Hey folks, I'm Wayne Pond, the "co-parent" of the big boy here.... the cat I mean. Wife Barbara will be along directly as LaKitten.

Our boy's name is Joseph Walker Pond. He showed up here one day not long after Hurricane Katrina. Skinny as a rail but with a big fat tail. Once we got him inside we discovered that all 4 of his feet were coated with asphalt and he could hardly hobble around. As you can see he's well recovered but the tar did cause some damage to his pads and he's not quite graceful. He's our big loveable Klutz.

But right here I want to thank both Laura and Michael. We were in a real bind with our "outside kits". We live in a trailer park and our landlady was threatening eviction if we didn't "dispose" of them. The local "shelter' told us they would immediately kill them as "unadoptable". We were at the point of taking them to an uninhabited area and releasing them to save their lives.

Laura and Michael are the reason these kits are safe and sound today and I once again say Thank You, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart.