Name: Satchmo, AKA Satch, Sassmo, and “The.Best.One”
Breed: Debonair Jaguar. Or Polydactyl Tuxedo Cat. Depends on who you ask–Satchmo or his humans.
Likes: Drinking from a dripping bathtub faucet is a big favorite. He likes being around his people–he’s like a dog, the way he hangs out with us. He likes to have an audience when he […]
Name: Chester
Breed: Cheetah (aka grey mackerel tabby)
Likes: Bonito flakes!! “Dry brush” after breakfast; treats anytime; paw massages; my moms; tabby tussling with my sister Armstrong; exploring the hallway of my building.
Dislikes: The cat carrier (which normally means the Vet!); the Dyson vacuum (very scary); being disrupted when I’m lounging or resting; when my mom goes out of town (but I […]
Name: Mabel
Breed: Domestic Long Hair Fuzzball
Likes: Spooning with mom; lap naps; grooming myself likes it’s my job; wrestling loudly with Oskar (kitty roommate) to get mom’s attention so she’ll FEED US
Dislikes: Oskar (he’s a stinky, clumsy boy!); human paws where I’ve just groomed (ahem); being moved out of mom’s bed
About Mabel: Mom had just lost her dear old tomcat Handsome and […]
Name: Aubrey & Percy
Breed: Burmese
Likes: Dried salmon, leaping off the top of tall furniture, running on the treadmill, racing from one end of the house to the other.
Dislikes: Anything or anyone that thwarts their desires. Lamps and vases that get in the way.
About Aubrey & Percy: The boys were born in […]
Name: Zeus
Breed: Domestic shorthair/Russian blue?
Likes: Attention, screened-in back porch, fetching rubber toy, trying to escape house via front door, us, Max, Sam somewhat less so, Lindsay from Sit-a-Pet, the cat tree, chewing bare feet (particularly our daughter’s), sleeping in the linen closet, something to do
Dislikes: Lack of attention, being confined against his will, being bored
About Zeus: We adopted Zeus […]
Name: Orion
Breed: Domestic short hair, orange and white
Likes: Lounging on the screen porch, a good scritchin’ behind his ears, being talked to, smelling and rubbing up against really stinky shoes, catnip toys
Dislikes: Wearing a sweater, riding in the car, when his brothers Marty and Channing encroach on his personal space
About Orion: My husband and I adopted Orion from Caring for Creatures (CFC), a sanctuary […]
Name: Moby
Breed: Domestic Shorthair/Orange Tabby
Likes: Food, cuddles, boxes, knocking things off shelves/tables, faucets, fire trucks
Dislikes: Closed doors because something interesting might be on the other side; also open doors which he will push shut and then be trapped behind a closed door (we now have doorstops everywhere).
About Moby: We adopted Moby (along with our other cat, Bellini) from the Humane Rescue […]
Name: Abigail
Breed: Domestic Short Hair/Gray Tabby
Likes: Fluff toys, sun, giving detailed instructions, salmon
Dislikes: The sound of the garbage disposal, being ambushed by her brother Bat, humans not following detailed instructions
About Abigail: Abigail and her brother Bat were adopted in 2007 from a neighborhood litter of kittens. Her foster mother labeled her “funny” at the time, which we quickly came to understand. Equal parts […]
Name: Kittisue, the “Caribbean Princess”
Breed: Mixed maybe with some Siamese?
Likes: Two squares and undisturbed sleep, her red heart toy, cuddling with day’s dirty socks and nosing around her big brother Argan. She is a big talker and loves modeling as spokescat encouraging donations to her heroes at the St. John Animal Care Center (SJACC)
Name: Minerva
Breed: Medium hair black cat
Likes: Eating, sleeping, being the center of attention, chasing string, staring at humans.
Dislikes: Nothing much; maybe vacuum cleaner
About Minerva: We got our previous cat Molly when she was four. She had been on the street and was a real fighter and we loved her for it. Minerva, now eight, was seven when she came […]
