Prince Diaper's foster siblings!

Prince Diaper is not my first rescue. I want to tell you a little bit about the other animals that have changed my life. Click here and here for my other websites.

Nanaimo is my very first cat. I adopted him from a shelter in California in 2003 when he was 8 weeks old. He's pretty sassy and a bit of a passive aggressive loner. He only likes to cuddle when I am sitting on the toilet. It's funny. He is named for my favorite dessert - Nanaimo Bars - found in Canada. (I'm Canadian.)

Nique was adopted from the same shelter but he was sent straight to the vets to get neutered. Nique is short for unique because he has a black spot on his head and heel.

Kikeli was a friendly stray that lived around my house here on Molokai. I swore I would not adopt him but he is orange...and sweet...and cuddly....how could I resist?

Grey was also a friendly stray that lived around my house but she wasn't keen on the other cats so I found her a great home on Oahu.

Vayna is a tortie kitten that I found eating from Grey's food dish one day. She was tiny and skinny. I started meeting her with canned food every morning and evening and she would be waiting for me. I adopted her permanently but she is still a tad wild. However she is the baby of the family and always goes to the other cats for snuggles. What a mystery this cat is...the vet found lots of little scars but no spay scar, however he found no uterus! We'll never know what happened to her. She did disappear for a couple months after I first spotted her though.


Stracey was laying on my porch when I came back from vacation in California last summer. She was pregnant. I made the difficult decision to spay her before the kittens were born. She was so cuddly but VERY difficult with the other cats and my dog. She went to a nice home in Honolulu.

I went to the movies one night and my friend pointed out two screaming and half starved kittens that were outside. It was SO bad I could not leave them. They went home with me. I had them for about four months and named them Kuhio and Kalani. Kuhio ended up having a severe heart murmur. I paid for a heart ultrasound by winning a photo contest on animalattraction.com. I had a lot of people voting for me to help! We flew to Oahu for the day and the vet was amazing. Giving those two up was the hardest thing but they went together to a wonderful family willing to deal with Kuhio's heart condition and possibly short life expectancy.

Then came Screech, who is now Bettis. He was found on the side of the road by a tourist. A lady took him in but was not healthy enough to care for him so her friend stopped by once a day. Screech was in a cage with the worst case of ringworm I have ever seen. One day I drove over and when no one answered the door, I took him and left a note in the cage explaining. He was in such bad shape and needed to be in a home with lots of attention.

After Screech went to his awesome family on Oahu, I got an email about a dumped cat. I drove to the east end to pick him up, and because he is the tallest and biggest cat I have ever seen - I named him Samson. He has rejected the indoor life but I live in the country and it's pretty safe out there. I hope to find him a good home soon.

Now the dogs.

Kiko has been with me for almost two years. I found him in a neighbourhood one day. he was the runt and in HORRIBLE shape. I picked him up and saw literally 50 fleas crawling on his stomach, and he was just one pound! The litter was so big he had no chance so I put him in my purse and took him home. I have learned a lot and love him deeply. I made the difficult decision a couple months ago to rehome him because of some serious food aggression issues that made it impossible for him to be trusted around the cats, especially alone. Not wanting this social and energetic herding dog to be crated all day, I found a wonderful family for him on Oahu. He will have a doggy friend, one thing he sorely missed after Moxie was rehomed. And he will have two kids to play with, kids are his favorite. And for the first time he will have a yard. So I am terribly sad to see him go but know it's best for all of us.

Moxie was a tough one too. I loved her so much. She showed up at my house one morning in her first heat. She was so gentle and loving and obedient. I wanted to keep her so badly. But God found her the BEST home in Hilo and she gets a human that stays home all day. She has a cat friend and three doggy friends. I cried hard when I put her on the plane but it was a rewarding rescue. She and Kiko were the best of friends and Kiko missed her so much.

This has all happened in less than two years! These animals have kept me very busy which I appreciate because I am in the boondocks and there isn't much else to do here. Each of them has touched my heart.