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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, Wa
Posts: 473
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Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, Wa
Posts: 473
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At the time I got rsd, I had: one golden retriever, one blue and gold macaw, two 55-gal saltwater aquariums, one 20-gal fresh water tank, a cage full of hamsters (you can trade the babies to pet stores for supplies to feed the other animals), an iguana and a nile monitor lizard, and two adorable fuzzy chinchillas! But as you can imagine, it was hard though worthwhile work caring for and cleaning up after all those pets... so when the rsd got bad, most of them had to go.  The rest have since died of natural causes.
Now I "just" have two cats. Squeakers is my female calico, I got her from the pound. Groucho is my male long-haired Tuxedo, I got him and his brothers and sisters from under an apt building.
They bring me so much joy and comfort I can't even describe it. Groucho, my cuddle kitty, regularly wants to be in my lap, on my bed, wherever I am. Squeak isn't much for cuddling, but she's a great source of comfort when the aids symptoms get real bad. She comes and sits with me in the bathroom, just purrs while lying pressed up against my leg. You'd think I wouldn't be in the mood when I'm that sick, but that's not the case at all. Just the fact that she cares enough to sit with me while I'm vomiting helps a bunch.
One day I'll post the story of where my blue and gold macaw is now... it's pretty awesome. 
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