My Cats

Ashley is our gray tabby cat that we adopted in 2002 at 6 weeks old from Domestic Cat Rescue. The name Ashley was picked by my friend's daughter. She was born at the Greenville Co-op. Ashley spends all her time upstairs with my son, Nate. Ashley's birthday is 4/20/02. 

Brian a Mainecoon cat, whose name was originally Bry Bry, joined our family in either 2003 or 2004. We got him from a friend of a very good friend of mine, who was moving & could not take him along. Brian was such a handsome cat, from his long hair to his mustache & toupee! Brian was not a lap cat, but he slept with me every night. Brian loved baths so much he would stand on the edge of the tub & use his head to turn the bath water on. There were many occasions when I would hear the tub water running & find him rolling around in the water in the bath tub. When he arrived at our home he was 21 pounds. We got him down to a healthy 14.4 pounds. On 4/16/10 we had to say goodbye to our wonderful boy. Although he was given a clean bill of health at his annual Vet visit on 3/09/10, shortly after developed a large mass in his stomach. We didn't know about it until 4/16/10 when we took him in to his Vet because he was very ill & lost a lot of weight in just a few days. Brian had Lymphoma. The cancer spread very quickly & there was nothing that could be done for our poor boy. We miss him terribly. He was 8 years old & just under 9 pounds when he passed.

Sarah was adopted from Saving Paws in 2006 when she was 3-4 years old. My kids & I went to the rescue to adopt a 6 week old Calico kitten, but Sarah chose us. The rescue said Sarah never interacts with people, but she came right to my kids & rolled around on the floor between them. She is considered a special needs kitty because she had some head trauma due to an accident. The rescue thinks she was a feral cat & may have been hit by a tractor.She has a bald & scarred spot behind her right ear from this. She has a cataract in her right eye, leaving her blind in that eye. Aside from occasionally walking into a wall, she has been a very healthy cat. She has primarily bonded with my boyfriend. Sarah always has to be by him, she even sleeps on his pillow!

Sammy, a 3 year old long haired gray & white Mainecoon/Tortie Calico mix, came into my family in June 2010. We got him from a friend of a very good friend. His family was moving & couldn't take him along. To all of our surprise, he looks & acts quite a lot like our beloved cat, Brian. He is a lap cat, as long as it's my lap! Sam is definitely my cat. He likes baths, is very vocal, has to be the center of attention and LOVES dogs! Sam has helped many of the dogs we fostered learn how to socialize with cats. He has been a wonderful addition to our family.