A 10+ yr old stray cat who lived under parked cars in the neighborhood. I fed her every night for about 6 months. I noticed she had great difficulty eating and one cold January night this past year, I had had enough and finally brought her inside. We cleaned her up and found she had an advanced case of Plasmacytic Stomatitis. (Major mouth/teeth disease), due to previous owner neglect. Anyway, after 6 months of treatment, it was determined she needed to have all her teeth pulled in order to survive.  The surgery was done in June and we now have a crazy, fat, sassy cat who owns the household.

Sam (Samster The Hamster) was our beautiful little miracle boy. We stumbled upon him for sale at a local swap-meet here in San Diego. A trip to the vet revealed he had been born with Mega-Esophagus, had polyps growing through both eardrums, and had mild seizures from time to time. Surgery repaired his ears resulting in some hearing impairment. We provided medication for the seizures, and we learned how to help him cope with the Mega-Esophagus. He took it all in stride and never complained about anything. I taught him hand signals to make up for the hearing loss. Sam learned it all in less than a month. He thought it was just another fun game to play. We made it possible for him to live a nearly normal, happy, and fun-filled life for the better part of four years. He was truly an extraordinary little fellow.

Sam developed a tumor on his kidneys and fought it to the end. He passed away peacefully on Friday morning December 20, 2002 at 9:30am. We loved him dearly and we will cherish our memories of him forever.

This fellow was found by the Mid-Florida Rescue Society abandoned and wandering the streets of Melbourne Florida at Christmas time 1994. We lucked out when he agreed to join our household and cheer up our distressed Irish Wolfhound/Old English Sheepdog mix (Winnie), who was heartbroken over the recent loss of her best friend Megan (the best Husky ever) due to facial cancer.

She came to us one bright Saturday morning via a trip to the Lancaster, Ca pound back in 1990. Just a puppy, she grew to become a big, beautiful Irish Wolfhound/Old English Sheepdog mix with the kindest, gentlest personality. She ruled the house for 12 years.

Unfortunately, she passed away earlier this year and we'll miss her forever.