We changed Romeo's name to Reading, but his middle name is still Romeo because he is is such a friendly thing. We neutered Reading as soon as he was old enough. We have those records - please let us know where you want us to send copies of them. Pictures of Reading and Jersey (we adopted her a few days earlier than Reading - they are the same age) are below. Reading is an awesome cat.  He likes the lazer dot, tearing up toilet paper, when we take him out for short walks (he has a harness), drinking from the faucet, chasing shadows, and playing peek-a-boo. 

I wanted to mention that Reading was diagnosed with a heart murmur.  We are watching him for HCM...so far the ultrasounds do not indicate that it is anything beyond a heart murmur. However, if you know anything about his brothers or sisters (any indication that they have HCM), please let us know. If this does progress, we want to make sure he is getting the proper treatment early-on. 

He is a fantastic cat - we just love him!!!!

They are both very honery and right now are driving Bill crazy, they just had some catnip! :) Rusty (the short hair) recovered from his illness although it took several weeks, one spent entirely in the hospital and the next with me really having to prod him to eat but he finally recovered and although he's really bad sometimes he's the most lovable of the two. He is more of a "lap cat". Sable (the long hair) is gorgeous, he also likes the water...very strange for a cat. He loves to sit on the edge of the tub and smack the water as it runs, often falling into the tub in the process. He doesn't seem to mind though, he just hops out, shakes off and goes back to playing. He's my cat...he's attached to me and if he can't find me, if I leave the room for even a minute, he makes his way to the foyer which is open through the whole house and cries. Bill swears he sounds like he's calling "MOM!" Once I answer him he comes and finds me. He's my buddy and my shadow and I adore them both, but have a special connection with Sable. They get along very well and both get along well with the dog too. Rusty tends to irritate the dog more, he likes to chase his tail. But Sable and the dog are best buddies and often wander the house and nap together.

They're really a joy, and lots of fun, and I'm glad we adopted the two instead of just one, as they're great playmates.

Left Behind"... now known as Kady (Kay-dee) is doing wonderful!! About a month ago or so she got de-clawed, she's feeling MUCH better now though!! She is getting along really well with Lexi (our Lab, 1) and Precious (our Pomeranian, 9)!! She loves to sleep above our heads so she can look out the windows in the morning!! I am re-doing our sun room so it's going to be a room for my art... but mostly...for Kady's pleasure!! She recently got introduced to my 2 nephews when they came to spend the night... that night she spent most of her time hiding in the sun room...however, by the end of the weekend she was coming out more...She was definitely relieved to see them go (they are 1 and 3 year old boys!!) We are so happy that we got her!! She is SO loving!! Thanks for checking in! I put together a website of some of the pictures I have taken, I have a whole album dedicated to Kady!!! The website to visit is... http://picasaweb.google.com/tnolt01

Maidel (which means "girl" in Dutch) is our biggest trouble maker and Zoe (chopped down from the original Zoezee) is much more reserved. It was absolutely the right decision to adopt two kitties as our older kittie Sophies isn't always in the mood for play. Although my husband wasn't happy at first, as soon as I brought them home and he met them in person, there was no question as to why I couldn't leave without them both.

Hi!  It's me Murray, you remember "Furry Murray".  It's been such a long time since I've seen you and I have so much to tell you. I just love my forever home. My mommy and daddy just adore me so much, it such a nice feeling. Mommy gives me hugs and kisses every day, don't tell her but I don't really care for it much, but I let her do it anyway. She does after all keep me well stocked with toys and always a full belly. I also have these other people in my life, Mommy says they're my grandma, grandpa, grammy and pop pop, they always bring me treats and new toys, so they're okay in my book. I just love playing with foil balls and little mice toys. Mommy and Daddy both like it when I go and bring the mouse to them and they can throw it again, I guess they're easily amused! In our house we have this room they call the "sunroom", it's all windows, and when it's nice out Mommy opens the screens and I get lots of nice fresh air, and I get to see bunnies and squirrels and things, it's very exciting. I also like to lay in the sink when mommy is in the shower, sometimes I even sit on the side, mommy thinks its funny. I also got a baby brother a couple months ago, it was real small when we first met, now he's a giant, but I told him early that I was his big brother (and the boss) and we get along great! I like to sleep on the top of his crate when mommy and daddy aren't home, he gets lonely without me. Well it's just about time for a snack and a nap in mommy's bed, so I better get going, but I just wanted to thank you for everything, for believing in me when I was so sick and nursing me back to health, and most of all for finding me such a loving forever home. I'll have mommy include some pictures, so you can see how handsome I've become. We'll check in sooner next time.  

Love you lots, Murray.  

Keith, now called Silas, is doing great!  Attached is a picture of him playing with one of his favorite toys, a furry mouse (with rattle inside, of course!).  He's a very friendly little guy who immediately likes most people of the people he meets, (he runs away from my friend's kids but none of us can blame him for that...They're really noisy!) 

I couldn't help taking pictures of our guy last night while watching TV. He has really settled in. He's been out a week with everyone; and said have fun! Well this morning I awoke to a chase between him and Caleb around the second floor. You could tell both cats were just just delighted to have playmates. It was exactly what I had hoped for. Caleb is the closest in age to Squeaks, and they have a lot in common - same sweet personalities, etc..

He's quite a character. I expect to see a slight change in his personality as he becomes more comfortable with his surroundings, and the other cats. He should become more self-assured and a bit more cocky - after all, he is still very young. But, over all he has that underlying, sweet non-threatening personality, which should remain.

Since Barlow diabetes is still uncontrollable, he lies around a lot. Squeaks at times see this as "Wow! Someone to hump!" Needless to say, Barlow is NOT impressed. I figure the two of them will work it out. I realize it has been 4 months since he has been neutered, but sometime the hormones take a VERY long time (years) to drop. So I don't see his urges as anything abnormal, especially considering his age when neutered.

His circling has all but diminished, and he has mastered both floors very well considering his blindness and only being out among the other cats a week. As you can tell, he loves Caleb's shag rug - it's like a security blanket for him. I have been calling him Squeaks due to his Maine Coon chirps and trills. Caleb does these on occasion, my Winnie did them quiet a bit, but Squeaks is a "master" at it. With his coat, sweet personality, and chirps he has to have some Maine in him.

I have seen him use the litter box several times, and he is drinking water as we had hoped (to dilute his urine). I have been adding water to his canned food, at the Vet's suggestion, to increase his water intake. Seeing Squeaks so happy certainly gives me peace of mind. I felt he would be. I am glad I was finally able to get him out among my cats. I will have to keep in mind, that he is too social to be by himself for a long time; unlike my Missy who would like nothing better than to be the only cat.

There certainly is a huge difference between Squeaks now, verses a few weeks ago; he is now actually "joyful".