Our Cats
Shane and Kathy have always had cats, usually three or four. It started with Nugget, a stray from the Salem Animal Shelter, which Shane picked up prior to meeting Kathy. The family blossomed with the addition of a pedigreed Maine Coon, Patched Pirate Princess (Princess to her friends), which Shane presented to Kathy for her birthday one year, followed next year by another Maine Coon Lt. Commander Worf.
Worf and Princess bred two litters, and one of the kittens, Gowron King of the Klingons joined the family. The Maine Coons ruled the house for many years.
Sadly, Nugget, Princess and Worf have passed on to the great catnip fields in the sky. You can read their obituaries here:
- Nugget's Obituary
- Princess' Obituary
- Worf's Obituary
- Gowron's Obituary
Since their passing, we have mostly adopted or rescued cats:
- Tony, a gray striped tabby male who adopted Kathy outside her San Antonio hotel and lived with us for more than 18 years
- Neelix, the largest cat we have ever owned, a beautiful long hair orange tabby male rescued from a barn (via Petco) who passed after only 6 years with us
- Lt. Tasha Yar, our last Maine Coon purchase, a beautiful Calico female, who spent 17 years with us
Currently we have 4 cats:
- Nipper Dusty Freedom (an elderly polydactyl orange tabby)
- Ninja Harry Potter (a large Tuxedo male) who was discovered in a parking lot with eyes still closed (Kathy had to nurse him)
- Betty Bootsie Boots (a Tuxedo female) who was discovered in a Mineral Wells brickyard
- Roxy Heart, a gorgeous Tortie female rescue who, unfortunately, forced us to deal with ringworm for nearly a month, but we all survived just fine
Someday Shane will update this page with galleries and obituaries for the other cats 😉.
