All our cats are rescues, not from shelters, but from outside where they had been abandoned. We currently have six cats and at times it can be shear chaos. We've been cat lovers all our lives and have not been without at least one or two.
This is Samson. We named him that because when I brought him home, he wasn't afraid the two huge dogs we had then.
He is about thirteen years old. He had been abandoned as a kitten at an apartment complex when I found him. He was starving for attention and jumped right into my work truck while I was doing paperwork. So I took him home. Now he's a grumpy old fart who harasses the youngins when he's feeling ornery.
This is Silver Paws. Name- self explanatory. He is a feral cat that Andrea was feeding outside our house. We believe he was once owned because he quickly trusted us and allowed us to take him in. He's about 8 years old.
This is Jasper. He's obviously a Siamese mix. I had always wanted one. He was at a customers house that was overwhelmed by the dozen or so stray kittens that were roaming around their house. He was the only one that would let me near him, so I took him home :-)
As a kitten He took adorable pictures.
He's about 5 years old now.
This is Cali-girl. She's our little fatso. She lost part of her tail prior to us getting her. Andrea's co-worker had rescued her, but she wasn't getting along with the woman's other cats, so we took her in.
Next is Cuddles. AKA- Mr. C
I found Mr. C wondering around our rear store parking lot when he was just a kitten last August. He had a red collar on and we think he was just left there. I was afraid he would wander into the street and get hit by a car, so I brought him inside. He was an immediate hit with the customers.
These young ladies loved him so much, they carried him around the store as they shopped. I asked them if they would like to take him home, but their parents said no. They did name him cuddles and you can see why.
- permission given to post this pic.
We posted an ad in the lost and found but no owner showed up. He was so popular at the store that I mentioned to Andrea that we could keep him there. She was having no part of that, citing that he could get out and wander into the busy intersection. (50,000 cars pass through each day) So home he goes.
Last but not least is Miss Kitty
Andrea found her outside her office in February. She was freezing and starving to death. Knowing that we already had five cats, she was hesitant to take in another. She told me about her being outside the night before and said if she was still there the next morning, she would try to rescue her. Sure enough she was there and Andrea took some clawing trying to rescue her. She's a witchy one (as you can see in her eyes) that loves Andrea completely but is taking some time to warm up to me. But she's getting there.
She and Mr. C get along famously(like boyfriend & girlfriend).
So we're all one big happy family
Except for all the danged mice:
Did I mention we have dogs...?