Poe came to us on September 9'th, 2000. He was a shelter cat adopted through PetsMart. The minute I held him, I knew he would soon be coming home with me. I had decided to stop at PetsMart after work one day to "just look around" a little. I knew they had shelter animals on the weekends and since this was
Thursday, I didn't expect to see any. WELL! There were at least 10 cats there. All beautiful and special in their own ways. A vet was there looking over the cats and asked if I would like to hold this cute little black cat. She didn't have to ask me twice! I took him from her, sat on the floor and fell in love. He stayed with me in my lap for half an hour. Purrs, kisses and nose rubs galore. When it was time for her to leave, I promised him I would be back. Now, we already have three other cats and I knew selling this little one to my other half would prove difficult. I had him go to PetsMart with me to see the cats, and once he held Poe, I knew the battle was won! Poe has been with us for about 3 months now and seems to be settling in fairly well with the others. There are still the occasional squabbles, but I think they will end soon.

Some time during the night on October 18 2007 Poe crossed the bridge. He was well loved and loved us well in return. Soar high my "Do-Do" boy. I loved you best.