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Memories of PFEIFLES' BABIES

Our babies. So many of them to have their own page. But when they were together, they were the happiest, so they will be together on this page. We will place pictures of a different baby each week. Music...MEMORY from the broadway show CATS CALLIE** She was born to the people that lived next door to a good friend of mine. I would always see her outside when I would visit. I just LOVED her. She was this beautiful little girl kitty. Everytime I went over there, I would always ask if I could have her. She was only going to be an outside cat at this persons house. At my house, she would live INSIDE. Finally, my friend was able to convince them that I would be a great mommy so I was allowed to have her. She lived with me for many years. Never a problem. She loved to sleep on a tiny blanket at the end of the couch. Or hanging over the edge of her own little hammock. We lost this beautiful girl when she got out through an open door. I was on vacation but my mother was watching her. The screen door did not latch & she was able to slip through. Everything happened within seconds. She ran out, got hit BUT was able to make it back to the door. Before my mother could get her keys, Callie left us. And I wasn't even home to comfort her. After ALL of the time trying to get the people to let me have her & she was gone in a flash. I will always love you Callie. 04.16.1974/08.20.1979 xoxo YODA** He was named after the character in STAR WARS. He was an odd looking baby but he was loved anyway. I didn't have him very long. He was very deformed & had health issues. But he was fun while he was with me. I love you Yoda. 11.22.1976/01.06.1979 xoxo ABANDONED** You can guess why he had this name. He was the most beautiful male cat. He was a cream/white color. He had the loudest PURR. He loved to snuggle the humans in his life. How anyone could leave him was beyond me. But their loss WAS my gain. He loved his friends Midnight & Pee-Wee. He would run & chase them all day. Give him some catnip & it was ALL OVER. But when it wore off, he crashed for hours. He was a nut! We sure miss your antics funny boy. You WERE wanted in our home. We only wish we had more time with you. You were loved very much. 12.31.1980/12.24.1986 xoxo MIDNIGHT** What a beautiful girl. She was a black & white, long hair baby. She showed up at the door of my mother. My mother HAD enough cats so I took her. She loved going outside in the backyard & getting some sun. Her favorite place to sleep was in a chair...ANY chair. She got along with ALL of the kitty babies & since she was the oldest, they listened to her. She left us due to kidney failure. We miss you beautiful girl. 09.01.1980/06.02.1992 xoxo KC** Short for KITTY CAT. She was a beautiful persian. She was abused in her first home so she was taken away. Our neighbor knew that I had always wanted a persian so she told me about her. I was able to adopt her. This poor girl..she was so afraid of men. When she first came into our home, she hid from us for a few weeks. She would come out & eat when no one was around. I never really knew where she was but I knew she was SAFE. No abuse in this house. EVER. When she finally warmed up to everyone, she was so loveable. I will never know what made her sick. She was fine one day & not so well the next. Her dr. told us that she had kidney failure & they show no signs. She is missed. We love you. 12.24.1988/11.30.1993 xoxo STRAY KITTY** This poor thing showed up at our door looking for food. He would not let anyone get near him. He was a feral. He would eat on the front porch where he felt safe. At night, I would see him sleeping on the rocker on the front porch. It took me several months to get him where he trusted me enough to let me pet him. Then he would let me sit down on the porch & he would rub against my leg. And then he would curl up in my lap. When he finally allowed me to pick him up, I decided that he needed to be neutured so I took him to the vet. He ran some blood work & this baby was FIV positive. After all of this love & trust, we had to say good-bye. But I know that this kitty had a good life for the short time that he was on our porch. He never wanted to come in the house but he could get into the garage if he wanted. We miss you big boy. 11.01.1993/11.02.1998 xoxo BUDDY CAT** This poor guy. His humans moved & left him behind. He made a home at several places until we moved in. I guess word got out that he could come here & feel at home. He moved in in 1986. He made a home both in the house & in the garage. Sometimes, he didn't get along with the others. And he wasn't sure of the dogs. He had the garage to himself. After the 1994 quake, he decided that the garage was NOT the place for him even though nothing fell on him. He didn't like being in there & not being able to escape(he had a kitty door). So he moved next door & stayed in their garage. And that was fine with them because he was a great mouser. He had several things happen to him. He was attacked by a very large dog & had to have surgery. He had a fight with a neighbor cat & contracted FIV, which we did not know at the time. During the summer months, he liked to sleep under the neighbors car because the pavement was nice & cool. He was under her car one day & when she called him, he did not come out. To this day, she can't talk about what happened. When she started her car, she thought he ran out from underneath but he hadn't. She ran over him BUT he was ok. I rushed him to the emergency & he only had a minor boo-boo but that is when we found out that he was FIV & that was making him slow in his response time. But he also was having kidney issues. Seems to be alot of that going on. He was at the best hospital, VMSG. He was kept on fluids for a few days but was not making any improvement. So we decided to say good-bye to our handsome boy. Bud, Mary Jo is still upset about running over you. Some of your ashes are with her. We all miss you. 07.04.1984/05.14.2001 xoxo PEE-WEE** This tiny thing(hense the name) ended up in a pet store close to where I worked in Downtown Los Angeles. When I saw her, I KNEW I had to take her home. She was such a lover. She was so tiny, that she would sleep by my neck to stay warm. Another favorite spot for her was with her friend Midnight. She felt very safe around her. She also liked to curl up in a warm window. This little thing made 3 moves with me. When I stopped my job & opened a daycare, she LOVED the kids. And the children loved her. She had a favorite HUMAN child though. She would let her wrap her in blankets & carry her around. Even with the tumor in her tummy, she allowed her to carry her. At night, Pee-Wee would sleep with Midnight on our sons bed. This baby left us due to cancer. Her little human girl cried when we told her that we had to take Pee-Wee to the Dr. & that we had to say good-bye to her. Pee-Wee was with us for 21 yrs. We miss her. We love you tiny girl. 08.20.1980/04.27.2001 xoxo TIGGER** This was a wonderful, loving baby. He was a Bengal. He had escaped his humans home but I didn't know this. I had seen this beautiful baby on the ledge in front of our home. When I first saw him, I thought it was a bobcat. I left him outside for a few months because he would not always be here. When the weather turned bad, I decided to bring him in the house. He loved it in there. He got along great with the other cats & didn't mind the dogs. BUT he still liked to go out so I would allow him to go out at certain times of the day. He would always curl up on the rocker on the front porch & sleep. He was VERY cautious when he was outside. He wouldn't let anyone that he didn't know come near him. He would cry to go out so I would let him out. One morning, I let him out & I never saw him again. I put up signs, notified all the vets around. Never saw him again. We prayed that he left us & moved on like he had done to his other family. We are firm believers in keeping cats inside but he would get testy if we didn't let him out. We miss you Tigger. We looked for you for days with no luck. You liked to hang out with Ursa so I hope you are together. We love you. 12.22.1997/12.01.2001 xoxo MIKO** Named after a character from Pocahontas. What a cute little guy. He was a multi-grey short hair. He was on the small side. We got him from some little boys who were trying to find homes for their kittens. Miko was the last one so we took him in. He loved his buddy Squirt.( he is still with us) They did everything together. He felt very safe with him. He liked the others & got along well with our girl, Poca.(she is still with us too) His death bothers me the most. I don't know how I could have been such a bad mommy. How could I not know that he was bleeding internally? Why didn't I see any signs? He was doing well & then I noticed that he was going under the chair to sleep. To me, that didn't seem odd. He started doing this when I allowed another lost baby to come into the house. I thought he was hiding from him until he got to know him. Then one morning, he couldn't walk straight. He would fall over. I had to give him water from a dropper. I rushed him to the vet where they ran some tests. I asked them to keep him overnight so that he could stay hooked up to the drip & get fluids. I should have brought him home. His dr. called me the next morning. He had gone in early to check on him. He said that he had passed on during the night. He told me that he looked very peaceful & was not in any pain. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT HIM HOME. I am glad that he was well taken care of during his short hospital stay. Miko is missed. And I feel guilty everyday because of how he died. I should have seen some signs. I was told that there were no signs. I was told that I would not have known that he was bleeding inside. But I was his mommy. I should have known. We miss you baby & I am SOOO sorry for what happened. We love you. 06.04.1995/11.11.2004 xoxo SUSIE CAT**I know this should be AFTER the dates below but I want all of the kitties to be together. Today, 8/1/08, we had to say good-bye to Miss Susie. Let me tell you about her. She showed up in the neighborhood approx. 11 yrs ago. She was just a young kittie. She wasn't sure where she wanted to make her home so she would visit all of us in the cul-de-sac. She started off with the people next door but the lady there is allergic to kitties so Susie moved on. She then went to Keith & Theresa's house. She really liked it there so that is where she stayed. She wasn't allowed inside their house because she was a "dirty" kittie. She didn't like to use the litter box & she didn't like to clean herself. I am guessing that she was never taught how to keep herself clean. So she was an outdoors kittie. Keith's daughter named her Susie. When you called her name, she would come to you. She would rub against you & talk. She liked to climb onto the roof of the house next door to Keith. She would stay warm by their solar panels. Because she liked to climb up there & then JUMP off the roof, she injured herself. She got a hernia. She had surgery to repair her hernia in 1999. But she went right back to climbing onto the roof & jumping down. She stayed with Keith & his family until approx. 4 yrs. ago. She decided that she liked being near the children that I took care of. So, she moved into my garage. And that was fine with me. She loved to be around the children. They would pet her & play with her. She would lay on their blankets when they were watching t.v. She had found the home that she wanted. Before my husband retired, when he left for work, he would talk to her & she would talk to him. When he came home from work, she would be on her bed. As soon as he would get out of his car, she would start talking to him. He would always spend sometime talking to her & petting her. She never wanted to come into my home. She was very comfy in the garage. She had a nice, warm dog bed to sleep on. She had fresh water & food everyday. Prior to her moving into the garage, it looked like the hernia was back. I wanted to take her in to have it checked out but she was NOT the kind who would go willingly. Over the past few months, she started having problems getting around. She looked like a basketball. The "C" word came to my mind. When she moved into the garage, she actually started trying to clean herself. And she was having issues with that now. One day she was having problems doing this so I decided I would give her a "kittie wipe bath". Well, she did NOT want any part of that & she bit me. Well, that bite did a number on my hand. I had to have 4 days worth of antibiotic shots & tetanus shot. The infection went from the top of my hand to halfway up my arm. But it healed within 3 weeks. A few days ago, she started to have a smell about her. She was unable to clean herself. I won't go into detail because it was not a nice scenerio. I tried to clean her bottom over the past few days but I couldn't do it. I couldn't get it cleaned. Yesterday, when I tried to clean her bottom, she had blood on her. Yesterday, she stopped eating. Today, she left the garage & I couldn't find her. My husband & I started looking for her. He asked if I thought she would just go away & die & I told him that cats are known for doing just that. When I found her, she was laying in the mud at the very first house she went to when she came to the neighborhood. She was trying to clean herself but couldn't. When I saw her, I started to cry. She let me pick her up, place her in the cat carrier & take her to the vet. When we got to the office, they took her weight. She weighed 20lbs. She did NOT eat enough, EVER, to weigh that much. When I removed her from the carrier, I saw her bottom. Again, I won't go into details. I knew at that time, I NEEDED to let her cross the bridge. So for the FIRST time in my life, I stayed with a fur baby as they crossed. Even Dr. Lowe was surprised that I said I would stay with her. I just couldn't let her leave alone. I never turned my back on her so I wasn't going to do it now. So as she was leaving, I told her that I loved her & that I was so sorry for what she had been going through. When her heart stopped, I closed her eyes, gave her a kiss & told her to go join the others at the bridge. And I know she heard me. And I know that Cole & the others were there waiting for her to join them. She looked so peaceful. I cried all the way home. Susie, I miss you already but I know you are in a much better place. You can chase the mice, squirrels, birds & bunnies. You are no longer sick or in pain. I did the best I could for you. You lived 4 yrs. in my garage, safe from the outside predators. You are forever in my heart Susie Cat. There is a big, warm dog bed waiting for you. And lots of roofs to jump from. In my heart, I know Cole & the rest of the gang explained to her that I did what I did out of love. I would have done anything to help her. 02.14.1996/08.01.2008 xoxo Our sweet Colleen, who is now going to be 21, named MIKO, POCA & SQUIRT. When Colleen was young, she loved the movie POCAHONTAS(not sure of the spelling) so she named 2 of the 3 after the movie. 03-22-08** Hi kitties...tomorrow is Easter. When I go to church, I will thank God that we had all of your in our lives. I know how much you like to bat around plastic Easter eggs. I hope you find lot of eggs tomorrow. We love you. Happy Easter! xoxo 04-11-08** Hi babies...well this weekend, you will have your pictures on your page. Daddy is going to place them in your folder so I can put up a new photo each week. Now the wonderful people who visit you will get to see just how beautiful eacy & every one of you were. We miss you. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! We would like to THANK EVERYONE who has come to visit our KITTY babies. Your words are very touching. I borrowed this saying from "PUDDLES" memory page... "The Angels gathered near your bed... So very close to you... For they knew the pain and suffering... That you were going through... I thought about so many things... As I held tightly to your hand... Oh, how I wished that... You were strong and happy once again... But your eyes were looking homeward... To that place beyond the sky... Where Jesus held his outstretched arms... It was time to say goodbye... I struggled with my selfish thoughts... SO we could and talk again... Like we did yesterday... But Jesus knew the answer... And I knew he loved you so... So I gave to you life's greatest gift... The gift of letting go... Now my hear will carry memories... Of the love you gave to me... Until we meet again in heaven... Where the best is yet to be." 04.27.2008...Hello Pee-Wee...it has been 7 yrs. since you had to leave us. It seems like you have been gone for such a long time. We have not forgotten you. We think of you often. And we look at the photo of you & Brooke everyday. I know you are having a lot of fun with the family. And I know that your health is wonderful. And the BEST part is....NO TUMOR IN YOUR TUMMY!! I miss you my little, tiny kitty. xoxoxo mommy & daddy 05.14.2008...Hello Buddy...well, it has been 7 yrs. since we had to say good-bye to you. We think of you often. Poor Mary-Jo still can't talk about you. She feels so bad about what happened. But you need to know that she loved you very much. If she didn't, she wouldn't feel so bad. I know you are having such a good time with the rest of the kitties. We love you Buddy Cat. We will see you again one day. Now go have some catnip. xoxoxo 06.02.2008...Hello pretty girl Midnight...it has been 16 long yrs. since I had to say good-bye to you. WOW. We sure miss you. But I know you are taking good care of Pee-Wee. She missed you so much but now I know that she is as happy as can be. And that makes me smile. I am so glad that I had you in my life for all of those years. I wouldn't have had it any other way. You take care of yourself & we will see each other again. We will have a FULL HOUSE. We will need a section of the bridge all to ourselves. Go play & chase those birds....BUT remember, you can't catch them. xoxoxo 07.04.2008...Happy 4th...Today is your big party at the bridge. Stay close to Ursa. She will make sure that you are safe. I have been thinking about all of you a lot lately. I hope you can feel the love. You are in such a wonderful place now. I couldn't ask for anything more. Until we meet again... WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! 08.04.20008...Hi everyone...how are you today? I hope you have taken Miss Susie under your wings. Susie, I miss you so much. I am so sorry for the pain you must have been in. I only wish I could have taken you to the vet sooner, but you were NOT going to let me do that. But I knew that when you DID let me pick you up by your front legs & place you in your crate, YOU WERE SICK. We miss you pretty girl. xoxo 08.16.2008...Well Miss Susie, you're HOME with us. You're in a beautiful tan, suede box. It's amazing how small you were. Dr. Lowe told me today that you did, in fact, have a tumor growing inside. I AM SO SORRY for letting that go. I honestly thought it was your hernia. PLEASE forgive me Susie. I would NEVER have let it get like that had I known. We love you pretty torty girl. xoxoxo 11.01.20008...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sweet Stray Kittie. Everything that we went through to get you to trust us & we had to let you go. I know you would have liked it here with us. You were feral but I know you wanted to be loved. You wouldn't have wanted to come into the house but maybe you would have taken up residency in the garage...out of the elements & away from danger. But that wasn't meant to be. You were needed at the bridge. It took me such a long time to get you to trust me enough to let me touch you. I cried the day you curled up in my lap because I knew you had never experienced love from a human. And I wanted to give all that love to you. We miss you baby. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!! xoxoxoxo 11.02.2008...hello sweet kittie...how are you today? You have been away from us for 10 yrs. I can remember that day when we got the bad news...you were FIV positive. It was heartbreaking. I had worked so hard to win you confidence & then I had to say "good-bye". I am so sorry. I know you are doing well at the bridge with all of your friends. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 11.11.2008...hello my little Miko...how are you today? Well, you have been away from us for 4 yrs. Oh how I remember that call from Dr. Lowe telling me that you had passed in your sleep. I still feel badly that I didn't bring you home eventhough you needed to be at the vets to get fluids. We do hope that when you passed, that it was quick. Your doctor told me that you looked very peaceful. Like you curled up to sleep. We miss you baby boy. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 11.16.2008...well, it's holiday time so I thought I would give you a wintery wonderland & a holiday tune. I hope you like it. We have lost so many during the holidays that I find it kind of hard to always be "UP" during this time of year. But we know that you are all so much happier at the bridge because you are all well again. No more illness or pain. We miss you all very much. I know that you are having such a blast with your new friend, Karley. Make sure she feels all of the love from you. She's still scared & confused. And make sure she gets s stocking filled with all the goodies that she likes. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxoxo 11.27.2008...HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my purr babies. You are going to have such a fun day. There's lots of food, games & treats. You are with your family & friends on this day of THANKS. We are thankful that we had each & every one of you in our lives. You will always be remembered. And you will always be in our hearts. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxoxo 11.30.2008...hello KC...how are you today? Well you have been away from us for 15 yrs. but I know that you are doing well at the bridge. You had such a rough start to your life & I wanted so much to make it all better for you. For me to not notice that something was wrong, really bothers me but I know that you kitties like to hide your sickness. I am sorry pretty girl. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 12.01.2008...hello Tigger...how are you today? What a handsome Bengal you are. I bet you have alot of girlfriends at the bridge. You have been away from us for 7 yrs. I wish I knew what happened to you. I am hoping that you found another wonderful home. It was not easy keeping you locked in the house. Send me some signs so I know you are OK. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 12.23.2008...MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our babies. Are you all ready for the big celebration at the bridge? Are your voices ready for all of the caroles you will be singing? And did you hang all of the stockings? I hope you didn't pull the tinsel off the trees. I know you will have a wonderful day with all of your kittie friends & the doggies. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS BABIES!!! xoxo 01.01.2009...HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our babies. I am going to miss hearing the beautiful Christmas caroles on all of your pages. Maybe I will leave them on for a little longer. We miss all of you so very much. We hope that you had a wonderful party last night. And of course today at Ursa's party. Miko...your pretty girl Poca isn't doing well. I am so afraid that she might make her journey to the bridge this year. Please watch over her IF we have to send her to you. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 02.14.2009...HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet Susie girl. We know you will have a beautiful birthday at the bridge. I hope you get lots of catnip. xoxo HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY sweet babies...we miss you with all of our heart...xoxo 04.03.2009...hello you beautiful kitties. We miss you so much. xoxo 04.12.2009...Happy Easter furry babies. You are going to have so much fun rolling those eggs around the bridge. I wish I could watch you. Have fun. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!!..xoxo 04.16.2009...HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Callie...I know you had a wonderful party today. Hope you didn't eat too many treats. xoxo 04.27.2009...Happy Angel Day Pee-Wee. xoxo 05.04.2009...HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Miko...I know you had the most wonderful party today. We love you so very much & we wish we could have shared this day with you. xoxo 05.14.2009...Happy Angel Day Buddy. xoxo 06.02.2009...Happy Angel Day Midnight. xoxo 08.01.2009...Happy Angel Day Susie... this is your 1yr marker. I just found a new photo of you so I will place it on the headstone in your honor. We think of you everyday & I am very sorry that you were in so much pain on your last day. But you are safe now & no longer in any pain. You are CANCER FREE & chasing all of the lizards at the bridge. Take care sweet Susie. xoxo 08.16.2009...Happy Angel Day Snickers. xoxo 09.01.2009...HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Midnight. xoxo 10.14.2009...Happy Fall sweet kitties. I am so sorry that I have not been here to visit lately. I won't let that happen again. You are always on our minds. We spoke to you recently because we thought Miss Poca was going to have to join all of you. BUT, she's OK. Watch over one another & stay together. WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!!!...xoxo Please also visit AGBENYAGA, AKER, BUCKY, CHARRO, COLE, GODS Gentle Giants, KARLEY, KEIKO, Keisha(BooBoo), LADY WENDY, MANDY, MERCY, REGINA, SHEPP, SNOW PUPPIES, Tiger Lily, Trail of Tears and URSA.

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