Katie (full name: Kaitlyn Amber) was the sole survivor of a dumped litter of kittens. She was rescued by a little girl named Amber, hence the honorary middle name. I adopted her shortly before I started college, and she lived with my parents until I was in a situation where I could bring her with me.
She moved in with my husband and I after we bought our house. These days she is 14 years old. She’s a little creaky in the hips, and the goofy old thing likes to be fed at 6AM.
She comes into our room, stands on her hind legs and beats on the closet door to get us up! She’s a spoiled old thing, but she’s very sweet if somewhat stand-off-ish. She likes attention, as long as it is on her terms.
She comes into the bathroom to say good morning to me every morning. During the colder months she sleeps in bed with us, although she usually sleeps on my husband’s side of the bed, as she has learned from experience that I tend to kick in my sleep!


  • Stirfry – the cat in playful mode Yes I love cats. One evening I came home for lunch and my husband at the time was laying on the bed and I heard a little meow coming from the pillow and I looked and saw a tiny little kitten laying there looking up at me. I picked him up and snuggled him and
  • Our cat is definitely like a child to us I absolutely love my cat! He is as much a part of the family as anyone. My cat is what I like to refer to as a “pound puppy”. We got him from a shelter when he was about 7 weeks old. He was so tiny he only weighed about a pound and could not
  • I didn’t find my cat – he found me I didn’t find my cat – he found me :) My niece and her friend found a litter of kittens abandoned in their neighborhood and brought them all home. By the time I went over to check them out little Tigger was the only one left so I took him home with me. We have
  • A long and funny cat story Pookie (the cat) was left with me by a man who lived in the apartment downstairs in the duplex I live in. He found her as a kitten in the walls of the old building where he worked and took her home. An outdoor cat, she would “freak out” if she was closed into the
  • He is an overweight lap kitty My husband has never liked cats. When we suddenly had a mouse problem, I talked him into getting a cat for our house. He turned to Freecycle and Craigslist. It was almost like it was meant to happen. My husband found a woman who was having to give away her husband’s cat because their little

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