In order, left to right:
Theodore 'Teddy' Kovu Masaki 'Saki' Born October 14th 2007 to Isabella 'Bella'. All three boys are littermates, their mother and sisters [Phobia, Cleopatra, and Dawn] were adopted. They are Bombays. Bella was a stray that wandered near my father and I one cold evening, we took her in for the cold spell and she gave birth to 6 healthy kittens.
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Bandit
Exact age unknown, approximately born Spring/Summer of 2012. Bandit was a feral cat that was our first experience of "choosing" us. He sat in the shop with my husband while he was grinding on motorcycle parts, and kept him company. Eventually, he asked to be inside. He panicked after a week and escaped; But after being injured in a fight with another male, he came back 2 days later and stayed inside of his own choice after we cleaned out the infected wound. Now, he is our only indoor/outdoor and walks on a leash and harness. He's a standard tan/brown Tabby.
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Ferngully 'Fern' Exact age unknown, approximation puts her at about a year and a half when we found her and her kittens. Going back, we guess her birth to be Spring of 2012. She was part of a large feral cat colony in town, near a local Goodwill. A good Samaritan feeds the cats there and provides shelters but we don't know much more than that. Our goal is to TNR that colony in the future. She was carrying her two kittens away from the colony, presumably to keep them safe from more aggressive males. She is a black American shorthair with a shorter leg length.
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Riddler 'Riddle aka Widdle' Born July 2013 to Ferngully 'Fern'. Brother to Gadget. My fiance, step-daughter, and I were going to go "thrift shop" at the local Goodwill after our daughter couldn't stop singing the song. We found Fern carrying Riddle here across the parking lot and disappear into a trash can. When we looked, the two boys were curled up with her, barely a day or two old. We took all three home to "recuperate", and they stuck. He is a black American shorthair.
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Gandalf
Born April 4th 2014. Son of Bones; Brother of Flit, Meeko, DrillBit, Sai & Teacup. The latter three siblings are all girls, and his littermates. DrillBit and Sai were adopted by my mother and family; Teacup was adopted by someone else. Bones is one of our special feral colony members. Gandalf is, technically, not part of the troupe and is our daughter's cat. She intends to take him with her when she moves out on her own in the next year. He is a grey medium/longhair cat, with his mother's shorter legs.
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Flit [Passed away, unpictured]
Meeko Born April 3rd 2015. Sons of Bones; Brothers of Gandalf, DrillBit, Sai & Teacup. They are littermates, their third sibling unfortunately didn't survive birth. They both have the extremely short legs their mother has. Flit is a very light sandy coloured Tabby with spots scattered throughout. Meeko is a darker, more standard coloured Tabby with a darker stripe down his back like his mother.
Due to behavioural reversal after his brother's passing, Meeko became irrevocably feral. We came to the difficult decision that it was causing more harm to continue keeping him indoors as a domestic cat, and allowed him to live and thrive outside with the feral colony. |
Lil Bit
Born July/August of 2015. Son of Bones; Brother of Willow. Two siblings, Cogsworth and Lumiere, passed away before leaving kittenhood. Lil Bit is not only a Bobtail, he has deformed back legs, and as such does all of his walking with his rear end, and two front legs. He has a super strong core, and often will be more aggravated at trying to use his behind to walk, and will lift up onto his front legs to walk and maneuver. His deformity doesn't stop him from loving life though, and he plays and runs, chasing the others, climbing into boxes, and doing everything he loves.
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Willow
Born July/August of 2015. Daughter of Bones; Sister of Lil Bit. Willow, like her brother Lil Bit, is a Bobtail. She also has two deformed front paws: They only have 3 toes each!! One of her claws grows in a spiral that is impossible for us to cut at home, so we have to periodically take her to a vet to have it clipped by their better nail trimmers. She has long fur as well, and enjoys antagonizing the others into playing when she wants.
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Spotty
Birthdate unknown, found October of 2011. Mother of Sailor, Anchor, Mickey, Minnie, Chess, and other unnamed deceased kittens, she is a solid black shorthair with a strong white patch on her chest. This patch is passed down to every single kitten she's ever had. She is our resident feral, and keeps pests out of the vegetable garden as well as tills the compost for me. She is also one of 'The Originals' of the feral colony alongside Sox, Bones, and Andy.
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No Name 'No'
Birthdate unknown, found approximately November of 2012, she was originally a stray that fought with our feral colony. We determined her behaviour towards humans to be generally too positive to be considered feral. While she exhibited aggressive tendencies towards affection and food, with time she was brought back to her loveable self. We are under the impression her former owners moved and left her behind, leaving her confused and frightened. Our daughter named her "No Name" so she now answers to 'No'. [Pictured here on the left, beside Riddler]
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Bones
Birthdate unknown, found approximately October of 2011. Mother of Meeko, Flit, Willow, Lil Bit, Sai, DrillBit, Teacup, Gandalf, Hestia, Hermes, Pip, Merry, as well as deceased kittens Cogsworth, Lumiere, and a few unnamed. One of 'The Originals', she was also the mother to many of our own brood. She had a petite frame, which was passed on to most of her children, but was fiercely protective of her babies. She passed away during application of anesthesia during spay surgery.
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Casper
Born approximately June 28th of 2018, he is the brother of Ghoul and Twilight. They were born to an unnamed grey feral mother who relocated them below someone's home, and we were called out to remove them and assess their health. Casper had a mild Upper Respiratory Infection, but they have since all been nursed to health and Twilight has been adopted by the family that found them. He has a very strong tail kink approximately 2 bones down from the tip of his tail.
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Ghoul 'Ghoulie'
Born approximately June 28th of 2018, he is the brother of Ghoul and Twilight. They were born to an unnamed grey feral mother who relocated them below someone's home, and we were called out to remove them and assess their health. Ghoul has large rounded eyes that seem perpetually surprised, and enjoys cuddling up to my chest. Like Casper, he has a tail kink; However his is less defined, and approximately 3 bones from the tip of the tail.
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