On May 2, 2021, my boy Ozzy crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He never quite made it to his 4th birthday. When he was about 2 ½ years old, he was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, and I had to make the decision at the emergency vet that…
As if 2020 weren’t bad enough, we lost our adorable baby Pumpkin. Our hearts were broken. Enter Elvira – a cute, playful, happy little foster. Already having two other kitties of our own and not wanting to replace Pumpkin, we were content to foster “Baby Bira “, as she affectionately…
My husband and I are animal lovers and had wanted to adopt a cat for a long time. We have a senior dog (Sadie, who just turned 12 and is a border collie/heeler mix) and wanted to adopt a feline companion (or two) for her and ourselves that was comfortable…
We lost the last of our cats in February just as COVID arrived in the US. The house felt empty and the kids were missing having a pet companion. Still, we wanted to take the time to mourn Griffin and wanted to adhere to the lockdown ordinance of St. Louis County. During…
As someone starting grad school in a new city, I knew I wanted a companion to keep me company, especially due to COVID and that I would be working remotely for at least my first semester. This lead me down the path of endlessly looking at all of the adoptable…
We welcomed Willie and Winkie into our home and our family on April 13th, and our lives are already so much richer; we could not imagine being without these adorable orange brothers. Especially now in this time of lockdowns and social distancing, they have been a constant source of joy…
When we first contacted The Cat Network about adopting a pair of cats, we’d been hoping for a couple of furry little sweeties to keep us company in our otherwise empty nest and fill the void that had been left when the last of our kitties passed away last year. …
In 2019, my 19 year old cat and my 13 year old dog crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. These were hard losses; they were my bed partners, and that left me with one baby, CindyKitty. She was a feral cat about a year old which I had trapped, spayed, “vetted”,…
My parents adopted a cat a couple of years ago from my friend who fosters for The Cat Network, so when I decided to add a furry friend to my household, I didn’t have to go far to find one – Lyra fit the bill. She likes to talk up…
Nearly 5 years ago, we lost our first cat, Missy, to old age. During her 18 years, she made friends with everyone, even “non-cat” people. Since her loss, we’ve dreamed of having another black cat to keep our tortie, Allie, company. For the last 18 months, we’d been considering whether…
