17 June 1999 - 9 March 2001

Socks and her sister Smudge arrived as babies from a pet shop, but they were friendly and trusting from the very beginning. Socks loved people and would happily give kisses on demand. She was also the ultimate climbing rat, shinning up the sheer sides of radiators and fireplaces. She was less skillful at getting down though, and usually had to be rescued. It seemed so tragic when her athleticism and eventually her life were taken away from her by a pituitary tumour.