Wow...now this will really make me think.
When I moved in with hubby, he had two
cats...
Taz and
Sylvester, and I had one,
Mackeral. All lived to be quite old but eventually had to be put to sleep.
Numerous
fish over the years. I had a 20 and a 10 gallon tank set up and raised guppies and various other tropicals for many years.
Beautiful
white cat named
Misty that we adopted from a friend who didn't have time for her anymore. She ended up getting very ill years later and had to be put to sleep.
Two
hamsters...
Nick (after the Backstreet Boy) and
Splinter (from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). We Loved those little guys and they were so smart. Their lifespan is 24 months and both lived to be exactly 26months old.
Newts...we had two newts that decided to reproduce and we ended up with many, many newts! lol Apparently they're very difficult to breed and reproduce but we must have done something right!
2
cats named
Murphy and
Ting. Unfortunately their mom was a feline leuk carrier and we didn't find that out until one cat became anemic at around 8 months and died and the other had to be put on meds...he died on the o.r. table when getting neutered.
Two
birds named
P.J. and
Dobby. I ended up having to give them away after many years to a loving home. We had just too many pets at once and my health wasn't good
An
anole named
Lou...used to be LuLubelle, but we've since found out that she is a he. Interesting character. We still have him.
A lovely old
cat named
Bootsie that we adopted from a lady in the neighborhood. She's around 9 years old and just lovely..
dog Nighean...my baby that followed me around everywhere. We rescued her when she was nine months old and I loved that dog with all my heart. She came down with pancreatitis in January at 7 years old and had to be put down. It was the most difficult time. Still am not over it.
A
white mouse named
Bender. He's a sweetie. Never thought I'd like a mouse, but he is so cute.
Now we have
Topher....and he won't be the last dog, that's for sure. Hopefully we'll be getting him a little sister in the spring.
Owning pets has been such a wonderful experience for my family...a real learning experience for my two kids. Both of them are so loving toward any animal and I know that when they have homes of their own they'll fill it with pets.
Thanks for the post....it is nice to take a trip down memory lane!
