Penny was rescued from a shelter in South Florida. She was found in an abandoned property. She was estimated to already be 1 1/2 years old but she weighed no more than 4 lbs. I bought her as a gift for my boyfriend who loves cats. She was super shy and just looked so cuddly. Little did we know that over the next few weeks she would suffer from a horrible respiratory infection. After several respiratory treatments she was on the road to being healthy. We also had to address her severe malnourishment. She needed to gain more weight- you could feel her ribs so easily. Today, Penny is a little over 6 years old and only weighs 6 1/2 lbs. She is still an itty bitty. Her personality is full blown, she loves to talk and show you her food bowl. She loves to be patted while eating and enjoys some good blanket monster games. She loves to sleep directly on you and will paw your face (when your sleeping) when she wants attention.
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Oliver aka Ollie was rescued from a New Orleans shelter as a stray. He was trouble even before adoption-he had eaten his stitches from his surgery. Sometimes his wide orange eyes and his slender triangle face makes him look like an alien. I guess this is what makes him so adorable. How can you get angry with this face? Ollie was adopted when he was seven months old. I was living in a studio apartment at the time and he became my little cuddle bug. He has some interesting tendencies- opening cabinets, opening doors, running on the kitchen cabinets and howling, and he plays fetch. Oliver is now almost four and he also enjoys waking me up at night. Every few months his scratch fetish changes- first it was the mattress behind our heads; next he liked to get on the dresser and knock items over, then it was the end of the bed, now he likes to scratch outlet covers, any random part of the wall, and the dresser draws. Aside from his raging night life he is super sweet, very outgoing, talkative, cuddly, and brings a lot of joy to our lives.
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Barty our youngest, just turned two in April, he is the youngest and biggest at 17lbs. Bart was my first foster fail. I fostered his 3 littermates. They were all sick and had hookworms. Bart was in the worse condition and became lethargic one evening and almost passed away. It was extremely scary and very upsetting. His road to recovery was about two months. I went on vacation for a week and decided when I returned that I wanted to adopt Bart. Bart had bonded with Ollie and I had developed a very special bond with him as well. I knew he would make a great addition to our family. He is very independent and will demand attention on his own time, yet he is like a shadow and follows you everywhere. He loves to chirp like a bird and follow his big brother around. They are inseparable, their cuddles together makes my heart melt.
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These nuggets make everything so enjoyable even when they get on my nerves. Look for future blogs of multi-cat household tips and stories.
