There is a canary at my former Vet Tech school. When I was going there I always thought it was a boy but I recently made a trip back there and learned that he was a she! I wanted to see if she would step up for me but I was not being escorted and did not want to risk breaking any rules. Besides, if I remember correctly she was very cage territorial and would peck at students as they were cleaning her cage. That was very thoughtful of your ex to let you know he had passed. What the heck is it with gingers? Seems like every ginger tabby (known as "red" for breeding specifics) I've met is the biggest sweet heart!
Hey Mommabird- I'll trade you both my 'Toos for your canary!
Andria- I'm sorry for the loss of your furry friend. It's a shame we can't make them live forever
My dearly departed Roofus was a ginger too. He lived to almost 18 years old. He got hyper thyroid and eventually had to be put to sleep because he was just suffering way too much at the very end. He was someone special. Loved getting his tummy rubbed, which is odd for a cat. Maybe it's because he was handled so much as a kitten. We had his mom, and she had her litter in our laundry room when I was in Jr. High. I could not keep my hands off those kittens! Roo also had a raspy voice and the loudest most rumbliest purr I have ever heard! <3
That is so cute about the girl talk. We can get Tai to have conversations with us sometimes. We will say "Tai Tai! Tell us a story!" and he will sometimes meow. Then if we ask him to "tell us more" sometimes he does!
Except for her one white foot and a few white "toes" on her other feet, she's a perfect tuxedo, right down to that white stripe -- like the white shirt peeking out from the jacket. But the next morning, she didn't start waking him till it was nearly 5am. 
omg, that's hilarious!
I don't know how to post a pic from my phone; but we have 2 cats, 3 dogs including a rescue albino corgy that is deaf n blind, 2 Australian parakeets, 2 turtles with their very own live sushi bar, a species tank o sharks, 2 bearded dragons and 3 kids heh
Love the pics of all the animals
I love this thread already
My beasties have me for sure....they're quite the spoiled ones. Two are from the street, and one from the pound. But i *only* have the 3 dogs....
though their friends sometimes come over to play....and then it does get a little zoo-like
then again, we have just one, teeny, tiny yorkie -- who probably causes more chaos and destruction than 7 cats could. she's *completely* out of control...runs around like she's possessed, eats and/or rips up anything and everything, drinks out of your coffee cup if you aren't watching her every second, jumps on the table, bites everyone's toes constantly...you get the picture. (then again, maybe she's jacked on caffeine half the time, eh?!).
my dh keeps saying "yeah, but she's still a puppy.". pretty soon, that won't work as an excuse...she'll be a year old on March 30th.
the only thing that keeps me from booting her out is that she's so darn cute!! i'll have to figure out how to post pics.
(btw, i only drink decaf...and it's usually my coffee she sneaks a sip from -- just didn't want people thinking the poor thing was actually constantly being subjected to caffeine!)
