current

• josie
  • cat: turkish angora, female
    • first cat; got in memphis and she was already two-three; discovered her on petfinder; went to rescue and she was hiding and hated everyone and i kept getting asked if i was sure i wanted her; discovered she was declawed and they didn't even know so they didn't charge extra; took her home and she has been my squeaker since
• tucker
  • cat: birman, male
    • craigslist kitty; got in oregon from some lady with three kids and two obese cats and he was extremely skittish; took him home and within a few days he was my super affectionate baby
    • had a stint with urinary block; $1000+ later and he's better
• keira
  • cat: black/green eyes, female
    • got in oregon from corvallis shelter when she was almost two for my mother; started out extremely strange and unable to figure out her claws; skin issues kinda; likes to poke with paw; getting better with others
• basil
  • chinchilla, standard grey, male
    • got with augustus who passed away and so i've had him for awhile now
• agatha
  • chinchilla, mosaic female
    • craigslist ad for exotic rescue, got with beatrice; older of the two around eight months when i got her: see beatrice below
• beatrice
  • chinchilla, mosaic female
    • craigslist ad for exotic rescue, got with agatha; younger of the two around four months; went to pick up an all black male yet they messed up and he was already taken so i got these two for twenty bucks; placed with basil and so far no litters even though that was a big to-do and worry
• gus
  • axolotl, gfp albino
    • craigslist ad listed axolotls and i jumped at the occasion; went with alex to a sketchy looking meeting in salem; got four tiny, less than an inch axolotls where two were albino, two not and two of both were gfp; fed them what they required and they grew slowly; two didn't live to be more than two inches; a third was eaten by gus even though he was passed his carnivorous stage so now i just have one

past

dogs

• pepsi
  • black/tan german shepherd
    • my first non-family dog; 80lbs; taught hand-signals, etc
    • developed cancer and within months treatment stopped working, was 60lbs, had to put to sleep (stayed with her the entire ordeal as "they look for you when you're gone")
• scratch
  • cocker spaniel/lab mutt
    • inherited from so-called friend when they wanted us to take care of her while they went on a trip yet when they returned, they no longer wanted her and asked if we did since if not they'd take her to the pound
    • cushing's disease noticed around age five; put to sleep
• pepper
  • black german shepherd
    • found her with my mother by old schoolhouse when she was probably age 2; searched a year for owner which was never found; she already knew some commands but was extremely timid
    • visited memphis and got a call she was hit by a car (escaped due to july 4th, scared of fireworks; dumbass didn't put inside), broken back so put to sleep; didn't get to say bye
• shadow
  • lab/chow mutt
    • puppy that visited my mother when they were building the house and eventually my mother asked if her owner even wanted her which was a no and so my mother took her in; never saw her use the restroom; protector; great dog; purple tongue!
    • lived to 13
• zed
  • black/tan saddle german shepherd
    • 130lbs; used to ride around as a kid; didn't know too well
    • lived to 13, developed hip issues/loss of bowels; put to sleep

fowl

• cluck cluck
  • rhode island red; favorite; lived to be ~10
• jet, lily, krystal, speedy.. (chickens)
  • wasn't home; dumbass didn't watch them carefully and let neighbors dog somehow got in coop and it murdered all of them (no opening, unsure how)
• rooster the rooster
  • suicide via thunderstorm
• dickweed and twat (ducks)

rodents

• gerbils
• rabbit
  • cocoa
    • visited memphis and returned to an injured bunny; dumbass didn't watch over; fought a squirrel, cuts got maggots (mother cleaned best she could since it was night and no vet); by morning passed away
• rat
  • sara
    • my precious sewer rat!; rescued from petco (free); developed tumors; lived until 3
    • rats are so amazing i couldn't do it again due to their short lifespans
• chinchillas
  • elliot
    • heatstroke death; GI issues
  • augustus
    • constantly GI issues

aquatic & other

• goldy the goldfish
  • childhood fish before i knew anything about them; lived until ten
• community tanks, cichlid tanks, goldfish tanks, etc
• turtle
  • inherited from half-sis abandoning it
• box turtle/tortoise
  • baby from garden (why i did this!?); lived a few years