| Name: Buffy Nickname: Fattie, Honeybear She was named after: Buffy Summers from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: fawn berkshire Character: careful, curious, loving Hobbies: eating, sleeping, nesting Health problems: after her lympathic glands swelled to the size of hazelnuts, we had them taken out two weeks ago; check-up tomorrow Death date: 07/08/04, after she almost asphyxiated I took her to the vet and had her put to sleep |
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| Name: Muffin Nickname: Sweetiepie, Love, Biscuit She was named after: no one in particular Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: agouti variagted Character: curious, loving, daring Hobbies: cuddling, chasing her sisters, having mom groom her Health problems: we discovered that she had cancer in October, she was treated with spider poison (supposed to slow down the process) and had surgery Death date: 12/06/03 - put to sleep at the vet ER |
| Name: Witch Nickname: Witchy, Fatso She was named after: no one - she was a real little bastard as a baby, she would bite Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: agouti capped mismarked Character: alert, curious, hungry Hobbies: eating, nesting, sleeping, cuddling Health problems: had tumor surgery twice (01/02/04 and 03/19/04) - had third tumor surgery May 10th Death date: 10/26/04 - had to be put to sleep due to brain tumor |
| Name: Azrael Nickname: Big Boss He was named after: the demon from "Dogma" Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: black hooded Character: lazy, easy-going, playful Hobbies: eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping Health problems: had an abcess on his head, was cut open and cleared out, no more problems Death date: 09/10/04 - died on the way to the vet after a long sickness where he stopped eating and drinking |
| Name: Lucius Nickname: Sweetie, strawberry eye He was named after: Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter Birthdate: estimated to be around April 2004 Colour: albino Character: sweet, curious, loving Hobbies: sleeping, cuddling Health problems: has an incurable lung defect Death date: 11/18/04 - was put to sleep after he almost suffocated |
| Name: Fitur Nickname: Fiti, Fiete He was named after: Fitur means "the fat one", he was the biggest of his brothers Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: agouti hooded Character: curious, bit aggressive towards his brothers, very dominant Hobbies: eating, sleeping, beating up his little brothers Health problems: he has some sort of condition (we think he had a stroke), his tail is paralyzed and he has lost weight... we'll see Death date: 09/24/04 - went to sleep in my arms after getting rapidly worse |
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| Name: Pirotess
Nickname: Sweetie, Piro She was named after: a character from the anime "Record of Lodoss War" Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: agouti hooded Character: curious, playful Hobbies: eating, nesting, sleeping Health problems: had tumor removal; has an inoperable tumor Death date: 01/11/05 - was put to sleep due to tumor size |
| Name: P�nk
Nickname: P�nky He was named after: a song by a German punk band Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: black berkshire Character: alert, careful Hobbies: eating, biting, sleeping Health problems: none Death date: 03/23/05 - died completely unexpectedly and without any health problems preceeding his death |
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| Name: Yuki
Nicknames: Fattie, Scaredycat She was named after: a character from the manga "Fruits Basket" Birthdate: estimated to be around February 2nd 2003 Colour: agouti hooded Character: reserved, a bit slow on the uptake, careful Hobbies: sleeping, eating, beating up Socks from time to time Health problems: had to be neutered due to inflammation of the uterus; had a tumor removed; developed an abcess Death date: 04/22/05 - had to be put to sleep after the abcess opened inwards into her ear, also had lots of fluid in her stomach |
| Name: Little Bitch (she has a different name in German)
Nickname: Bitchy, Brush She was named after: the song by Tito & Tarantula Birthdate: estimated to be sometime in October or November 2003 Colour: agouti hooded Character: alert, curious, passive-aggressive towards humans Hobbies: eating, nesting, biting, she hates to be touched Health problems: had a lame leg when we got her, all cleared up Death date: 04/22/05 - had to be put to sleep due to suspected meningitis that did not react to antibiotics at all |
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| Name: Jareth
Nickname: Sweetie He was named after: the Goblin King from "Labyrinth" Birthdate: estimated to be around April 2004 Colour: black hooded Character: curious, nervous, nice Hobbies: eating, sleeping, fighting with Merlin Health problems: probably has some form of lung defect Death date: 05/23/05 - we found him dead in his house; absolutely no sign of an illness beforehand |
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| Name: Merlin
Nickname: bat ear He was named after: Merlin the magician Birthdate: estimated to be around April 2004 Colour: creme hooded mismarked Character: nervous, curious Hobbies: eating, sleeping, beating up Jareth Health problems: he doesn't see very well and we think he's deaf because he's a dumbo rat Death date: 06/13/05 - had to be put to sleep when his lungs kept getting worse and his crooked teeth made it impossible for him to eat |
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| Name: Zora
Nickname: Honey She was named after: Red Zora Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: black hooded Character: curious, watchful, loving Hobbies: eating, nesting, being on the lookout Health problems: none so far (yay!) Death date: 05/30/05 - we suspect she had meningitis as well |
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| Name: Socks
Nicknames: Mama, Cutie, Bitey She was named after: Socks, Bill Clintons' cat, as both have white feet Birthdate: estimated to be around January 15th 2003 Colour: agouti berkshire Character: playful, alert, curious Hobbies: nests a lot, loves hiding food, grooms her daughters profusely, loves licking fingers or any other body part, pulling off plasters, always tries to pull out my nose stud Health problems: had her 4th tumor removal (6th and 7th tumor) Death date: 06/20/05 - she kept losing weight and slept most of the time, and as she consisted mainly of tumors, we had her put to sleep |
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| Name: Spot
Nickname: Spottie, Fattie He was named after: no one - he has a big brown spot on his butt Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: agouti capped mismarked Character: lazy, easy-going, cuddly Hobbies: eating, sleeping, eating, and eating Health problems: is obscenely obese Death date: |
| Name: Spike
Nickname: Spikey He was named after: Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Birthdate: 03/12/03 Colour: blue variagated Character: curious, loving, cuddly Hobbies: eating, sleeping, running around, licking fingers Health problems: none so far (yay!) Death date: 07/06/05 - was put to sleep when he kept losing weight and stopped eating |