky

Oh Sidney is so cute. Welcome to TCS! :)