| Rudy:
04/1990 - 02/2005. A lovely Himalayan cross, adopted through a
local veterinarian. Rudy was brought in to be put to sleep at
about age 2, as his elderly owner was going into a nursing home
and had no one to take him. Rudy spent 13 years with us.
Visitors were always impressed by "the most beautiful cat we've
ever seen". A sedate gentleman, Rudy liked to be warm - he
spent his time by the fire or sleeping in the sunbeams through the
windows. Still and always the "#1 cat". |
|
| Angel:
04/1998 - 02/2007. Found starving in Bremerton at about 6 months. Almost totally deaf. Angel
could hear certain pitches, but had no stereo - she couldn't tell what
direction noise came from. Became very spoiled and chubby.
Angel was near-sighted and sometimes fell off the couch or "missed" when trying to make it onto the bed or window seats. Angel liked
anything shiny - especially package bows. She also liked to play in the water
bowl. Angel was a packrat, stealing shiny things and toting them
off behind the bed. |
|
| Spider: 5/1994 -
7/2007. Huge orange male cat with extra toes in front (polydactyl).
Full of personality. His front feet were like
"hands" to open doors, pick up pencils, etc. Rescued
as a stray from an Indian reservation, Spider started life as a barn
cat. After a tangle with a car and then with a coyote, Spider had
expensive hip surgery and moved into the house. Spider worked
very hard at being busy and helped with everything. He was buddies with
Angel and Prince, acting as their "hearing ear" cat. Spider
liked everybody - people, dogs and cats. |
|
| Turtle:
2/1999 - 2/2008. An unusual tortishell - all bronze, black and
gray. She did not look much like her littermate Taz. But they
shared the same loving disposition. Turtle & Taz were adopted from
an Indian reservation. Turtle never strayed far - mostly just
around the barns to mouse or catch some rays, sometime s "camping
out" in the hay over night. She always liked to be warm. She
was totally sweet and adorable, and also a good mouser.
Turtle was very very shy so strangers never saw her. Loving
and so sweet. Very much missed. |
|
| Joe:
10/1995 - 2/2007. Scooped
up and adopted with brother Boots from a farm where the cats ran wild
and were sickly/ in-bred. Joe never grew up. He would play all
day, and come at a run when called. He begged to be picked
up by standing on your shoes with front paws on your knees. We
called him Velcro because once you picked him up, he was stuck to you. He
would cling to your neck, your clothes, etc., purring all the while like
an outboard motor. As fast as you got one paw off he
reattached. His greatest joy in life was being packed around. We
had to take pity on visitors and peal him off. Joe was positive
that EVERYONE loved him. And everyone did. |
|
| Boots:
10/1995 - 9/1997. Black with white feet - Boo Boo. Littermate to Joe.
Joe and Boots were possibly the sweetest cats that ever lived.
Boots was always
ill - both kittens battled upper respiratory infections and digestive
troubles. Boots rode on our shoulders and played with anybody -
even cows. Sadly, as Boo got sicker, he began to wander and
we finally lost him to a car. Greatly missed. |
|
| Ralph:
1984 - 12/1997. The big white cat (with orange tail and green eyes). Our first white
cat. Ralph was raised as a housecat with dogs so he
thought he WAS a dog. It was a shock to him to
discover cats. Ralphie moved to the barn (at his request) and became a
great mouser. He raised several batches of homeless waifs
(kittens). His dog-like behavior included sleeping in the middle
of the lawn, tackling dogs, responding to a whistle, sitting in the rain
to mouse, and mooching for sandwich and donut scraps if you ate a snack
outside (if your average dog would eat it, so would Ralph).
Irreplaceable. |
|
| Bernard.
3/1997 - 10/2008. An Anatolian Shepherd. A giant of a dog in every
way - a big dog with a heart and soul to match. In his prime he weighed
157 pounds. Bernard possessed every good quality - courage, good sense,
hard working, sweet disposition, steady friendship. He was the
brave defender of his home, loved ones, cats and cattle. A
cherished and loving friend to his people. Bernard had a way of knowing
when people were "good or bad" and acted accordingly. An
impressive dog in every way, and loved so much. There will never
be another Bernard. Always the best dog ever. |
|
