To Sammie's Home Page... On April 14, 1997, My Sweet Sammie was born. Just 85 years to the minutes that the Titanic foundered in the Atlantic Ocean... My first thoughts this day is doomed to be jinxed. As all already knows the story of Titanic and its Maiden Voyage and how she hit the iceburg and sunk... This day had been so difficult on my Little Preslegih as labor bagan early in the day. As time marched on 5long hours between kittens, I became very concern. Finally at 11:40I delivered the last kitten. To my surprise the third and final kitten was missing something... A leg, her front right leg.... As the days followed I watched and waited for Presleigh to refuse her three legged kitten. As I had been told all my life that when a cat has a kitten and realizes there is something wrong with the kitten they would push them to the side and take care of the others. To my delight and my amazement my sweet Little Presleigh never did push to the side her last born , the handicapped kitten that would be called "Sammie"... The kittens grew like like weeds. The time came for me to part with my babies. I admit I was frightened to take care of this sweet little Calico although I had spent the last few weeks petting on her and taking care of the stubble she had for a right leg by placing medication I had recived from the Vet on it three times daily. I knew that the care involved with her would be normous and at this time I had two grown cats Baby and Presleigh and two dogs Coco and Candi. Baby had just had surgery the month before and Candi delivered puppies 5 days after Sammie's birth. I did find someone who said they would keep her in their home and care for her. Something was still eating at me and I didn't know what it was. Until the day they came to get my Sammie. When I saw the look in this woman's eye I knew exactly what was bothering me. She looked at her like she was pitaful and disgusting. There was no sympathy there like I know was there when I looked at Sammie. As she touched my kitten and held it I could not take it any longer. Everyone had told me earlier including my mother that I would not be able to part with this miracle kitten. They would say to me "No one can care for her better than you". They would tell me that it took a heart as big as mine that looked at animals more as a blessing. To be able to give Sammie the care that she needed. I knew that I was doing the right thing when I took Sammie out of this ladys arms and said I have changed my mind... She belongs with me and I have grown to love her. The lady left and I have never seen her again. As for Sammie, she grew into a beautiful adult cat. At 6 months of age she was spayed, I was concerned if she ever got pregnant is would be too difficult on her to carry the kittens and to walk around. I had help on raising Sammie, You never hardley ever see her without her Baby or Presleigh being somewhere near. Although we now have 6 cats in our home, Sammie has earned the title of being on the three "Sister cats". Have I mentioned yet that Sammie is my fastest runner in our home? Yes she is, although she has complications trying to climb very high and jumping can be occastional problem. Sammie is my fastest runner. She walks, runs and plays all day long. In our home we try not to treat Sammie as she has a handicap. We look at it more as she has a little more difficulty doing the things that the other cats can do. Sammie was 2 years old in April of this year. I have no regrets what so ever on the decision that I made that day. Sammie is one of the sweetest cats I have ever seen and boy does she have attitude. Her temper when she gets angry can not be believed. She wears the blue bell collar around her neck that has been handed down 4 generations in her family. It has been passed down from Presley, Baby, Little Presliegh and now Sammie... Sammie's Photo Album Back To Kittens castle