[Ladyviper]

I have 4 fish, 3 cats, and a happy puppy boy...

They are all the product of a sob story, and I am a big sucker. The first cat is Gato, she is old, crabby, and anti-social (with other animals). She believes she is queen of the house and can do anything she wants. She is just like me, except for the anti-social part. Then there is Artemis, she will be 2 soon. She was rescued a couple Decembers ago by a friend of mine. She wasn't weaned and her mother was no where to be found. She has long gray hair (with about 10 white hairs on her backside), is extremely lovable, and cannot meow. Every now and then she will make a chirping sound, but that is only when she is in heat. Any other time she cannot make a sound. Little does she know she is about to be spayed, don't tell her she will be frightened. Then there is Kimura, he is named after the Jiu-jitsu submission, he is quite a grappler. He will be 1 next month, and he is still very much a kitten. He looks just like Morris, and acts like the devil. He is so lovable, yet he is such a butthole. He is evil and has personality pouring out of him. He loves carrot juice and Artemis. They are married I think?? They spend their days cuddled together on loveseat licking each other and sleeping. Kimura likes to annoy Gato, and he can make her hiss in less than 30 secs in the same room together. He will jump on her from the bed and she will not be amused. He is quite the jumper, there is no where he can't go, and he loves to play in the potty.

Then there is Cash, like Johnny Cash without the Johnny. He will also be one next month, and he is a Collie. He and Kimura spend their time fighting about who the boss of the house is, and then I let them know it is me. He spends his days barking at the cats, and the neighbors, and the squirrels, and the birds, and the kids. Oh and sometimes he barks if we laugh too loud or talk too much. He really likes people to know he can bark. He also likes to break his leash or collar and go running wild through the neighborhood. He likes me to run around and chase him for blocks until I get tired, he especially likes to do this on his morning venture outside to potty, right before I go to work. He hates the vet, and hasn't been the same since the last visit. He feels a little violated after the poo poo test. It turns out the poor puppy boy had hookworms, but we are all better now. He hates the heartworm tablets, he will eat anything non-food but won't eat a heartworm tab. He likes to tick the neighbors off and scare older dogs with his juvenile behavior.

The fish are all a sob story too, they were going to get fished out of a pond to die due to overcrowding. They were babies, and now they are 3. They are special, because they are off spring of the fish I bought my dad for his last father's day. They are Sarassa Comets, and one has a bright red top lip just like his mom.

Well, that sums up my zoo, all except the kids.