A Christmas Eve Rescue
One night not so long ago a young and slender black cat quickly and silently trotted down the sidewalk of
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cat stories
The Unintended Gift: My first cat, and how cats became my muse
Now it’s time for my own rescue story, my first cat, and how I came to fill my life with
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Rescue Story: Cookie’s Homecoming Day
On December 6, 1992, during a heavy storm of snow and ice, a little neighbor boy brought me a kitten
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Witness to a Rescue
The day before yesterday it was 70 degrees, yesterday the temperature dropped from the morning and by late afternoon we
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Little Visits
For the days prior to the Feast of All Hallowed, Samhain, the Day of the Dead and other celebrations of
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The Best Teachers
Today I especially remember that little dilute calico kitty, Peaches, who I feature as often as possible here and in
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The Housewarming Cat
Most of my rescue stories are pretty dramatic and any humor one can find is usually an offbeat detail of
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A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: A Portrait in Oranges
DO YOU KNOW your veterinarian’s pets? I do, and early in my career had the honor of painting portraits of
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Just Being Herself
BETWEEN THREE AND four million pets lose their lives in shelters in the US each year despite all our efforts
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Rescue Story: The August Kitten
In the middle of the night during a July thunderstorm many years ago a couple awoke to hear what sounded
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