Hello, my name is Kirsten and I love animals! I've been a cat owner my entire life - we had cat companions as a child as far back as I can remember. From the black and white moggie - Kizzy - who used to drag WHOLE wild rabbits to our back doorstep, to the beautiful Abyssinian - Cleo - who was afraid of her own shadow, I adored them all! We also had family dogs from when I was a baby. Shona the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel had the softest ears ever and - later on - Bracken the Basset Hound was the biggest cuddler. School friends used to joke that I lived in a zoo - at one point we had 26 pets, including goldfish, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, lovebirds and not forgetting Rosie the albino rat. Nowadays, I have a cat - Merlin - a ginger and white torpedo of purrs and playfulness, who is eleven years old and still gives off kitten energy. I also have two female guinea pigs, as well as two kids and a husband(!) I'll be honest - if your pet is a cuddler - we may have a problem in that I will find it difficult to drag myself away! I should probably mention the boring bits - I hold a clear, enhanced DBS certificate which is registered with the annual update service, and I also hold a certificate in pet first aid.