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It had been over a month since we lost Zaphod, and knowing he can never be replaced, we still yearned for something cute and fuzzy to help heal the holes in our hearts. Meet Roxanne, our new kitty, and her brother- the yettobenamed barn cat, as well as our other two new barn cats. Roxy is a calico with a black stripe down the center of her face (what caught my attention immediately). Her brother is very handsome, with the coolest stripes and leopard print pattern I have ever seen. The hardest part is undoubtedly going to be when we leave and have to say goodbye to him. It is neat to have two sibling kitties though, something I have never experienced before. Until next time, Angela Kelly

It has been nearly a month since the untimely death of our dearest kitty. It is late tonight, I cannot sleep and my mind is filled with grief and sorrow still. I have heard it said that loving animals is only setting oneself up for pain in the end. I may have believed it, but until now I have never felt it. Not to say that I have not lost a pet in the past, in fact several, but fortunately they had all lived long and happy lives before old age and illness took them away. This cannot be said for Zaphod. His life only lasted two short years, and it is the knowing he was meant to spend another decade with us that pains me the most.  We adopted Zaphod when he was only five weeks old, a tiny grey fuzz ball too small to eat. He refused a bottle or wet food, and we honestly worried he was not going to survive those first few days. After several trips to the vet for IV fluids and two weeks of force feeding, he accept a bowl of dry food for his first real meal, despite...