We have 4 cats here. My 18yo black desexed male kitty arrived by himself after a dumping near the local fish & chip shop across the road. He was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand & couldn't lap. He's now blind in one eye, deaf, suffers from the kitty version of Atzheimer's & has kidney problems (as all elderly cats develop) Named Salem.
We have 2 x born late 2008 desexed male boys - one little longhair tabby / white kitten survived the Kinglake bushfires by being in a rabbit hole & was found 4 days after the fire & sent to Cat Procection Society. He was charred & suffering smoke inhalation. They were going to put him down. My daughter was working there for the Summer Uni holidays & brought him home. He still suffers from Sinus, but is otherwise healthy. Named Phoenix. Due to the brain damage he answers to Feeney & I swear he is planning world domination, as he can get into any cupboard that might hold food!
His a few weeks younger contemporary cream ginger neutered male puss is the quintissential fat cat. Another tiny handful with eyes barely open when dumped in a box in the loading dock of a Woolies store. A truck reversed over the box & he was the lone survivor of a litter of 9. Same daughter mentioned above worked @ the Supermarket & had learned not to be squeamish during her day job volunteer role @ CPS - washed him up & brought him home. Going fine but overweight despite vet prescription weight management food, Named Loki.
Last on the list is River Song..... (Named after a Dr Who character with wild hair) My middle daughter got her from The Lost Dog's home in Nov 2015. My daughter's lifelong cat Jack passed in October of that year just 2 months short of his 21st Birthday. River looks like a smaller version of Feeney (Phoenix) but is pretty much feral. Nice when she wants to be - but that isn't often!
All in all a pretty weird bunch, each with their own foibles - but then aren't all cats a little strange @ times? All are fully indoor cats so the arrival of Riversong was an eye opener for the boys .. "What; There are girl cats?"
