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Pam's Pets Past and Present
Thanks
for coming to see all the beloved pets that have helped me to grow into the
person I am today. Without these pets I would not know the love of an
animal!
This is Missy(1970-1986), my first cat.
We got her when I was just 2 years old. She was just a kitten then. We grew up
together. I saw her give birth to kittens. I loved those kittens, but mom said
we couldn't keep any of them. I mothered them as much as Missy did. She would
sleep with me every night. Under the blankets too. She was a joy of a cat to
have. In 1985, her health started to fail she lost her sight and eventually her
hearing. The day before I had an appointment to take her and have her put to
sleep she got out of the house and we never saw her again. People say she ran
away to die to spare me the pain of putting her to sleep. I will always have a
special place in my heart for my Missy.
This is my sister; Stacey in 1978, with
Holly. Holly was my aunt's kitten. My aunt couldn't keep her as she was moving
to Hawaii. Mom said we could give it a try. Well needless to say Missy didn't
like Holly as much as Stacey did. So, we had to give her away too.
This is my first Gizmo(1985). He was a
sweet little kitty. My girlfriend gave him to me while I was still in high
school. My dad let me keep him, but one day he got out of the house and never
came back. A few years later I was in the local florist and there was my Gizmo.
He came right to me. He was happy there. They always had allot of cats running
around as they took in stays. I left him there knowing he would have a good
life. I went to visit him often until I moved to Colorado.
This is another picture of my first
Gizmo.
In 1986, when I was pregnant with Tommy
above. I got my second Gizmo. He was just a kitten then, six weeks old. When he
was about 2 yrs. old, Gizmo, went into convulsions and died. He had some rare
disease that couldn't be detected. He was a very sweet kitty. Tommy would ask
everyday "where, giz?" It was hard to explain to a 14 month old, but he seemed to
understand.
This is Tommy with Jenny. Jenny was
actually my mom's cat, but I just had to include this story. Jenny was a stray
that my mom took in. We never really knew how old Jenny was, but she was a nice
cat. My mom had her for awhile and when she realized she was going to keep Jenny
and Jenny was going to keep her as an owner, she took Jenny to the vet for shots
and a check up. She asked the vet about how old her Jenny was. Well the vet said
"he" is about 5 or 6 years old. Mom said he this is a female cat, look. The vet
said no I am sorry it is a "he". They did a very good job of neutering him. Well
mom changed Jenny's name to "Jimmy", but it was hard not to call him Jenny.
About a year later while I was at mom's, "Jimmy" started acting really funny. He
couldn't walk right his back paws just kind of drug behind him. When my mom got
home from work we took him to the vet. He had a blood clot that blocked the flow
of blood to his rear legs. "Jimmy" was put to sleep in 1991.
This is Rascal, a birthday present for
Tommy's first birthday. I had to return him to the giver. I wasn't allowed to
have pets in my apartment and I already had Gizmo. I thought two would be
pushing it. Tommy enjoyed having him for the weekend though.
We have had many fish over the years.
This is just a picture of one of my many tanks.
Here is my third and final Gizmo with
Joey. This Gizmo had a tough life. In June of 1994, Gizmo got hit by a car. I
took him to the vet. He had a dislocated hip and a broken pelvis. They operated
and in about a year he was back to himself. Gizmo was a fighter. Every chance he
got he ran outside. With two small children it was very hard to keep the cat in.
He would get outside and get into fights with other cats. He would bring home
dead birds, mice and even a rabbit one time. I never knew how he got that
rabbit, that was almost as big as him onto the window sill outside my living
room, but he did. As I was planning my move to Colorado, Gizmo got out
again. I couldn't catch him as he ran under my neighbor's van. At about
10:30p.m. while lying in bed, I heard him get hit by another car. I ran outside
and my neighbor picked him up for me and brought him back to my house. I put him
into a box and drove him to the emergency vet hospital. Gizmo was in bad shape.
It was going to cost me about $300. just to keep Gizmo alive over night. I
couldn't watch him suffer again. I had Gizmo put to sleep on June 24, 1997. Me
and the boys buried him in our back yard. We will always miss him very much.
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Barney's picture is not working :-(
I'll fix it someday!
This is Barney with Tommy. Barney was a
dog we had taken in. He was abused by his previous owner, but unfortunately he
always bit Joey. I had no choice but to give him up. We gave him to a family
with allot of Collies who didn't have children. We would visit him occasionally.
He was happy there.
This is Luke. We got Luke at the local
SPCA. He was a wonderful dog. He was always ready to go for a ride in the car.
This is how Luke would ride in the car.
He would lie in the trunk with his head in the backseat. Here he is with Tommy.
This is how he traveled with us to Colorado. What a trip that was. Luke was
happy to be riding in the car. My friends who were keeping Luke here in Colorado
couldn't keep him any longer and I had no choice but to take him to the Denver
Dumb Friends League. I am sure he was placed in a good home. He was such a good
dog.
Remember
Hurricane Fran in September of
1996? Well let me tell you I do. This is Frannie. She appeared on my doorstep in
PA during Hurricane Fran. She was a stray and we took her in. She got along with
Gizmo and Luke and believe me there was never a dull moment. Frannie came with
us to Colorado. Can you see two adults, two kids, a dog and a cat traveling in a
Subaru across country? Frannie disappeared as mysteriously as she appeared. We
still look for her to appear on our door step one day.
This is Dude and Rambo. They are my
cats now. Aren't they cute the way they sleep together? Rambo was hit by a
care and killed on November 7, 1999, please visit his Rainbow
Bridge Page.
Before Rambo
died, we had gotten Black Magic, "Blacky".
then came Lucy and....
finally Carter.
Please visit My Cats'
Page
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11/18/2005 11:21 AM
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