Our First Love...

Panda Pig came complete with mites, ear mites, matted fur, filth, neglect, and a feeling he would never be wanted or loved.
His tender heart opened upon his arrival until one day he smiled his very first smile, pictured here.

He befriended our sick Bengal cat and compassionately, patiently nursed him through a near-fatal summer illness; after Chai moved to Seattle, PandaPig took on the feisty, wee one we know and love as our very own YumYum: nursing him, snuggling him warm at night, initiating him into the world of runabouts, popcorning, escaping, playing chase, and wheeking until every vegetable in the fridge was served as a fresh organic salad and mom even started growing our own fresh wheatgrass at home!

A rodent smiled at mom.

Now we are six who purr, popcorn, wheek, and know the difference between a bag of carrots being removed from the fridge and a bag of fresh spinach...we love and live with one other and mom! We all smile. We also laugh, for we have found our way Home, at long last, and we are so loved! What's not to smile about?