My sister has had about 3 hamsters, the family had 2 other hamsters many years before that, about 6 goldfish, and a rabbit called Thumper.
For cats, we first had a miserable little sod called Coco back when I was really young, all he ever did was hide behind the sink. If you approached him, he'd scratch and hiss at you. I'm not sure what happened to him, I assume my parents returned him to the shelter we picked him up from. Our second cat, and by far our most loved pet, was Toffee. My grandfather knew someone who was giving away kittens, so he picked up this one scrawny ginger and white moggy for us to take home, and boy did she make a first impression. As soon as we got her into the car, she vomited in her new cat basket. She did it again, and we figured she had travel sickness. What a fun 2-hour drive home that was!
Anyway, we had her for 17 years and loved her very much. When she died back in July 2013, we all cried a Heck of a lot.
Now we have a dog, a chocolate-brown cocker spaniel called Penny. A lovely dog though a pain in the arse when she starts barking. She adores my two young nephews, especially 2-year old Sam who's the same age as her, and sticks to them like a shadow when they visit.
I'll have to see if I can upload a photo or two of my old cat and current dog. I've got 'em around here somewhere!