Our Zoo
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Over the past few years, Brad and I have acquired quite a few animals. It
started out with two cats, Saleen and Willow. We weren't planning
on getting any animals, but one day we found a "stray" cat. We put
up flyers, and after about a week with no response, we decided to keep the
cat. We named him Mendel. Mendel, however, turned out to be a
girl cat that belonged to our upstairs neighbor. When we had to give
him/her back, we decided it was time to get a cat of our own. |
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So, we went to the Orange
County Animal Shelter to pick out a cat. I had fallen in love
with Saleen from his picture online. I knew I wanted a big fat orange
cat. We decided to get him a playmate, and we chose the cat that would
let us hold it the longest. That turned out to be Willow. Willow
didn't like Saleen very much at first, but now they've become friends. Saleen is a "BFSC" for Big Fat Stupid Cat. He thinks he rules the house. Willow is smarter than Saleen, but she doesn't like being held now that she has a home. She will lay on you, but if you hold her she makes these strange breathing sounds. The pictures to the left are from the first week we had the cats. You can see Saleen is just a skinny guy and Willow has her tummy shaved! |
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visit Saleen and Willow's page, click here. |
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About a year later, we moved to a new apartment that allowed guinea pigs.
I have always loved guinea pigs, so Brad got me two for my 22nd birthday.
Unfortunately, I didn't know about guinea pig rescue, so we bought
these girls from a pet store. Their names are Dingo and Zoot after
the twin sisters from Castle Anthrax in Monty Python and the Quest for
the Holy Grail. These pictures are from when we first got them.
They are approximately two months old here. |
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Dingo is definately the dominant guinea pig. She makes
the "brrrrrr" noises that a male normally makes. However, Zoot is
the more adventerous guinea pig. She tries new things first. That
may be because Dingo bites her until she does, but... To visit Zoot and Dingo's page, click here. Their page includes pictures of them and cage design. |
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A few months after getting the guinea pigs, I started volunteering at the
Orange County APS. I fell in love with Sabrina, a Weimeraner/Pit mix
with a troubled past. She originally came into the shelter as a stray.
She was adopted out, but her owner kept her crated for at least eight
hours during her first job. Then, her owner came home for about a
half an hour to walk Sabrina and eat dinner. She left Sabrina out
of the crate for the next four or more |
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while at her second job. No wonder Sabrina tore up the house! So, Sabrina came back
to the shelter with "destructive behavior" written on her adoption card.
Brad and I took Sabrina home, and worked very hard with her on her
seperation anxiety. She is doing much better now, and is much calmer
and happier. In fact, we think she is over her separation anxiety completely
(knock on wood!) To visit Sabrina's page, click here. |
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We have recently added yet another animal to our crew! Meet
Thanatos the tokay gecko. Thanatos belonged to a drug dealer who got
busted. His animals were siezed and were in poor condition. Thanatos
lived at the animal shelter for two months before we took him home! He
doesn't have a personalwebpage yet, but he will soon! |
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I hope you have enjoyed meeting our pets. Please visit
thier webpages to find more pictures of them and to find out more about
their personality. |
Page last modified 6/30/03