For Caturday: Some of the kittens I've rescued in the past 7 years. With before and afters.

Marzipan is my latest rescue.

Yeah I kept her. This is her now. She is the best kitten I've ever known.

Sophie. 1 of 5 kittens rescued from a person that was threatening to drown them in a creek. I paid a LOT of money to get these kittens from this person. Ended up trading them for a couple months worth of beer and cigarettes. I hate humans.

Sophie now.

Amelia was one of the litter almost put in a creek.

Amelia now. She is perfect just admit it.

Gaius was another littermate. He was really sick when we took him. Lots of vet bills later:

He is my main dude. I ended up keeping the two sickest of the litter to make sure they got proper vet care.

This is Calpurnia aka Mini. She was less than a pound at her 8 week checkup and by far the sickest of the litter. We've called her Mini ever since.

She still has a lot of breathing issues and pops when she purrs. It's cute/sad but I will love her as long as she holds on.

This is Meredith. She wasn't supposed to live. She was on the table to be euthanized when I stepped in. I kept her in ISO for almost two months before I was able to bring her home. She is completely feral and almost all of her teeth fell out as a kitten and never came back. She has a cleft palate and breathing issues.

Meredith now. She still won't come near us, even though it's been over 4 years since I brought her home. She put me in the ER last year when I tried to take her for a breathing treatment, but I don't hold it against her.

Tiberius was another one on the euth table when I stepped in. He was brought in with a sibling that didn't make it. His eyes were swollen shut, upper respiratory infection, and anemic from fleas. (which you can see some of the evidence of on his blanket in this picture) I nursed him back to health and he is STILL the only cat that had to be kept in the dog kennels at the animal hospital I worked at. He is the most hyperactive and smartest cat I've ever met.

James Tiberius now. He is a giant monster of a cat and rules this house with an iron fist. No one fucks with Tiberius.

Found this guy at the bottom of an 8+ foot drain pipe in my yard. Took me two hours and three leashes tied together with a slip knot at the end to get him out. I found him a perfect home that named him Dr Yueh. He does have the imperical mark of conditioning, afterall.

Yueh now. He is older than this now but this is the most recent photo I took of him when his new family brought him in to the clinic for shots.

Dog tax. Caesar the day we got him. Note the tear stains and yellow paws from urine burns. This picture breaks my heart every time.

Caesar now. Happiest and most spoiled dog in the world.