The Kitties

Hannah Grace is a tabby girl.  We adopted her from the pound on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, 2005.  We almost lost her due to a very severe upper respiratory infection the first week we had her.  The vet told us later that he really didn't expect her to live through the night, but she's a fighter and she is determined!  She came through that illness, but it took a good 6 weeks to completely get over it.  In 2007, after almost 8 months of sneezing, she was diagnosed with Feline Herpes Virus (FHV).  She most likely picked it up while out on her own on the streets.  Today, she's a happy, sassy, and feisty thing!  She's definitely a daddy's girl, but she'll snuggle with me every now and then.

Tumbleweed (aka "Tumbles") is a brown tabby boy.  He was rescued from a storm drain in a downpour on July 1, 2010 and came to live with us on July 13, 2010.  He was only 10 weeks old at the time and was so scared and so skittish.  He would run and hide under the bed every time we went into his room to visit him.  He would come out once we were in the room, but any little noise sent him scurrying under the bed.  He was so tiny and I felt so sad for him to be so young and so scared.  We worked with him for about a month before letting him out of isolation and into the general population of the house.  He's come such a long way since we adopted him!  He no longer startles easily and he's a little love bug.  He provides us with lots and lots and LOTS of laughter and silliness.  He and Hannah are working it out as they are both very stubborn and strong-willed kitties.

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