Eventually they were allowed out of the spare room and into the house together, and the secret was out. One was called Gummi and the other Goodie. It was hard to tell them apart, except that Goodie, having left his mother too early in life, liked to suck on Gummi's fur - and Gummi was always gummy! But Goodie was badly named, because he was always B A A D.
A house with a pair of kittens is a joyful house. They are such comedians! They got into such mischief! We would laugh until our sides split.
A doting aunt gave them this cat condo. What fun, as they chased each other through it, flipping out of the upper door and scooting in the lower. These pictures are frames from a little video of their act which was shown on "America's Funiest Home Movies".
And then they became adolescent cats and began to explore the Great Outdoors. Unfortunately the Great Outdoors included Cars and the Main Street, and Gummi wandered down there one night and was hit by a car. We cried at his death and buried him in the back yard. He had missed so much.

Everyone at the Animal Hospital had a good laugh about Mr. Peach, and each visit since the receptionist says, "Oh here is the famous MR PEACH!" And the round little belly was a case of worms, very easily taken care of.

Mr. Peach is a floppy little cat. One of my friends calls him a "rag doll" - I don't know if that is an official breed or not, but when you pick him up he flops like there wasn't a bone in his body. And he loves the odor of dirty old sneakers. If sneakers are left out of the closet, you are likely to find Peach with his head stuck in one, breathing deep.

Animal Advocates is a Pittsburgh organization dedicated to rescuing and placing abandoned dogs and cats. They do not have a shelter, but place the animals in foster homes while searching for permanent homes for them. They believe that a foster home will make the animal more accustomed to humans than a cage in a shelter, and thus more adoptable.
Joey was found in a dumpster in Wilkinsburg when he was a very young kitten, and placed with Tippi - this was her first experience as a foster mother.
Within two weeks she was so attached to Joey that she decided that she would adopt him! (Animal Advocates lose more foster parents that way!)
Joey looks like he should be a clown, with his wide eyed look and exclamation point nose and mouth. But he is not. He is a very serious, cautious little cat, light on his feet and quick to bolt. No, he is not a clown. On the other hand, his new mom -----
Tippi was wearing a new black and white dress. Larry said she looked like Joey's twin (she actually thought she looked more like a Gateway box in that dress, and it didn't last long). But Quick! She ran to her makeup kit and completed the transformation. Larry thought they looked so funny together he took this picture.
About a year later, one of the local radio stations had a contest to promote the stage play, "FUNNY GIRL". Tippi submitted the photo of herself and Joey and won! The prize - 4 tickets to the play, and dinner for 4 at a very fancy restaurant down town - was worth about $400. Ever since then we have called Joey our $400 cat. With Vet bills being what they are, he has worked it off to about $4.95.

"This will not do" we said. He did not want to leave. An operation was arranged.
I have read that altered males will go to sloth and fat; this is the first cat we've had that followed that rule. He sleeps and eats.

• The stray cat will only be fed dry cat food.
• The stray cat will only be fed dry cat food, and allowed to clean the other cat's dishes.
• The stray cat will be given a bowl of her own.
• The stray cat will only be allowed in the greenhouse.
• The stray cat will come and go at will, as with all the other cats.
• We will take the stray cat to the shelter.
• We will put an ad in the paper, and then take her to the shelter.
• We will not take her to the shelter.
• We will not name the stray.