Since joining Petstreet, our beloved Mickey died (nearly 20 years of age). Also, one our guinea pigs (Squeaky) has died (aged 7). Rosiehas gone to join a gang of guinea pigs with another friend. She would have been very lonely. We have also married.

David and I are academics and work together mostly from home although we are often at University too. We love all animals but particularly cats.

Our new pets are Gracie and Maud. Maud is very normal (except for having 6 fingers on each front paw). She loves her food and running around the garden irrespective of the weather. She was dumped with kittens and considering she is 5 years of age, I suspect that she has had a lot in her short life. But she seems like an over-active teenager and is full of life. Gracie is neurotic and quite difficult, but very loving. She was scavenging on a building site for over a year before she was trapped. She chews the fur off her back whenever she is stressed (which seems to be often). We give her absolutely everything we can think of to make her happy so hopefully she will improve.
Unfortunately, Gracie and Maud are definitely not a pair although they look very similar. We do not have open warfare but there is definitely a truce in the house. But, they are equals and they must just get on with it. We love them both to bits and hope that they have lovely long lives wtih us from now on.