Cat Pictures

They have it rough, don't they?

Our current furry companions ...

Faust is an Egyptian Mau who was born in September 1994. His grandmother was actually a wild Mau living around the Pyramids in Egypt, who was imported to increase the gene pool of Maus. He loves prosciutto (don't ask me - I don't understand it either).

Lucifur (intentionallly mis-spelled, like "loose-fur") is a Turkish Van. He came to live with us on June 30, 2004, when he was just a purring ball of fuzz, not much bigger than his favorite toy. But within just a couple of days, he was getting along with the other cats, just like one of the family. And he's our family's first proven mouser! (Another photo with the mouse.)

Phobos and Deimos were born about 2 weeks apart, and both came to live with us on February 18, 2006. They came from Abykatzen, which is the same cattery where we got Lucifur. There was no "introduction period" necessary with them - they immediately got along like they'd always lived with us. They are just about inseparable. I thought that cats were supposed to use their whiskers to judge whether they'd get stuck somewhere, but Deimos must not believe his whiskers!

Memories of friends who have gone on ...

Taji (1994-2004) was a Turkish Van. We got him about a year after Faust and Mephistopheles, but they all got along very well. Vans are known as the "swimming cats", because they come from Lake Van (in Turkey) where they do swim. Taji never tried swimming, but he did seem to like water! View his pedigree.

Mephistopheles (1994-2006) (we called him Pheles, as in 'fleas') was an Abyssinian. We chose his name because he was red like the 'devil'. It's funny that the breeder had named him "Nicky", which is another name for the devil! (Abyssinian kittens are devlish!) We brought him home on the same day as Faust, in February 1995, and they were just like brothers ever after that. View his obituary and his pedigree.

More photos of our cats are here and here.

Cat Food Nutrition Calculator - which I developed to select foods for our cats - is here.