Today I’m sharing my kitties and their differences.
Here is Chester. He’s going to turn sixteen this July. This was our feral rescue and the sweetest cat ever. He was living under our house when his mother was killed. It took a bit but I got him inside with tuna. He will stand up to hug you, but he also has spraying issues, so he has his room where everything is boxed up. Chester is the only one of our cats allowed outside, since he knows how to avoid predators. He loves to be petted, and Zuzu is his best friend. He constantly gets compliments on the brightness of his green eyes.
This is Coco, our other male cat. He will be eleven years old at the end of this month. It took more than one operation and a specialist to completely fix him, resulting in him being a big boy of twenty pounds. Coco loves female cats, but not other males. Coco and Chester will fight, so I keep them separated. He used to go outside but he would wander and visit the neighborhood female kitties. As a kitten, he had many health issues after being born a day later than the rest of his litter. He lost all of his claws when he got an infection from being allergic to certain litter and he dealt with wheezing issues. But he’s okay now and his claws grew back. He used to keep our late dogs in line. He likes to snuggle at night and is our resident Romeo.
Our smallest cat, Luna just turned five years old. She adores my husband and will wait for him while he plays music. There is an old and tattered box by the garage door where Luna will sat patiently waiting for my hubby to come home from work. She’s our flirty cat and one who likes to hide in drawers and under the covers. Good with the grandkids and will patiently sit in a basket while they carry her around. She does like to eat plastic, so I have to watch her. Ribbon isn’t safe around her either. Of course, Coco also adores her. She’s very spoiled and dislikes if we leave the house. She makes sure we come home at a decent hour and is waiting for us when we enter the house just like a parent of a teenager would do.
Zuzu is the youngest by two weeks, just turned five years old. She is our lap kitty and the one to most likely nip at you if you upset her. The most curious cat I’ve ever seen, but also the most clumsy. If there is a crash in the house, she will be running from it. She’s not fond of kids and fancies herself as the alpha cat. She is very healthy and loves to eat. If she moves very, very slowly, I’m not supposed to notice her slow motion attempt to walk across my keyboard to get to my lap. It has been mentioned that she might be a touch overweight but is full of energy. She has pointed out that her legs are just short. I have to agree with her.
Each cat is different, just like humans. When writing characters, whether they are animals or people, they need to have their special traits that make them unique. This little group keeps me entertained, each in their special way and inspires my writing. Definitely my muses and great examples that little things make them, and characters, so interesting.
Embrace your inner child. D. L. Finn
They are beautiful cats. It is so great that you rescued Chester. 16 years old is a good age.
Thanks, Grant. He wouldn’t have survived on his own without his mother, so glad I was able to get him. He’s very healthy for his age. First time we haven’t had a dog in forty years, so this is new for us.
Thanks for sharing their stories, Denise!
Happy to share all their differences, Grant. Inspires me while writing.
16 is quite an age! Thanks for sharing your stories, Denise. Hugs 🤗💕🙂
It is a good age and we usually have them until 17 or 18. I love that he is still healthy and gets to enjoy his days in the sun. Hugs xo
We’ve had 11 cats, 7 still living. You are right that they each have their own personality. That’s been true with all of ours except Thing 1 and Thing 2. They look alike, act alike… we can’t tell them apart!
We’ve had seven at once, Priscilla. We tried to take in feral mothers or at least fix them later. They would take off after we fixed them, but at least we found good home for kittens. My grandmother had 20 cats at one time, all lived in her garage until leukemia. I love you have a Thing one and Thing two. Funny, they not only look alike but act alike. That would keep me entertained trying to find something to tell them apart 🙂
That’s a lot of pets. We love animals, but even two dogs is getting toward too many for us.
It is Craig 🙂 We keep wanting to get it down to two kitties. We will see. We have always had dogs, so this is new, just having cats. I’ve said if they show up at my door…lol. Unfortunately that seems to be more common with people dumping pets more often, due to costs
That sounds like a lot of kitty love. Thank you for introducing us to your little darlings. We lost two golden doodles that were very dear to us within the past year due to surprising medical issues. They were my writing buddies. You are inspiring me to adopt a rescue.
There is a lot of kitty love here, Joy 🙂 I am sorry about losing your pups this past year. It’s hard to lose our loving companions. We have always had dogs but lost our last one, Sara, two years ago. I still miss her, but I have had a hard time committing to raising a puppy right now. I keep watching the rescues, though. If I could find an older dog that got along with kitties, that would be ideal. I hope you find your next furbaby there when you are ready.
I love all of your kitties. We have had a number of cats in the past. It is amazing how different each one is.
Thanks, Darlene 🙂 Yes, all have such different personalities, they keep me entertained and inspired!
They’re all adorable. Thanks for sharing them.
Thanks, Staci 🙂 I can’t image being with a pet. First time though we’ve been without a dog since we’ve been married.
Thank you for introducing us to your kitties, Denise!
Happy to make the introduction, Liz 🙂 They are good muses.
It’s great having such nice cats, Denise. 😊
Thanks, Timothy it is! They all get along except the two who don’t, so that’s a nice bonus 🙂
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Yes, they keep us entertained and have inspired many stories. Xo
You have a lot of cats! My sis does, too, so I know how wonderful it can be. Thanks for their backstories.
We do, Jacqui. Thry do make for good indoor companions. First time since we’ve been married we haven’t had a dog or two in rhe mix. Can’t bring myself to commit to a puppy though at the moment.
So fun to meet your cats, Denise, and hear about their different personalities. They’re wonderful, loving, and entertaining additions to our families. Enjoy.
Thanks, Diana 🙂 They are very entertaining for us for sure. We certainly do enjoy them.
I enjoyed reading about your cats, Denise. We recently adopted a 3 year old Manx, a rescue, thinking our Maine coon Garfield, could use some company. So far, no go. Bouts of hissing a spitting from time to time. My daughter wants to take Samantha, the Manx, and I will probably let her. Samantha is very sweet but very demanding and eats everything. Garfield is a gentle giant and somewhat shy – steps back to let Samantha take what she wants.
It is hard to add an older kitty over a kitten and hope they get along, Noelle. I have noticed the females tend to rule over the males, at least here. I love Maine Coons we had one, he was a sweetie but also very protective of our other cats. He kept our big 175 dog in line. I tried to take a rescued male kitty a couple years ago, but he and Coco fought. So my daughter has him and he gets along with her kitties. Hard to know when they will get along but when they do they make a nice kitty family.
Oh I’m so glad you did a post on your kitties. Loved getting to know them. You have four kitties too? Very woowoo:) You still have dogs though right.
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Thanks, Sandra 🙂 We lost our last dog, Sara two years ago this June. We’ve looked at getting another one but aren’t up to bringing up a puppy. You can’t really add an older dog around cats. So our woowoo continues… lol xo
Interesting! Lovely cats with different personalities! You must be such a darling for them. Thanks for sharing them, Denise.
Thanks, Balroop. Thry do keep life interesting.
I love cats, their aloofness, their curiosity and such different personalities. I miss our sweet Truman. Your cate are so lucky to have you. Thank Denise. Hugs,
They have such big personalities, Cheryl 🙂 Sorry about Truman. Xo
Luna’s fur is so shiny and pretty.
She is a little diva. . Lol
They’re all so cute with their own personalities, Denise! Thanks for introducing them to us. 💞
They really are, Lauren:) They have Inspired me writing. Xo
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Such beautiful kitties! <3 I have a soft spot for cats so I'm so glad to see a post about yours.
Thanks, Mar:) They are fun to be around.
I loved meeting your fur babies, Denise! They’re all so adorable. Cats really do have their own personalities, and they’re so much fun. Zuzu reminds me of Bond. He’ll also nip when he’s annoyed and the most graceless cat I’ve met, lol.
Thanks, Teri 🙂 They are so funny. It is unusual to have a graceless cat, but yet they manage to survive… lol
Hi Denise, it’s nice to meet your cats. I also have one with short legs. She is a passive, bashful one.
Thanks, Robbie 🙂 Our Zuzu tends to avoid visitors but attempts controls the other kitties. I love how different they all are
Yes, just like children.
Nice to meet you Chester, Zuzu, Coco, and Luna. Our calico, Sage, has short legs as well.
They are happy to meet you too, Mark! I have a feeling Sage and Zuzu would get along.
I love cats! We had a Himalyan that passed when she was 19 years old. She was a very lovable and sweet cat. Now we have a tortie that is full of mischief and most entertaining. We adopted her from the humane society and no regrets. 😻
You were lucky for 19 years, but still never enough, Eugi! I do enjoy the entertainment of cats and lucky kitty to have been rescued!
Chester is quite the handsome fellow. Captain Stubby, a tabby we had for about 17 years, also had a spraying problem.
He is a handsome fellow, Sandra, and so sweet. The spraying is bad, especially when they get jealous. He has some medical issues that add to it, and always where I start.
Denise, you and your kitties are wonderful. =^-^= You brought out their different personalities vividly. I’m always amazed (in a bad way) when people think they don’t have personalities or facial expressions. Worst of all “It only ‘loves’ you because you feed it.” This is a lovely post. Hugs.
Thanks, Teagan 🙂 They definitely have different personalities, just like us humans. I guess you just need to spend time with them to see that 😉 I feed the birds and they definitely don’t love me… lol. Sending hugs right back xo
Thanks for this lovely introduction to your furry world in beautiful nature. <3
Happy to share my furry muses. They kerp me entertained. Xo
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Thanks for sharing your beautiful cats! I’ve never lived in a house without cats (and I’ve been around for 80 years now), so I can really appreciate another cat lover. We currently have four, and each is a unique individual, as are all cats, I think. Our oldest pair, brother and sister Harry & Murphy, were found as kittens hiding in our wood pile. They are now 13, and still doing very well. Our younger brothers, Rhy & Kell, were given to us as kittens by a friend who found them hiding under her house. They are now 7. (As you may have noticed, I like naming our pets after favorite book characters.) Please give Chester, Coco, Luna, and Zuzu a few scratches under the chin from me, and thanks again for sharing.