I have been a cat lover for over 25 years. My wife and I never had cats in our homes when we were growing up; our parents had dogs. One day a cat "followed" our daughter home from the bus stop. We caught on pretty quickly that she was feeding him. Our 3 kids wanted to keep the cat. I told them that first we had to see if we could return him to his owner. He had been neutered and declawed. This occurred back in the 1980's so all we could do is post signs around the neighborhood and put an ad in the newspaper. After 2 weeks with no responses, we adopted him. After $200 in vet bills, we had our first cat, Cocoa.
He was an indoor/outdoor cat. Unfortunately, we had to move to a neighborhood with more traffic and he was hit by a car. Since then our cats are 100% indoor cats.
We adopted 3 cats from the local SPCA about a year later (Sadie, Sassy, and PJ). A woman had developed cancer and could no longer care for them and surrendered them. They were a joy and truly became our children as our daughters and son grew up and moved away from home. Unfortunately, they all eventually succumbed to cancer.
I guess our children really enjoyed having cats around the house. All of them have cats in their homes. One of our daughters is currently in Vet School. I am looking forward to free vet care for our kitties. :-)
We now have 4 wonderful cats who allow us to share a home with them.
Here's Lexi, our oldest (12 years old)
Here's Loki (appropriately named after the Norse god of mischief)
And we adopted these 2 together, Bonnie & Clyde
I look forward to exploring this website, learning from all of you and sharing my experiences.
He was an indoor/outdoor cat. Unfortunately, we had to move to a neighborhood with more traffic and he was hit by a car. Since then our cats are 100% indoor cats.
We adopted 3 cats from the local SPCA about a year later (Sadie, Sassy, and PJ). A woman had developed cancer and could no longer care for them and surrendered them. They were a joy and truly became our children as our daughters and son grew up and moved away from home. Unfortunately, they all eventually succumbed to cancer.
I guess our children really enjoyed having cats around the house. All of them have cats in their homes. One of our daughters is currently in Vet School. I am looking forward to free vet care for our kitties. :-)
We now have 4 wonderful cats who allow us to share a home with them.
Here's Lexi, our oldest (12 years old)
Here's Loki (appropriately named after the Norse god of mischief)
And we adopted these 2 together, Bonnie & Clyde
I look forward to exploring this website, learning from all of you and sharing my experiences.