"In Memory of the Ones Waiting at Rainbow Bridge....."
I have been blessed with many wonderful pets in my
lifetime, CocoPuff, Osa, Fluffy, Kit-Kat, Grey Muffin, Zeus,
Sparky and Sasha to name a few but on this page I will only have
pictures
of the ones that have passed on since we've been at Shotgun Ranch with
the exception of my dear and sweet Shasta.. the dog who truly
thought
of me as her mother.
Me and Shasta.......
We found Shasta in a plastic bag when she was barely a day old. I
bottle-fed her and became her surrogate mother.
Shasta loved to
give Tamera kisses.
The only dog I ever had who had her own "mimi"
blanket......
Misty passed on in
2000......she
loved all the kitties.... and loved baths.....Here she is right after a
bath....
Miranda, our beloved "Randi" died
on July 21, 2003. Her death is still a mystery, she drowned in an
underground irrigation pipe. We think of our "Rand girl" often.
Mellie was my baby for 17 years. She was
the cuddliest cat I've ever had, maybe it was because she was blind.
She was blind when I got her, apparently she had been rescued from a
lab where they put acid in her eyes. In spite of her blindness Mellie
was a very happy kitty. She co-authored a children's book with me
called Melodie Whiskers
Out-Patient Surgery Scrapbook . I believe it is still being used
in various hospital. Mellie went on to Rainbow Bridge on March
11, 2004, after 3 years of kidney disease. She took a piece of my heart
with her.
Sylvester
joined Mellie at Rainbow Bridge on February 13, 2007.
He was a very special kitty and we will always remember "our Sylie"
The Rainbow Bridge
Just
this side of heaven is a place
called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially
close
to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for
all
of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is
plenty
of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All
the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor;
those
who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we
remember
them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and
content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very
special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly
stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His
eager
body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the
green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been
spotted,
and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together
in
joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the
beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your
pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together
.... Author unknown
