I have five cats with ages from 16 to 5 years old. Two of them decided they would come live with me, so they just showed up one day. We brought one from the elementary school my boys attended when they were little. It was a stray. Then we bought two Maine Coon cats. The two oldest kitties have health problems - heart, thyroid and are thinning out and slowing down. They are precious to me. Max, the 8 year old Maine Coon is a total nut and we love him to pieces. Oliver, the 5 year old MC is solid black and totally different from Max. We call him the silly cat. Emily is the stray we got at the school. She is 13 and we say she has consistent PMS. She loves to fight and constantly chases the elder cat, Dixie, who is 15. Emily is a very mean cat. But, she is like that family member that you just tolerate. I would certainly never give her away. Lewis is the eldest. He is solid gray. He was a feral cat when he showed up at my house. It took 3 years to tame him to even get him into the house. Then it was about 3 more years before anybody ever saw him but the immediate family members who lived in the house. He would dive under the bed if a visitor came by. Now he is a big ole baby and loves everybody who walks in the front door. All my cats are either neutered or spayed and are indoor cats. We have a huge screened in porch with two large cat trees and the cats stay out there a majority of the time watching the birds. We are surrounded by woods, so the porch feels like a tree house. The cats love it! PS We also have a puppy - a solid black mixed chow chow. He lives in our garage/workshop and outside all of the time. We never have had a dog, so he certainly is a new experience. He is just precious and we love him. My husband is retired, so he spends a lot of time with "Walker" and teaching him to mind and tricks. Carol L

Hello hello! I just found this message board! I have four cats - one 9 year old calico, one 8 year old domestic shorthair, one 8 year old munchkin, and one 4 and half year old Cornish Rex. All are girls, all live inside, and all are spayed. Isn't it interesting that so many of us have cats & dogs? Valerie in Scottsdale

LOL those sheets were quite a mess!! She is now sleeping in her nesting box with the babies comfortably in my closet. They are a week old now. Anita

If I may ask, why did you have to give Lilly away when you were pregnant? Anita

CONGRATS ANITA HOPE YOUR NEW BABIES ARE DOING FINE SADDLY I HAD TO GIVE MY LILLY AWAY WHEN I BECAME PREGNANT WITH MY SON I MISS HER SOOOO MUCH SMOOCHES TO THE KITTENS