This is the story of my cat named Kahlua and how he came to be a part of our family. One day in the month of June over 5 years ago, I was walking to the back entrance to my office and out pops this little tiny black and white kitten about 9 wks old.

Now I had just lost my cat “Perty” to old age and it had been about 6 months since I had a cat. This little kitten almost had the exact same markings as Perty and I had to rescue him.

The crazy thing is that this kitten had apparently held on to this car somewhere in the motor for over a 45 minute drive! I had asked the girl at work who owned the car that Kahlua was found under and she told me that her neighbor’s cat had kittens. more…

In my early teens, my family and I visited our local Humane Society. We were looking for a dog, however my younger brother and I met two kittens that we just fell in love with.

My kitten, a big orange tiger cat, had the coolest, calmest eyes. Bold orange stripes criss-crossed his long lanky frame, and yellow-green eyes peered out from under half closed lids. Tigger became his name, since I was worried that if we named him Tiger, he would begin to pounce with real intent.

Tigger was always into something as a small kitten. He would frequently worm his way under our bathroom door, and join me in the shower. I’ll never forget the day he realized he was too big to fit under the door any longer. more…

Aloysius, the cat, was my loyal companion from November 1986 to January 2006. I found him in a pet store at the local mall. His beautiful solid white coat and mismatched blue and green eyes melted my heart, and I begged my husband to let me take him home.

It took a lot of begging, and it was well worth it. “Wishy” didn’t seem very smart, but he did prove himself to be cunning. Most days I would come home from work to find one of the drawers open in my bedroom chest.

I knew that I had not gone out for the day and left it open, yet it kept happening over and over. It was always the same drawer – the one where I kept my lingerie. more…

Well I found my cat one day when my girlfriend and I were walking up to the corner store. I told the women out side that he was a pretty cat and she said do you want him.

I said ohh you are getting rid of him she said let me go ask my son and he came out and told him if I wanted him to pick him up and take him home don’t stand around with him so I took him home and the next day I went and got his litter and stuff he needed.

My boyfriend came home and fell in love with him. His name is Snowie and he was already named that because he is pure white. He is def lazy and loves to lie in the window and sleep or sleep in my tub. more…

I actually have two cats. The female is named Nila and she came from one of my daughter’s friends. She is named after a character from an Anne Rice novel and the name means “the spirit of the Nile”. She is the older of the two cats.

The other cat is a male and his name is Horus. He was named after the ancient Egyptian god with the falcon head. He does think he is a god. He has managed to achieve the weight of 17 pounds although I think he lost some weight this summer.

Both cats know when it’s time for food. There is no sleeping in for me. Nila often settles herself on top of me and takes a nap. Horus has figured out that I’ll wake up if he rattles the blinds. more…

I adopted my cat Skitter from my veterinarian. He had been at the clinic for several months and they needed to find a home for him. He was 18 months old when I got him.

He is black and white domestic shorthair and weighs approximately 14 pounds. When I first brought him home he was a little skittish so we named him Skitter.

Another good name for him would be Slinky. When he is frightened he slinks along the floor/ground and if he gets really scared he runs straight for his food dish! When he’s not being afraid he is limp as a dish rag. more…

I got my cat Bindi at a rescue shelter. He had polydactyl and they had cut a piece of his ear off because he was born feral and when he was neutered they did that so they would know he was already neutered.

I named him Bindi after The Crocidile Hunter’s daughter. When I first got him he was very timid and for the first 2 days he hide. He finally came out with some coaxing but he won’t give any affection to anyone but me although he will play with my friend. more…

I found my best friend in Wisconsin while on a camping trip 12 years ago. We saw this adorable 6 week old kitten playing in a parking lot of a restaurant.

I recently lost my own cat to cancer just 3 months earlier. I told my husband that if we come back tomorrow and he his still there, I would take him back to Chicago.

The restaurant owner said that those cats belong to the horse stable where they have kittens every spring and sometimes they die in the cold winter. We came back the next day and the kitten wasn’t there. more…