Birthday: February 23, 2003
Sparks is our "middle child." Kristin inherited him, along with his brother Sooty, from a college roommate who moved out of state leaving the cats behind. Kristin didn't know it then, but she would be forever grateful for the day she became the mommy of "the boys." Sparks is a direct ancestor of the animal that coined the phrase "curiosity killed the cat." He can not sit still if there is something to explore, trouble to cause, or something to get into. He can fit into any space, move freely around the house without ever being seen, and get himself into the most impossible predicaments. Luckily for him, his cute factor is so high that we keep forgiving him and love him to pieces anyway. Sparks was named before we knew the magnitude of his mischievous potential, so in order to properly yell at him when he is being naughty we had to add a few nicknames to make his name long enough for a proper scolding. His full name has become Don Señor Sparkus Vonmeowser, but he is often called Sparkus, Vonmeowser, or Mr. V. and gets new nicknames all the time. He also loves to play with string (is addicted to string is more like it), carry toy mice around the house at night, and eat treats.
Sparks struggles with asthma and takes an inhaler every day to keep it under control. He also has struvite crystals in his bladder, similar to his brother, but these are a much more common and more treatable form than what Sooty dealt with. We caught his condition early and even though we will have to monitor it and give him medications for the rest of his life, we are hopeful that it will be a very long and happy life.
