These are pictures of our cats, past and present - click each thumbnail for the full-size image.

Lovebug
We adopted Lovebug and Zoe from a Twin Cities animal shelter in the fall of 2000. Like many big sisters she was often annoyed by her younger sibling's antics, but never stayed mad for long. She was also the smartest of our kitties, having learned to open drawers, doors, and anything else that stood between her and our supply of treats. Lovebug passed away in the spring of 2010 - Anthony wrote about her loss in the local animal shelter's Spring Newsletter.

Zoe Athena
Zoe was a tiny kitten when we adopted her. Her name at the shelter had been 'itty bitty', and it was an apt name because she was (and always was) a very small cat. What she lacked in size she maked up for in personality though - she wasn't one to take 'no' for an answer and used all her feline charm to get her way. Interestingly 'getting her way' often involved begging for sweet things (especially bits of apples or grapes), which is very unusual for cats. Zoe passed away in August 2014 and is greatly missed.

Josie Alden
We adopted Josie from the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter shortly after Anthony started volunteering there. Josie was a kitten at the time and would start purring each time Anthony walked by her section of the shelter. Although Lovebug wasn't too happy to see her at first they became best friends, and after Lovebug's passing Josie took over Lovebug's duties as senior lap warmer. Although she passed away in 2017 many people still comment on how pretty she was, and they're right - she was even on the cover of the 2006 animal shelter calendar.

Morgan
Morgan was born to an awesome mouser at Anthony's brother's house, and was destine to follow in his mother's footsteps until fate intervened in the form of a car's belts and fan blades. We first met Morgan a couple days later while attending a barbecue, and eventually decided to take him home where we discovered that he had roundworms, maggots, a simple fracture in one hind leg, a compound fracture in the other, and a tail that was almost severed off. He lost his tail had had a limp in one hind leg, but he never seemed to notice. He was gentle, sweet, and a friend to all. Morgan passed away in 2019 after a battle with kidney failure.

Autumn Athena
We adopted Autumn in the summer of 2010. She was a bottle kitten raised by a volunteer at the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter. It had been quite a few years since we had a kitten in the house and it took some time for us to get used to her nighttime antics. After she got older she slowed down but she still made sure the other cats know that she was in charge. She passed away in the spring of 2020 after a short battle with cancer.

Nicholas John
We adopted Nicolas in the summer of 2014, he had been raised in by one of our favorite foster homes at the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter. Although Josie quickly tired of the commotion that surrounds him he and Felix have become good friends. He also enjoyed cuddling with Morgan, and Morgan seemed to enjoy having "little brothers". Nicholas is always busy and ready to make new friends.

Felix Francisco
Felix was an orphaned stray at the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter when we adopted him in the summer of 2018. At first he got along well with Nicholas and Autumn appreciated Nicholas having someone else to wrestle with. Soon Felix began to settle into Josie and Lovebug's old roles as Sr Lap Warmer, but as he got older and much bigger began to bully and pick on the other cats. After a year of trying everything we could think of we ended up having to find him a new home where he is now busy living happily ever after.

Natasha Rose
Natasha was one of many kittens who came to the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter in the summer of 2019. She is very outgoing and quickly made friends with all of our other cats. As she got older she hasn't grown much, except for her tail which has just gotten bigger and fluffier as time has gone on - to the point where it's quite extravagant now.

Cat Ambition

More feline pictures taken by Anthony