Hello, and Blessings of the Day! We are new here, as invited by my friend Rebecca. Wow! What a terrific site this is; can't wait to further explore! I'm Kitty, the cat's Momperson. Seventeen years ago, I found a 3 month old gorgeous silver tabby at the shelter. We decided to name him Quicksilver (Quickie for short). The next day, I went to pick him up.... and, well, he had this little girl baby with him, a pretty tiny tuxedo baby. I met my husband in the parking lot; I was carrying two boxes. He said, "What's that?" I laughed, and said, "This is Quickie! I don't know who this is. She belongs to him!" Husband named our new baby Princess. Quickie grew and grew, eventually weighing 30#! He was really gorgeous, and really stupid, but lovable. The Princess grew to maybe ten pounds, but she was always the clever top dog! When she called,Quickie came on the run! "Yes, Ma'am!" It was just so funny to watch. We loved and enjoyed them until Quickie was twelve. He had several strokes, was incontinent, was crawling to me on his elbows, crying. It was just heart breaking. I called the shelter; I called the vet. No one could help me put him down. We finally decided the best thing was to help him ourselves, to cross that rainbow bridge. We avoided the terrifying trip in the car to the frightening new place. Husband and I took turns cuddling Quickie, smoothing him, loving him. He died in the night. My husband hero buried our Quickie boy in the canyon. Princess spent the next weeks searching for her mate, crying for him. We all cried. I thought, "This is just too hard; I'm going to find a baby for Princess." We now have Dandelion (Dandy for short) Dandy is now almost four, a real joker and crackup. That cat cannot stand to be bored! She does Princess bonkers now and then, but Princess and Dandy laugh together, playing jokes on one another. Dandy is an all-white Ragdoll; well, she is also green and pink! They say Ragdoll cats are dog-like, and Dandy is. She follows me everywhere, including her own pillow above mine. She talks, expressing herself quite well. We do have fun! But she "pretends terror" when I throw little balls at her. She really is a kick!