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This is great! I love hearing how people get acquired by their pets.

We have two cats. We got Bubba 15 years ago from the animal shelter. He's a tough old guy. He had a tumor in his eye about a year ago and had to have his eye removed. But he gets around just fine. He still squabbles with our other cat, Lucy, on a daily basis.

We got Lucy about 6 years ago from the humane society. She is a shameless hussy now. We we first got her she wasn't much for physical interactions with us humans. Then I broke my ankle. While I was laid up with that, she became my extra special close friend. She would lay on my lap or snuggle right up next to me while in was in the cast. I guess she knew I wasn't too happy about breaking my ankle and she gave me a lot of comfort. Ever since then, she's been pretty much my constant companion.

Fred came to us with only one eye. That's so sweet about Lucy. Animals are so sensitive to our needs. Last year I got food poisoning and was sleeping on the floor in the bathroom...Giz slept curled up next to me the whole time.