Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies, one who has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends where they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they each miss someone who was very special to them, someone they had to leave behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. The eyes are bright and intent, the eager little body begins to quiver all over! Suddenly that lucky one breaks away from the group, and flies over the green grass, little legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. Happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands once again caress that beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together. . . .

"LIONEL" R.I.P. 10/8/2008 Lionel R.I.P. 8/21/09. Lionel was a sweet little kitty with an old man way. His owner passed away from cancer and was adopted by a friend. Sadly, Lionel was diagnosed with FIP and will now join his owner up in heaven. He will be sadly missed by his new owner.
"DOLCE" R.I.P. 10/8/2008 Dolce R.I.P. 10/8/08. Dolce was rescued off the street by some kids, where she was living with her littermate (Gabanna). Sadly, Dolce became very ill with 104 fever. She tested a faint positive for FIV. The vet sent her foster mom home with antibiotics by the next day, Dolce was doing very poorly. She was rushed to the vet where she was put on IV fluids and sadly passed away.
"GABANNA" R.I.P. 10/7/2008 Gabanna R.I.P. 10/7/08 was rescued off the street with her sister where these little kids found them hiding under a shed. Although, Gabanna showed no signs of illness, she was found dead in her cage. The vet believes she had a virus that attacked her immune system and killed her. Gabanna's sister Dolce also passed away, she was diagnosed with FIV and had 104 temperature. The vet couldn't save her.
"SHKITTY" R.I.P. 9/7/2008 Shkitty was the love of her mom's life. She was one of those special cats who always left pawprints on your heart. She was very smart and would always respond to her mom vocally. She would stay by her mom's side every chance she got. Sadly, god took her away from us too soon. You will be sadly missed by your mom, sisters, brothers and fur friends. God rest your soul!
"WILLIE-BILL" R.I.P. 9/8/2008 Willie-bill sadly passed away suddenly, the vet thinks he may have had a blood clot. He was acting purrfectly fine on the day that he was found dead. He was eating, drinking and wrestling with his fur friends. Willie-bill will be sadly missed by his favorite pal, Big Boy as well as his owner and fur friends.
"SELENA" R.I.P. 8/16/2008 Selena was a feral cat who lived our on the street for 8 years with her two daughters where they were being fed and well cared for in their colony. Sadly, one day Selena was very weak and her care taker was able to pick her up to bring her to the vet where he diagnosed that she had end stage abdominal cancer. She was humanely euthanized. Her daughters & caretaker will miss her terribly.
"RIPLEY" R.I.P. 7/31/2008 Ripley had a very rough start in life. He lived 5 years of his life in a cat carrier. Not a cage where he could at least move around, but a small carrier used to transport cats back and forth to the vet. Luckily though, Ripley spent the last 3 1/2 years in a wonderful home, Sadly though, he bacame ill and stopped eating and his owner had to have him euthanized. You'll be missed Ripley
"OLLIE" R.I.P. 6/21/2008 GOD REST YOUR SOUL, OLLIE! You were only with me for a short time, but you made a big impression on me. In fact, you left a big impression on everyone you met. You were one of those very special kitties. Constantly nuzzling for affection, meowing to get attention and kneading like there was no tomorrow. I am so very sorry there wasn't more I could do to help you with your birth defect. Born on May 28th, 2008 and died on July 24, 2008. You will be missed forever!
"TRIXIE" R.I.P. 2/5/2008 Trixie never made it to her forever home. Sadly, she became very ill. Turns out she had string hooked under her tongue, wrapped all around her intestines slowly killing her. After several hours of surgery of having parts of her intestines removed and holes sewn up, she passed away while recovering. Poor little Trixie waited a year for a forever home, but one never came through for her. God rest her soul.
"STAR" R.I.P. 9/9/2007 Star was leukemia positive and sadly passed away before she had a chance in a forever home. She lived with her foster mom Susan for the last 3 years and her companion Elvis for last year. The leukemia virus got the best of her immune system and she passed away peacefully at home. Star will be missed dearly by her foster mom Susan and Elvis.
"LOVEBUG" R.I.P. 6/21/2007 Snowy Nathaniel, also known as LoveBugwas an affectionate, agreeable and happy cat. In 2003, Snowy started vomiting on a daily basis and had lost weight. Testing showed kidney disease. He started on a prescription diet, meds and had routine bloodwork run. A couple years later, his health was deteriorating and he was no longer comfortable. 16 1/2 years later, Snowy passed away on June 21, 2007.
"MAMA~TALULA" R.I.P. 3/6/2007 Mama Talula was a feral kitty that had litter after litter of kittens until she was rescued. All of Mama Talula's kittens were adopted, but she was passed by so many times because she was so shy. Sadly, Mama Talula was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma and wasn't responding to any of the treatments. Mama Talula went downhill fast and was euthanized due to her suffering. She will be sadly missed.
"TOBY" R.I.P. 8/31/2006 Toby was only in Saved Whiskers foster care program for a short time when he was diagnosed with unmanaged diabetes, kidney failure, and the most deadly lympho sarcoma. This poor boy was put out on the street with all these diseases, de-clawed and left to fend for himself with the harsh winter fast approaching. Even though Toby was only with us a short time, he will be sadly missed by his foster mom, Holly.
"BUDDY" R.I.P. 7/1/2006 Buddy suddenly got real sick within a couple days time his owners had to make the awful descison to have him euthanized. Buddy was suffering terribly, he was having difficluty breathing and his chest was so filled with fluid that the vet couldn't even recognize his heart. Buddy is deeply missed by both his owner and her son and his feline buddy, Sweets. Rest in Peace, Buddy my friend.
"BENTLEY" R.I.P. 4/21/2006 Bentley will be missed not only by his owner, but by his resident cat friends, "Lea & Squeekers". Sadly, Bentley was one of many cats rescued from an animal hoarder where they lived in a filthy, unkept house. Bentley got a new start on life when he came to SWRO. It wasn't long until one of the SWRO volunteers decided to adopt Bentley. His owner Holly spoiled him with his favorite wet food and gave him lots of hugs and kisses. Bentley has been buried and crossed the rainbow bridge.
"GRAY~GRAY" R.I.P. 3/22/2006 "Gray~Gray" was a feral cat living a harsh life on the streets. Gray~Gray was hit by a car head on and died instantly. Although, Gray~Gray was a feral cat he had his own way of showing love. When he and his colony were fed, he would butt heads with all his kitty friends and meow to his feeder as if he was saying thank you. He was so adorable. He will be missed! But his son "Rooney" is already waiting up there in heaven for him.	"TEDDY-BEAR" R.I.P. 12/13/2005 Teddy will be sadly missed by his owners. Teddy was hospitalized at the Veterinary Hospital of University of Penn for 9 days, but unfortunately his liver failed him. What the doctors initially believed was hepatic lipidosis, turned out to be liver cancer. Teddy was only 6 1/2 years old and will be forever missed by his Mom, Dad, both sets of grandparents and his GG! R.I.P. 8-10-1999 thru 12-13-2005
"WINSTON" R.I.P. 10/10/2005 "Winston" a kitty with a great will to live, had sadly succumb to the kidney disease that he has been battling for the last 11 months. "Winston" has been a very lucky little man the last year since he was adopted by the Maristch family, considering he was dumped on the street by his previous owner, left to fend for himself and deal with his kidney and liver disease. "Winnie" is deeply missed by his family, as well as his foster mom, Pam.	"TABITHA" R.I.P. 9/26/2005 "Tabitha", was such an incredible kitty! She was the founder of SWRO first cat ever. She was adopted 8 1/2 years ago when she was just a little kitten. She left paw marks on everyone's heart who met her. She greeted everyone who walked in the door letting them know she lived there. Unfortunatley, without warning the founder came home after a full days work to find "Tabitha" slumped over dead, cold and stiff. It was the saddest day ever! She is sadly missed by her Mom, Dad, both sets of grandparents and her GG.
"WHITEY-MAN" R.I.P. 5/28/2005 "Whitey-man" had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He got real bad towards the end of his days, at one point he just so weak that he stopped getting up, he was dehydrated despite fluids and anemia set in. Whitey became so miserable and was upset to even be touched. His xrays showed his chest just so full of cancer. It took his owner a long time to come to the decision that she needed to let him go. Whitey is missed by all the lives he has touched.
"COOPER" R.I.P. 1/18/2005 " Cooper" was adopted into his forever home and was doing terrific for about 6 months. "Cooper" was rushed to the vet because he had stopped eating and appeared to have lost weight. The vet had suspected he had FIP. "Cooper" was hospitalized on IV fluids and medications but sadly enough, the vet staff found that poor little "Cooper" passed away during the night. He is sadly missed
"SUKI" R.I.P. 12/06/2004 SUKI", was getting a new start in life after living a terrible life at an animal hoarders house. Suki was in foster care when she was rushed to a veterinary emergency hosptial where she was in congestive heart failure. She will be sadly missed by her other foster friends.
"JIMMIE" R.I.P. 10/22/2004 JIMMIE", was such an incredible kitty, he left paw prints on everyone's heart. He was so affectionate and craved attention. Unfortunatley, this poor boy succumbed to the leukemia virus. He was on earth only 2 years. He never did get a chance at a loving home, but rather he stayed caged with some other leukemia positive kitties and died among them.
"ROONEY" R.I.P. 8/2/2004 ROONEY", a feral kitty was killed by a dog. He had bite wounds all over and died a slow, agonizning death. Just one more reason why cats should be kept INDOORS. It just goes to show, that the average lifespan for outdoor cats is not very long. "Rooney" was only a little over a year old. We miss you "Rooney", you'll forever be in our hearts:-(
"BEN" R.I.P. 7/6/2004 "BEN" the lop eared rabbit is sadly missed by all, but especially his best bun-bun friend, "Jerry". "Jerry" was found hopping around town and brought into safety, then "Jerry" adopted "Ben" from the Animal Welfare Association for company. They were best friends. One day they will meet again, but until then...."Ben" has crossed the rainbow bridge.