Welcome to the cats' page
~~ In Memory of Rocky ~~
Prior to the invasion of the feline "thundering herd" we spent 16 years
in the companionship of a very special cat... Rocky spent the last 5
years of his life as a feline diabetic. You can see our tribute to him
at:
Rocky's Memorial
. There is some great information on the Internet about animals with
diabetes. If you are facing this diagnosis with a beloved pet I hope
some of the links below
will be of help.
The story of how there came to be four:
Lola magically appeared near the end of May, 1999. It was just about a week before Rocky died. She quickly decided that we belonged to her. Maybe it was the goldfish cracker I offered her that first day that did it. We were certainly not looking for a cat, but she must have known a good thing when she saw it, and over time she convinced us otherwise. As it was, she really helped with the healing process that went on after Rocky was gone. I remember reluctantly telling her, "You can stay. And, I will feed you. But, I will NOT fall in love with you." She looked at me and slowly blinked. She had my number all right!
Lola
Hobbes, Raven & Izzy arrived on our doorstep (quite literally) the
end of June, 1999. They were feral kittens, approximately 6 weeks
old. Their mother, a stray cat we called Willow, moved them into our
garage. Willow was very thin and frail from trying to raise her kittens
in the wild. We tried very hard to return her to health, but she died
in August, 1999. It took a long time for us to gain the trust of the
wild kittens, but eventually we won them over. By the time they were
tame enough for us to find them new homes, it was obvious that they were
already home.
Sometimes cats just happen to you...
Raven 
Hobbes 
Izzy
Willow
And so, then there were four...
Lola 
Raven
Hobbes 
Izzy
Lola and Izzy practicing for the Olympic
synchronized sleeping event. I think our girls
have a good chance for the gold medal!
Raven in the snow ~ winter 2003
Hobbes up a tree ~ spring 2003
Below are some links I hope you will find useful and/or enjoy.
(Please note: Information changes rapidly on some topics. These are sites which I found to be helpful, but no Internet sources are meant to replace the care and advice of your veterinarian.)Diabetes in pets:
Other Veterinary and Animal Health Sites:http://www.petdiabetes.org/ A wealth of information on pet diabetes and home to a very supportive e-mail list. I made some very good friends here. http://felinediabetes.com/ Lots of information on feline diabetes and a very active message board.
- http://fanciers.com/vetmed.html Links to various veterinary sites put together by the Cat Fanciers Org.
- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1151/hlthlnks.htm Jeff & Diane have compiled an amazing page of cat health related links.
In seven years one cat and her young can produce 420,000 kittens.
In six years one female dog and her offspring can be the source of 67,000
puppies. Millions of unwanted pets are euthanized every year.
Please spay/neuter your pets. 
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