welcome new mod, shawna!

​My name is Shawna, and I haven't always been a cat lady. In 2010 my dog passed away, and I was devastated to say the least. After a couple of months I decided to get another dog. So off to the rescue we went! Little did I know my life was about to change forever. I was in a wheelchair at the time, and most of the animals were pretty terrified of the chair. While looking at some puppies, this little brown tabby jumped right in my lap. I said, "Well hi there!" and then she started licking my hand. I was instantly hooked. It turned out that she was 8 months old, and had been abandoned outside in the snow as a tiny kitten. She was literally frozen to the ground when they found her. She lost part of her ears, but definitely not any personality! 

Fast forward to today: I now have 6 kitties (I guess if you get water on them they multiply, I really didn't know). They are all rescues, and two of them are special needs hospice fosters. 5 of the 6 are seniors. Honestly I love all animals, but cats have taken the biggest part of my heart. 
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I'm happy to be part of the Weirdo family, and hope we can have some smiles together. Thanks for having me.