I currently have two pets although I've had more in the past.
Bailey the Cat
I've had her since 1996 and got her from Mike. Bailey and I have been through everything together. Not the least of which: three other dogs, another cat named Eddy (plus two other cats that were attached to roommates), two hamsters (Mitchell then Mina) and a guinea pig (Mr. Pigglesworth) and a Rabbit (Gir). Bailey likes the small variety of animals best and is a lousy mouser.
Gir The Rabbit
Gir is a French Angora Rabbit named after the sidekick on Invader Zim. Before getting Gir I'd declared in a fit of something that, "The next pet I get is going to be named GIR!" I didn't realise I would be getting a rabbit next. It actually suits him though. I spin Gir's Fur and knit it into things like mittens. Gir and Bailey do not get along as Bailey doesn't like anything larger than her. Sometimes, when she's feeling really brave, Bailey will biff Gir with a closed paw. It's not a scratching motion though and it makes a dull thwapping sound when she connects. Gir always looks at her sideways as if to say, "Dude. That is so not cool. And I am so twice your size and I am so going to kick your ass." And then he wanders off. Other random information: Gir moults his undercoat four times a year which is what I pluck off for spinning. But he gets shaved in the summer which is much cooler for him. He is litter trained and spends most of his time in a large wooden hutch that my (now ex) built for me. He no longer uses his ramp to get in and out of the hutch. He leaps.
Gir passed away August 9, 2010.
