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 […]
Name: Mr. Muffins and Gunter
Breed: Guinea pigs
Likes: Mr. Muffins (Brown and white) loves carrots more than any other snack, maybe except for a grape here and there. Gunter (albino) on the other hand is not picky at all. Somehow the food that Mr. Muffins is eating always seems to be better than the food that is still in the bowl! For play time they both like to run […]
Name: Zippy
Breed: Green Rump Parrotlet
Likes: Sailing, Hanging out with Captain and First Mate, Head scratches, Being in charge
Dislikes: Not being in charge, Not being in the middle of all activity
About Zippy: Big things sometimes come in small packages! Despite his small size (4 1/2” and 20 grams), he has an outsized personality that he uses […]
