Name: Dash and Skooter
Breed: Birman
Likes: Skooter greets every visitor at the door at full speed, completely unbothered by who they might be. Petting and chin scratches are simply non-negotiable priorities. He is equally passionate about his morning treats (which are, in his professional opinion, Delicious) and his naps, which are sacred and not subject to negotiation. Skooter may be brave, but Dash is wise. […]
Name: Ziggy
Breed: Domestic short hair
Likes: Food (highly motivated), toys, bird watching on “cat tv” in the backyard, all the sunny warm places, playing with her awesome cat sitter Chris!
Dislikes: The vacuum, the cleaning lady
About Ziggy: Ziggy is the youngest, and quirkiest, of my three cats. I […]
Name: Effie, Miss Effie
Breed: DSH Tuxedo
Likes: To sit on my lap and motor purr. To swat her new brother Mica’s butt to instigate zoomie chases.
Dislikes: When Mica doesn’t want to play, and he tackles her.
About Effie: What is unique about Effie is her mom was my […]
Name: Schmoo (Schmooey, Schmooington, Schmoobalooby, etc)
Breed: Domestic Shorthair (Orange tabby)
Likes: WET FOOD, belly rubs, heating sources (including laps), bed time, and “new smells”, also loves the sound of my manager’s voice, changing apartments, back scratches, inanimate objects, burying under the sheets
Dislikes: The litter box, tepid water, stairs (at first), when Nate and I kiss, […]
Name: Ember & Mazzy
Breed: Domestic Shorthairs
Likes: Anything string/rope-like, chilling in the hammocks in our catio, chattering at the birds & squirrels, treats!, our human’s lap, chasing my sibling, jumping from the floor into my human’s arms to be carried around like a baby on her hip (Ember), climbing into the walls to hide and scare my human (Mazzy), greeting our human at the door […]
Name: Cookie
Breed: Phelsuma madagascariensis Kochi or Koch’s giant day gecko
Likes: Loves basking under her heat lamp, crazy about crickets, adores attention, keeps her cool meditating on the Buddha, has a secret crush on the Geico gecko (love that accent!)
Dislikes: THE CAT!!, hates being called cold blooded (she has a warm heart), THE CAT!!, tank cleaning time, THE CAT!!, if her […]
Name: Stuart (the “Hoover”) Ingold
Breed: American short hair gray
Likes: His wet food treat; being combed and brushed; belly kisses and rubs (when he is in the mood!)
Dislikes: Having to wait for his meals; being gently restrained so that his sister can finish her food before he swoops in to […]
Name: Mabell, aka Queen Mabes
Breed: Domestic Shorthair Brown Tabby (generic cat, I guess!)
Likes: Churu treats, meowing with great intensity, scritches on the head, belly rubs from her chosen human, sleeping underneath the bed or on her heating pad by the window, dragging her feather wand into the bedroom at 3 am and loudly announcing that she’s the best hunter, and not paying rent (LOL)
Name: Buttercup (aka, Pumpkin Kitty, Peanut, Sweet Pea, Honey Bun)
Breed: Orange tabby
Likes: Chin scratches, relaxing on the heating pad, eating Greenie’s tuna treats, making biscuits, sunbathing on the window ledge, chirping at birds, sharing her opinions with humans
Dislikes: The doorbell, manicures and pedicures, lawn mowers, trips to the vet, suitcases, being picked up
About Buttercup: Buttercup was adopted from the Fairfax County Animal […]
Name: Miss Penelope, but sometimes called Queen Penelope
Breed: Devon Rex
Likes: Sunbathing, Playing Fetch, Turkey and Treats, Sitting on Owner’s Lap, Sleeping on Freshly Warm Laundry, Sometimes Cuddling with Dr.Bartok (the “Other” Kitty)
Dislikes: Human Food, Cold Temperatures, Bathtime, Nail Trimming, Getting Ears Cleaned, Competing for Pets with Dr.Bartok
About Penelope: When we first got Miss […]
