Coats of Many Colors

We're happy to welcome these great cats. What a fine looking family!

VASH - The Catline Crew

Hello, my name is Vash. The humans say I am very much a gentleman cat. I always let my two adopted sisters eat first. My stay in this house was supposed to be for two months while my former human looked for a permanent home for me, but that was 7 years ago.

I also like to give the dad human massages whenever I can. I am also the inspiration for the dad's t-shirt designs. He said I can stay because I earn my keep.

TIGER - The Catline Crew

Hello, my name is Tiger. I was born in this house 12 1/2 years ago. I am a man cat. I was an only child, so the humans didn't have the heart to separate me and my mom (Stubby).

My favorite human is the dad. We have nightly conversations when I tell him about my day. One night I told him how unhappy I was that Vash was the only cat being featured on his t-shirts. He must have listened to me because my mommy (RIP) and I are on some of his t-shirts too.

SACHI - The Catline Crew

Hi, my name is Sachi. I was on my way to the pound when the humans took me in. This was about six months ago. I am all girl. I am gentle, timid and shy. But I love to play and run with my sister Miko. I even taught her how to pull tissue from the box and turn it into a toy.

If you have any shoelaces or important papers, I will be glad to leave my signature bite marks on them. My favorite place is on the window sill.

MIKO - The Catline Crew

Hi, my name is Miko. I took a ride under the hood of a car. When I got out I was in a strange garage. Some humans found me about a week later and brought me to same house as my sister Sachi. Being without food and water for a week I was half the size of my sister. I made it through and now the humans call me the tomboy.

I love to play. I try to play with the boys even if I get wopped on the head. If I can't find anyone to play with, I will play by myself.

Won't you all say hello to this handsome young lad! His blog is in Portugese, but there's an English translation.

GOTCHI - Gotchi Gato

Please visit my blog so you can get to know me better.

We're so happy to introduce our newest member Junior, a lovely calico girl.

JUNIOR - WLK

My name is Junior, aka June or Jun'ior. I have one furkid, one fursis and one furbro. I am a calico kitty by every definition of the word and I am a bigtime wuver. I was rescued from an animal shelter when I was 6 weeks old. I never looked back.

My furkid is Pengy. We may not look alike to strangers but our beans see the similarities. She does take after me in many of my personality quarks which the beans think is cute.

My favorite bean is my daddy. We is in love and I am going to marry him.

Life is good at the wlk. Come visit.

We're happy to introduce this beautiful Texas gal.

EMPRESS - Royal Kitties

Hi! Me is Empress an I'z a pedigree Egyptian Mau. Da day me was borned is 5/28/05, my fur mommy and daddy and thair fur mommys and daddys were all champion show cats! Me is called a cool bronze because I is awesome, also thay say it because my furs is between da bronze and silvers (Mommy say it is champaign color). I has neato black spots an stripes likes a wild kitty but me all domestics. (Maus is one ofs the oldest breeds)

Me lived in two different catteries in California before flyin to my home in Texas. My first home was not so goods. Me was scairts and lefts all alone cus I not quite a shows cat but thay tinks I bee a good mommy cat for shows cats. Den a nice lady wif a lot a show kittys saw me an rescue me from dar but me was already all hidey an scairt of every beans. Me LUV kitties though and she had lots cus she had a cattery too. She started work wif me not be all scairt and found me a mancat friend and I had ickle baby kitties. They were cuties but not show kitties, just lovely pets. Da nice lady decided not to have me be a mommy kitty any more and dat I would be bettor in a small quite family with at least one other kitty I could be friends with. She looked and she and mommy found each other!

So me flew to Texas. Me was so scairt at first I hides under a chair for days and me was sad cus I missed my kitty friends and the new kitty hissy at me. Mommy was patient though and spent hours on her tummy wif chick-hen pieces. I still get scairt sometimes but I luv my new home an my mommy an daddy an especially my big sistor Queen Snickers who will cuddles and licks me sometime. Happy Ever After.

We're thrilled to welcome a large family of Kentucky cats to our group. Please say hello to them.

THE ELITE EIGHT - Clarissa's House of Cats

Clarissa: I'm an 8-year-old calico and the oldest of the brood of 13. I was adopted from the Kentucky Humane Society when I was about 8 weeks old. I love to snuggle in mom's lap or her bed. I love people and get along okay with most of my brofurs and sisfurs. I don't like any type of treats and I HATE catnip. I try to bury the nip whenever mom puts some out for the other furs.

Sable the Punk: I'm a 7-year-old domestic medium-haired Mancat. Don't tell anyone but I'm really a mama's boy! I love my meowmie. She brought me home when I was 8 weeks old. I was a "free kitten" and the only one left from my litter. Mom fell in love me with me as soon as she saw me. I love to drink skim milk out of mom's glass, nap in her bed, and sometimes snuggle with Clarissa (if she'll let me). I'm a great mouser if given the chance (I caught four of them when they got in our kitchen!).

Jazzpurr: I'm a 7-year-old DSH (domestic short-hair) tortie. I'm a little on the shy side and always have been. I don't like to be picked up much, but if I want your attention I'll pat your leg. I like to sleep at the foot of mom's bed or on one of the cat trees. My nickname is "Little Brown Jug" because I'm short and on the plump side. Mom adopted me and my foster sisfur Serendipity together in 2004.

Serendipity: I'm a 5-year-old DSH dilute calico. I'm very talkative, too! I keep to myself most of the time, although I get along with my brofurs and sisfurs. You can usually find me napping on my uncle's bed (my mom and her brother share a house). I have my own water dish and litter box in that room, but I'll eat in the kitchen with the other kitties.

One-Eyed Fiona: I'm a 4 or 5-year-old calico and I have defined tabby stripes in my patches. Mom adopted me from a shelter in Bowling Green, KY after seeing me on Petfinders. I had lost my left eye to a bad infection which why mom named me after a song by Lyle Lovett. I moved into my forever home in February 2005. I tolerate my siblings as long as they don't get too close to me. It took a couple of years before I became a real snug-bug. I love to sleep in mom's lap or right next to her in bed. I've tried to sleep on top of her head a couple of times but she always makes me move. I'm the smallest of the brood at 8 lbs., and I am the feistiest!

Daisy: I'm a 4-year-old tortie girl and the fussiest cat in the house! I don't want to share my mom with anyone else! I love people, but I could really do without the other cats. Mom's best friend found me living outside in the garden of an historic home in Louisville. When she found out that I didn't belong to anyone there, the friend asked mom if she would take me in. I was in my forever home for about five days when a huge place on my thigh abcessed and opened up! Something had put the bitey on me when I was still outside. Mom and the vettie took care of me and I've been healthy since then. I moved into my home in June 2005, about 2 weeks after my angel brother, Colin, had moved in. (Colin was a stray mom took in. He had lymphoma, which mom didn't know, and he crossed the bridge about a month after he had moved in). My full name is Princess Daisy Thistlechaser of Yew Dell.

Bandit: I'm a white and orange tabby boy and I'll be 3-years-old this spring. My uncle saw me at an adoption fair. Like Fiona, I'm missing my left eye. I'm still a big kitten and I love to roll around on the floor and chase and play with my brofur, Memphis, and my sisfur, Jazzpurr. I have a really loud purr but a little baby meowmie. Mom says I'm just silly and love me for it!

Memphis: I'm a 3-year-old seal point Siamese/Manx miss (or so mom thinks). I was born without a tail! I don't even have a little stubby one! Mom saw me on Petfinders and I was at the city animal shelter. She said my blue eyes melted her heart and she almost changed my name to Sinatra. I love my forever home and my mom, but I really bonded with my uncle. I usually sleep in his bed and hang out close to him when he's home. If he's not home then I'll sleep on one of the cat trees or in Mom's bed. Once in awhile I'll serenade the household in the middle of the night, but for the most part I'm pretty quiet.

THE FANTASTIC FIVE - Clarissa's House of Cats

Batman: I'm a medium-haired black kitty and I love to be close to Mom. I'll be 6-years-old this year. I spent the first five years of my live living in northern Ohio with my brofurs and sisfurs. Our Ohio mom was moving and not taking us with her! Our new Mom found out about us from a friend of hers. She drove all the way to Ohio to get all five of us. I like vanilla ice cream, turkey, or whatever else is on your plate! I'm not a picky eater, but mom tries to make sure I only eat my dry kibble.

Puff: I'll be 5-years-old this year. I'm the only long haired kitty in the clowder. My says I have the softest furs she's petted. I love to have my ears scratched and I'll purr really loud. Sometimes I'll even drool a little. My nick name is Capt. Puff Puffypants!

Ginger, Spunky, and Pandora (Panda): We are littermates and will be 5-years-old this year. Ginger loves Spunky and Panda and will groom them. Panda loves Ginger, but not Spunky. Actually, Panda doesn't really like anyone except Ginger and her Mom and uncle. She growls at all of the other cats. Spunky is a big mush and loves attention. Ginger is a little shy and is slowly coming around. None of us like to be picked up and Mom has the scars to prove it!

Batman, Puff, Ginger, Spunky, and Panda all moved to Kentucky from Ohio. They have been together since they were all kittens.

Friends, please welcome this green eyed, Florida beauty to our group.

DIAMOND - Diamond's Lair

My purrthday is Nov. 27. Okay, well, it's actually my Gotcha Day, but I would rather have a Purrthday party, so that is when we celebrate my Purrthday. I was gotchaed as an adult cat and so we really don't know how old I am. I have been with my current Bean for 3 years, and so the vet kind of thinks I am between 8 and 12 years old.

I am an all black, domestic shorthaired cat with green eyes. I have a little bit of white on my chest and on my tummy, and also down between by back legs where my fixit scar is.

I like to hide and I like to play with my mousies...especially hiding the mousies under furniture and then digging them out again. I also like to go outside and climb the trees. My favorite place to be outside is up on the roof and if I were to have a theme song, my theme song would be "Up on the Roof". I love to watch moovees on the DVD player and will run into the room and plop down right in front of the TeeVee as soon as I hear a moovee going into the player.

I like to hunt, and sometimes I eat what I kill, but despite being a former wild kitty, I have become quite spoiled about my foods. I eat Purina Pro Plan, salmon flavor, which I think it very tasty. I also get Sheba canned foods once a day for dinner, but I only eat about half the can. I LOVE Temptations, Feline Greenies and Pitr Pat Cat Candy. I attended the Daisy Curly Cat School of Modeling and have become pretty good at being a model, so that I can earn more treats.

I am not much of a cuddler. I have what is described as an M.V.P. purrsonaltiy. I'm a savvy cat who knows the score, and I'm pretty much unflappable. I don't mind entertaining myself, but a human companion at the other end of the couch and a nice scratch behind the ears always make my day.

While I did not get a choice of what Bean I have to live with, I do have to say this one has worked out pretty good. I currently belong to House Panthers, Tuxedo Gang Hideout, Pink Ladies, and Catnip Anonymous.

We're happy to welcome Tazo, a lovely young lady from Michigan.

TAZO - The Furry Kids

My birthday is 7/31/05. I'm white with gray and dark gray stripey splotches, and have a little bit of tan thrown in under my chin and on on my back legs. I love to play with my toys (like jingle balls and fishing pole toys), but EG usually hogs them. My very favorite toy is wadded up paper - I love to play fetch with my Mom. Oh, and Thundering Herd of Elephants is super fun, too.

I love to eat and I'll steal any food that's not nailed down. Momma has to sit with EG and me while we eat our meals, because I'll gobble mine all up and then start on EG's.

Momma says I have a giant motor and will purr and purr and purr real loud. I'm very cuddly and love to snuggle with my mom, dad, and brothers. My dawg brother, Titus, is just about my favorite - I always rub on him and purr and give him tons of headbutts. I almost never put the bitey on anyone (well, except EG), but I can growl with the best of 'em if EG's picking on me or Momma's trying to take back some food I stole. hee hee

I'm kinda skittish and I don't like loud noises or fast movements or strange people in my house. Any of those things will make me head under the bed to hide. For hours. Even long after the askeery person/noise is gone.

Friends, we're happy to introduce Lady Chancy, a lovely young girl from Indiana

LADY CHANCY - Ernie's Voice

Hi my name is "Lady Chancy" but you can call me Chancy. I live in N.E. Indiana with my Mom & Dad and big brother. We used to live with Ernie too, but he went to The Bridge back in August. I sure miss him...he was bossy, but I liked him anyway. Ernie helps me and Mom with our blog "Ernie's Voice". He is always here in spirit...and he is very smart. Maybe he's my spirit guide.

My birthday is May ?, 2001. I was a couple of months old and very shy when I came to live with my family. Mom says I was a real pill and I still can be a real pill sometimes. I got my name from my Mom who said that she was taking a real chance on me, since my Dad didn't like kitties. Hence the name Chancy..."Lady Chancy"..."Lady" was added because I act prissy and stuck-up. My Dad loves kitties now...he is special.


I also love my big brother, he is away at school sometimes and I really miss him when he is not here. He is special to me, like my Dad. When my big brother is home from school, I love to listen to him practice his guitar. I lay in the guitar case listening to the music.

I like to coax my Mom to play with me, almost every night before going to bed. I have my ways of telling her what I want. I love to lay close to the patio doors and watch the birds, squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks. I have several lounging places in the house, where I can kick back and just take it easy.

Life is good!

Friends, we are happy to introduce our newest members, Mis Allie who lives in Catifornia.

MIZ ALLIE - Miz Allie Cat

Hello my name is Miz Allie Cat and I am an adorable calico cat with very long legs and an even longer tail. I love to sit on mommy's lap and get petted, and I ignore my daddy! I am an inside cat that lives in southern California and I was born in February 1991, which makes me 16 young years old. I was born in my mommy's closet and when my mommy saw how beautiful I was, she had to keep me.

Everyone knows our newest member, the beautiful, young Kellie from Canada (and her alter-ego Hellie).

KELLIE - Kellie the Orange Cat

My name is Kellie and my Mum and I adopted each other in December of 2001. I was six months old when I came to live with my Mum and we loved each other right away. I follow my Mum all around the house, if she moves and I can't see her I have to re-position myself so that she is within my eyesight.

Sometimes, I can be a little devilish, but I blame all that on my evil alter ego Hellie. Hellie can sometimes do bad things like scratching the furniture, knocking over glasses to drink what is inside - you know the usual bad kitty stuff. I would never do such things - it is always Hellie who does it.

My favourite thing in the world is to nap with my Mum, my second favourite thing is to chase fuzzy mice. My Mum says our house is infested with coloured fuzzy mice. She keeps buying them and somehow they disappear. I told her they have run off, but she doesn't believe me.

Friends, we're experiencing a population explosion here at CoMC and will be adding several new members. Please welcome them all!

Meet some of our newest members: Mindy, a charming Canadian lady; Lailia, a young girl from Chicago; the fabulous Taylor Cats from Maryland and two handsome brothers, Henry & Clyde from Ohio.

MINDY - Team Tabby

Hello, my name is Mindy and I am a bi-color white and gray tabby girl. I was born about June in 2001. I am an indoor kitty and I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and Mom’s sister found me and my three brothers living in a woodpile when we were 3 months old. Our catmom had been killed by a car and we were all very hungry and scared. I was the smallest and the most timid kitten, but my big ginger brother, Moe, and I found a forever home where we could be together. My other two brothers found wonderful homes as well.

Mom is my special person and she is the only one I trust to give me belly rubs, which I love. I have a soft voice, but a loud purr. On my terms, I love to get in mom’s lap for ear scratches. Sometimes I lick Mom, too. I am scared of people, but am sooooo… curious that I almost always come out of hiding to see who is around. Once I’m seen, people practically do headstands trying to pet me, but I know how to be charming and get treats without letting them even touch me. My brother and I get along, but we are not exactly buddies. When he chases me, I run behind the refrigerator where he can’t follow me. Ha ha.

I have a bed, made up especially for me, in the attic by the window where I can nap undisturbed for as long as I like. Moe doesn’t bother me there ‘cause he prefers to be near the kitchen – where the food is. My brother and I spend our days watching out the windows for other cats (Angel in particular), squirrels, birds, deer and sometimes occasional raccoons. Come and visit us at our blog.


LAILA - Cat-a-holic

I'm a 4 1/2 month old kitten born about April 27, 2007. Mom adopted me from The Buddy Foundation here in the Chicago area. When people ask her what color I am, she says I couldn't decide if I wanted to be a gray kitty or a white kitty, so I compromised. The top part of me is gray and the bottom part is white. I'm very soft and it's very hard for my Mommy to hold onto me because my furs are so slippery.

I have a much older sister named Lilly, who is 16 but she just doesn't appreciate or remember what it's like to be a kitten. She doesn't play with me and all she wants to do is hiss and slap me a lot. Geesh!

I love to be held, combed and carried around. I have lots of toys and beds and cat trees and condos, so I have it pretty good here.



Here are 5 siblings that live in Maryland. Meet the Taylor CatSSSSS!

I am a 3 1/2 year old Mancat and I have a younger brother, named Henry. I'm his big brother and he's one year older than me. My furs are red and orange and white. They are cute, is what My Lady says.

I didn't always live with My Lady and Henry. My first bean was a meanie and she left me when she moved. I've only been here about three months and I heart my new family! Thanks for letting us be part of the group!

Friends, we have two new members. Most of you probably already know them! Both these lovely young ladies live in sunny Florida.

MAGGIE - Zoolatry

I was born November 27, 2003 and am 3 1/2 years old. I'm a torti-point Himalayan and yes, my coat is many colors: black and white, and gray and tan and brown and even little bits of gold on my ears and my toes! And on my forehead a little white "star spot".

I live in sunny Florida with my humans, Mom, Poppy and Great Grandma and my little sister, Zoey who arrived about a year ago. She's a blue point Himmie and she's a silly little thing. We tolerate each other, and sometimes we play -- NOT! Mom says I'm the queen and she is the court jester! We have two blogs out there and we get playful and silly on Zoolatry. In our other page, Portraits of Himalyans, Mom puts up our "pretty" pictures. You can visit us there anytime.

I like Nibbles 'n Bits and love my kitty treats and have been known to stick my head in the jar for a treat! I sleep a lot, and love to be on the back porch where I can chase the occasional lizard that sneaks in, and just watch all the birds and armadillos and squirrels.

I am super-soft (so says Mom) and enjoy a tummy rub from time to time. Also, I am known to be quite a talker. I yak-yak in the morning and throughout the day. But only cause I have to tell everybody what's going on in the "Cocoa Cat Corner". And that's me "Maggy, the Magnificent" (they say).

Thank you... and thank you from Maggy's Mom (and her art director/photographer).


SNOWY- Katnippia

Hi my name is Snowy and I'm happy to meet everyone.

Most of you probably already know me and the four other cats I live with.

I'm a solid white kitty with golden colored eyes. I'm 5 years old, and I luvs to sleep on our porchie and eat Temptayshun treats.

I also like to watch lizards and play with my toys!

We're so happy to introduce two gorgeous calico sisters from Missouri. You can read about them at their sister Parker' blog. Stop over and wish them a Happy Purrthday!

PUFF - Perfectly Parker

Puff is an eight year old beauty with a birthday that falls on April fool’s day! She is the Matriarch of her family and her one and only job is to look gorgeous 24-7. She does her job very well! Puff’s idea of heaven is napping in sunny spots and receiving love from her Mommy and Daddy. She is low maintenance – just give the love and she is happy! She is not food motivated, she is love motivated. Puff was rescued by her Mommy and Daddy from a barn full of cats. She came from a rural area in Southwest Kansas where coyotes think that kitties are a great appetizer. Puff now lives in the lap of luxury (as far as she’s concerned) in a metropolitan city in the Middle of the U.S.A. She’s an indoor kitty and wouldn’t have it any other way – she figures if she were outside, who would appreciate her incredibly loud purrs and her ability to hand out kitty love hand over paw?

POWDER - Perfectly Parker

Powder is an eight year old sweetheart with a birthday that falls on April fool’s day! She is the sister of Puff “the love machine” and is a little on the shy side…unless you are Mommy (and can prove it!). Powder was also rescued from the same awful barn as her sister Puff. She is a very petite cat who is seven pounds on a good day. She eats like a linebacker though. Powder is food motivated and a heat seeking missile. If there is sun and heat, Powder is there. She is a very vocal kitty and her Mommy and Daddy think that somewhere in her background there was a Siamese fooling around the barn. Her job in a family of four cats is to keep Mommy’s heart in her paws. She is a “one person” kitty, but is tolerant of other cats and humans. Her idea of a great time is napping on Mommy and grabbing all of the treats that she can in a twenty-four hour period. Her fur is so silky that if you pet her your hand slides off of her fur. She is an expert groomer. Powder wishes that Mommy didn’t have to leave her house to go hunting. Ever!

Friends, we have another international member. Meet Boy, a handsome bi-color genius cat from Singapore.

BOY - Bwog of the Genius Cat

I'm a genius cat who's found out how to use my mummy's compoooter. I'm almost 14 years old and have been wiving with mine mummy since I was about a month old. I wove bwogging and you can see mine bwog here.

Other than bwogging, I am usuawwy vewy busy as well. I got to take naps, sing for mine mummy, kill stwings and paper bags, sniff out new boxes, and make sure the house is safe for mine mummy.

Go wead mine bwoggy to get to know more about me!

We are happy to introduce Felissa, a lovely dilute calico lady from Virginia

FELISSA - Its A Cat's Life

Hi, my name is Felissa. I'm a 7 year old pale calico who's a little kooky and lovin' life! I lived for about six months on the street with two kittens to feed until the vet found me. Then I ended up with my current humans and a really annoying roommate named Poki.

My best friend is an 8 year old feral cat named Shadowvice, whom I call Shadow. He's been really stressed out lately since the death of his buddy Macaw whose funeral was not too long ago. I haven't seen or talked to Shadow since then. He's probably internalizing all his pain. Just like a Tomcat!

I enjoy sleeping, sleeping more, cantaloupe, batting at Poki, going for adventures with Shadow, the outdoors and just about everything else!

We're so happy to welcome the lovely Daisy the Curlycat to our group. She lives in Florida with her sister, Pixie.

DAISY - Daisy the Curlycat

My name is Daisy. I am a dilute calico Devon Rex cat. I have very soft curly fur, and I even have curly whiskers. I also have big frootbat ears. I enjoy playing with any kind of toy, but I especially like playing with lizards (until my Mommie catches me and puts the lizard back outside). Since my fur is a little sparse, I like to be warm so I seek out places like a sunny spot, on top of the computer, inside the stereo cabinet, or under the covers.

My most fun hobby is climbing things, and I have been known to jump on top of the stair banister and tip-toe along the railing. I have a big sister named Pixie who is also a Devon Rex; Pixie has cardiomyopathy, so she doesn’t like to play with me. I also love running water, so I drink out of my own water fountain, or from the bathroom faucet.

We are happy to introduce two beautiful, young ladies from Iowa, sisters of Conner Cloud. I'm amazed at how much Jesse looks like my sister, Tipper. They could almost be twins!

Friends, we have another international member. Meet Fazakerly, a lovely young lady who lives in England. Here she is keeping an eye on her garden!

FAZAKERLY - Faz the Cat

My full name is Fazakerly and I am 2 1/2 years old.

My humans got me when I was six months because my original human got very ill and had to go into hospital (they thought she was going to die). Fortunately she got better but I decided to stay with my new humans anyway as they had just lost two cats (who were both over 16 years old). They were very sad about that so I helped cheer them up.

The vet told them that Tortise Shell cats like me are usually a bit mad, so I have been doing my best to live up to that image. I don't like being picked up or cuddled. I do love snuggling up on nice warm laps BUT only when I choose. I only like dry nibbles or tuna to eat. I am very fussy. I am also a champion mouser so it's a good thing I live near Wimbledon Common where there are tons of luscious little mice.

We are just thrilled to be able to begin introducing a large family of 15 cats (can you believe that?) living in Georgia. You can visit them all at Kitty-Cats-Corner. They most certainly are a family with coats of many colors! Here is the first group.

MAGIC

Nicknames: Magic Boy, We Are Siamese If You Please, Mr. Handsome
Coloration: Chocolate Point
Likes: Getting to frolic outside, dinner, quiet times in the evening, shredding cat toys 'til they're demolished
Pet Peeves: Being held (unless he requests it), rain, being cold
Favorite Toy: Jingly cloth ball
Favorite Nap Spot: Wicker chair on screen porch, cat condo
Favorite Food: Anything canned
Skills: Being the most handsome cat ever, of course!
Dwells: Indoors and outdoors
Birthday: February 1

Since I was, oh, say 9 or 10 years old, my family has had a favorite Chinese restaurant, "Magic Dragon" where we eat quite often. One afternoon in August 2003, my daughter and I were eating lunch there and spotted a lone Siamese kitten about 6 months old wandering in the parking lot. I talked to the restaurant owners and they told us he had been coming around for a month or so, but no one could catch him. We boxed up our leftovers in hopes of coaxing him to us, but when we approached him he, of course, ran off. Little did he know, he became our project!

Every time we ate dinner there, we would request a window seat and, sure enough, after a while he would appear from the nearby bushes. It got to the point that we kept a bag of cat food in my trunk and would feed him every time we made a trip to town. Sometimes we'd see him sleeping in the bushes, all curled up in the rain. It was so sad!

Months passed and the weather was turning colder. I knew we just had to get him soon. So, one night with a borrowed trap in the back seat, we set off to eat dinner at Magic Dragon once again. We set the trap with tuna and went inside to eat at our usual window table. By this time the restaurant owners were all excited about someone finally catching him, too. Well, I guess it was the tuna because it took him all of about 15 minutes and we had him!!!

We fondly named him Magic. He lives on our screened porch, since he still never wants to stay inside very long. Although a nervous cat, he will now get on my lap, rubs around my legs and LOVES to be petted. He gets to run in the yard most every day (supervised) and has adjusted to domesticated life quite well.


TWINKIE

Nicknames: Twinkie Twinkle Toes, Twinkle Twinkle Little Kitten, Toes, Plushy
Coloration: Tortoiseshell
Likes: My husband, staying inside instead of on the screen porch
Pet Peeves: Lexington, being held too much, favorite toy being lost, being left on screen porch
Favorite Toy: Puffy ball
Favorite Food: Salmon, canned of course
Favorite Nap Spot: Sofa, cat condo on screen porch
Skills: Fetches, stands on hind legs for a treat, has the most incredibly plush fur
Dwells: Indoors
Birthday: July 27

We went into a pet store (if that's what you want to call it...filthy, nasty place needs to be put out of business) just to look around while we were waiting to meet someone at a nearby store, and there she was. Behind the back glass wall with all the other pets, all over-crowded in small, dirty cages. You could see every bone in her tiny little body (the dry food they had out for her was in big enough pieces for an extra large dog). She obviously had not been eating. We just couldn't leave her there. So for $20.00 we bought her from that horrid place, brought her home and have been in love ever since!


SWEETIE

Nicknames: Sweetie Poi, Dollbaby, Poi Poi (yes, Poi), Girl Girl, Tortie Love, Bestest Friend, Tortie Tail, Speckled Fur, Owl Eyes, Beautiful Angel
Coloration: Tortoiseshell
Likes: Me, sunny spots on the floor, heating pad turned on, bedtime, dinnertime
Pet Peeves: Lexi head butting her, bed being made, dinner not on time, closed doors
Favorite Toy: Big puffy gray mouse
Favorite Nap Spot: Bed, her kitty bed, wherever I'm sitting
Favorite Food: Fancy Feast canned salmon, cheesecake, Godiva key lime truffles (she loves the tart key lime center)
Skills: Rolls over when told to look cute, fetches, gives five, plays hide & seek
Dwells: Indoors
Birthday: June 17

I found her shortly after my father passed away several years ago. She was a feral cat and was found in an old shed/barn in the middle of over 1,000 acres (surrounded on 4 sides by water) in Gadsden, AL. A friend of the family owned this acreage and nothing was there but his horses which ran free on the property. No one knows how she got there. She was skin & bones, sick and unapproachable which is why the way she acted soon afterwards is so astonishing.

As we all know, cats do not come when called, for the most part, much less a feral cat, but she did. I called her from the back seat of our SUV (food in hand) and she flew into the vehicle! She didn't go nuts as we expected, but the exact opposite. On the 3 hour trip home, she got into my arms and laid down. Mind you, she was a wild cat. A song came on the radio reminding me of my father and I got really upset and started crying. This feral cat put her paw on my face the entire time as I cried, almost as if to say "It's OK, I'm here". My husband's mouth fell open. After treatment at our vet for many different things, Sweetie came home. I don't believe in reincarnation, but I do believe Sweetie was sent to me from above by God, my Dad, or maybe some of both. How else do you explain the things she did/does?

I can't even describe everything that makes her different. Here's just a few: She would only let me, my daughter and my brother (who only visited us a couple of times a month) hold her. She kisses me at night next to my eye just as my father used to at night when he would tuck us into bed. Sweetie also has a mole over her eye (just as my Dad had). How many cats do you know that have a mole? One of my Dad's favorite food was Key Lime Pie. Well, would you believe Sweetie loves key lime pie center out of Godiva truffles? My father used to call me his little sweetie, so as you can imagine, it didn't take me long to decide on the perfect name for her.

The bond I have with Sweetie is like no other bond I've ever had with any animal. I can't explain it...she's different. She helped me through a very difficult time in my life. Losing my father was very painful, but she was there then and still today is my constant companion. I truly believe she was sent to me and she is my angel.


LEXINGTON

Nicknames: Lexi, Babydoll, Babe, Miss Mousy Face, Teddybear Head, Marshmallow Belly, Windshield Wiper Tail (she swishes it back & forth all the time), Christmas Tree Side (pattern resembles a Christmas tree - no joke!)
Coloration: Tortoiseshell
Likes: Me, her most favorite mouse (now looking kind of ratty :-), her black felt blanket
Pet Peeves: Being home alone, cell phone ringing (she just hates it and it's actually kind of funny!), closed doors, favorite mouse stuck under furniture
Favorite Toy: Sock type mouse
Favorite Nap Spot: Bed, chair next to window in my bedroom, my lap
Favorite Food: Anything almost. She's definitely NOT picky!
Skills: Fetches and fetches and fetches (over & over again!), if you say "marshmallow belly" to her, she'll roll over exposing her white belly
Dwells: Indoors
Birthday: June 30

Adopted from a humane society. We were looking for another tortie and she was 1 out of 6. It was so hard to decide, but when we picked her up and she head butted us, well...we were smitten.

Our newest member is a beautiful calico young girl from Michigan. If you haven't met her and her family yet, stop by their page to say hello.

CHLOE - Purrchance to Dream

Hello, my name is Chloe. Last winter, my Mommy Mari was a stray cat who was taken in by a kind lady named Kathleem. Mommy Mari had six kittens! We were born on March 7, so I'm a Pisces. There were five girls: Shanti, Makara (we call her Macaroni), Charlie Girl, Daphne and me -- Chloe! And we have one brother, Sir Galahad. He's the only one of us who is an orange tabby. I am the only calico and the other girls are grey tabbies.

Kathleen's friend Morgen and Lee adopted me and Daphne when we were eight weeks old, but they had been to visit us at least once a week since we were born. Lee and Not The Mama (that's what we call Morgen) live in a big house and we have lots and lots of room to run and play in. Even though my name is Chloe, sometimes Not The Mama calls me his "Calico Rose". They have given us the best Forever Home.

Then there's Auntie Spooker. She is an old grey cat, who used to be Lee and Not The Mama's only child. She's not a happy kitty since we came along and she still hisses at me. I try not to let it bother me, but sometimes she does hurt my feelings. Daphne is much bigger than me and she doesn't take any guff from old Auntie Spooker any more!

Sometimes Not The Mama worries about me, 'cause Daphne is the same age as me but almost twice as big. I am a sweet, petite little lady, he says, but he still worries that Daphne can be a bully sometimes. I am very lucky to have Daphne with me in my Forever Home, because she looks out for me, plays with me, snuggle-naps with me and even washes my ears for me!

Some of my favorite things to do are to chew on cardboard boxes and slippers (Not The Mama says I must've been a puppy in a former life) and to play with rattle-mice. Every morning, Not The Mama plays with me while he gets dressed for work. He has big black shoestring tied to a knob on his dresser and he has to keep it tied up, or I'd run off with it and hide it. Well, duh! I also love to be held, and Daphne says that sometimes I'm too much of a "lap kitty" and that I should be more independent. Whatever.

I love it when Not The Mama holds me and loves on me and sometimes I just want to sleep on his lap for hours. In the evening I sit up on the windowsill over the kitchen sink and watch for Not The Mama to come home. I run up and greet him when he comes in the door, and he really likes that. Daphne and Auntie Spooker can't be bothered to get up from their naps, so I help Not The Mama track them down and say "hello".

If you have any questions about me or Daphne (or even Auntie Spooker) visit our blog at Purrchance to Dream. Daphne does most of the talking there, but it's my blog, too!

An old friend has joined our group! We all know Beau who is looking quite handsome here in his checkered bow-tie collar. He, along with his Mom, does so much good work for all the blogging kitties.

BEAU - Beau's Blog

My name is Beau (short for Beauregard). I am half black and half white. I have a cute black dot on my nose and a big black dot on my tummy. I was born in November 1999, and I live in Tennessee. I went to live with Mom when I was only 6-8 weeks old. She kept hearing me cry outside and took me in when she finally saw me. She was afraid the mean kids in the area would not treat me well. Before that I lived with her upstairs neighbor for a short period, but he was careless about my care and I kept getting out, so Mom convinced him to let me live with her. We've been together ever since and I'm so happy to be in a loving, caring home. I like hanging out on my climbing tower, watching birds and squirrels, squishy balls, feathers, eating plastic (a very bad habit), playing and snuggling with Mom.

Here are two handsome young brothers from California - with really great names!

KIMO & SABI - Cat Banter

We were born on July 4, 2004 but are not from the same litter. We met each other the same week at a northern California animal shelter and quickly became close - like brothers. Kimo is a laid-back Sealpoint Siamese and Sabi is a domestic shorthair who's a little ADHD!

We were adopted on Sept. 14, 2004 (our Gotcha Day) and we feel special because our Mommakitty is adopted too! Daddykitty is the one who named us - he says Kimosabi often means "trusted friend" (remember The Lone Ranger?).

Mommakitty and Daddykitty play with us when we need the exercise, set limits when we need to understand the rules (well, we pretend to anyway), and even nap with us! Mommakitty says napping is a legitimate hobby. They provide a safe home for us with plenty of room to goof around, feed us healthy food and encourage us to learn new things like playing scrabble (sometimes we even win!). Sabi likes to help Mommakitty with her knitting and Kimo likes to hang out with Daddykitty in his office (that's how we learned so much about computers). We're both indoor cats 'cause we live near the country where there are lots of scary critters outside that could harm us. We pretty much have free run of our house though, and we've even learned how to open some interior doors. (Shhh, don't tell on us!)

We look forward to meeting everyone and making new friends.