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Casper and Willow. Casper is PUMPED. Raaar!

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BB and Casper | Brothers

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This is BB and Casper. They're our boys. Like brothers they roughhouse and bicker and ultimately love each other. They are also very lucky to be safe and sound!

Last Friday, the shed right next to their enclosure caught fire. We were all inside at the time. A neighbor we didn't know helped contain the fire early by calling 911 and bringing over her hose when ours melted.

Then the fire department came and rushed us off the property. We only had time to secure the cats already in the house. When they finally let us back in, we found BB and Casper hiding in the enclosure behind an old mattress - scared, but safe.

We should have had cat carriers ready to evacuate all of them, but this was all totally new to us. So my first PSA is to make sure you have carriers or leashes for all of your pets. Here's a useful link to read about pet disaster preparedness.

Pet Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

The best way to protect your household from the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan. If you are a pet owner, that plan must inc

Here's the second PSA. Despite the heat of summer, do not use an extension cord to hook up an air conditioner.

That's how our shed caught on fire. My cousin did the same thing and melted his extension cord. If you do try this, do your research first, and at least make sure the amperage of the cord matches with the amperage of the air conditioner.

Here's a link for that research. And here's a news segment that talks about how common it is for this mistake to lead to fires (and a few ways to prevent it).

We owe so much to our neighbor, the fire department, and really the whole street that came out to watch and support us while we waited for the fire department to do their thing. I cannot express how eternally grateful I am that the fire only burned a small area, and everyone, including BB and Casper, is safe and happy.

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Casper: Hey BB! BB! BB! C'mon! Play with me! BB! BB!

BB: La-la-la-la I can't hear you!

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The uneasy coexistence between BB, our last new kitten, and Casper, our new new kitten. Mostly Casper is bugging the heck out of him. He doesn't care how much BB hisses at him.