Quick question, George: you are the magnificent Orange tabby; Domino is the black and white tux; is Skitter the torti?

I don't quite remember where I got my cat's names from but for many years I knew that as soon as I was living somewhere that I would be allowed cats I would have two and their names would be Sassafrass Root "Sassy" and Perspicacity "Cassy". Lo and behold, Sassy turned out to be a gorgeous silver DMH -- sort of looked like a light fluffy Russian blue and his litter mate Cassy is a silver swirl tabby (DSH). Cassy looks just like a male version of his birth mother (broader chested and stronger bone structure). Life with the boys was a real joy. Eventually Cassy revealed that his full name is Perspicacity Purrsonality. Unfortunately we did not realize that Sassy had a heart defect and he died suddenly during a nap a little over a year ago. Cassy and I grieved intensely. About that time my father was very ill and developed an allergy to their cat, Olivia. Olivia and Cassy were buddies and I couldn't bear to let her out of our lives so she came to live with us. She is a glamerous brown tabby; we think she is part Maine Coon. Once she settled in, she informed me her real name is Lady Olivia d'Flufferuni. The poor kid usually gets called Livvy. She enjoys her life with us and has a charming young male pen-pal romance going here on Pet Talk with Oliver.

We hope to see a lot of you and your sisters here. Welcome to Pet Talk!