It was Derek who introduced cats to our family. He had grown up with a cat, Sandy, who he loved dearly and around the time we met he got a little kitten, Zenith. Sadly Zenith passed away at a young age, and broke our hearts. It took several years after our sweet little Zenith passed away before we felt ready for more cats to join our family.

These two sweet cats were both adopted from our local RSPCA shelter. Inkie joined us first and then Cubbie a month later. They are both completely different in size, temperament and age, but they love each other dearly.

December 1997 – September 2010
Our two cats, who were adopted from the Blue Cross. They were 6 months old when we got them and they grew into a pair of wonderful, if grumpy, old boys.

Recent updates in Cats :

Cat vs Rat: Inkie takes on Kiki and loses

Cat vs Rat: Inkie takes on Kiki and loses

20 January 2012 by Lindsay

I was at my desk working when Inkie thought she could sneak into the office and get her naughty little paws on my gorgeous little rats.  Inkie was so intent on her mischief she didn’t even notice I, or a little rat called Kiki, were watching her… The final score:  Cat 0 Rat 1


Inkie's back

Inkie's back

11 November 2010 by Lindsay

Not that she has been away, but our sweet little Inkie has spent the last week sulking.  We had our little cat spayed on Tuesday 2nd November.  As expected the operation was simple and we collected Inkie at 4pm from the vet the same day.  She was all cute and woozy and wearing one of those ...


Introducing Cubbie

Introducing Cubbie

20 October 2010 by Lindsay

When we first decided to go to the RSPCA and find out about adopting a cat, we looked at their website.  There were lots of lovely cats of all ages and sizes looking for homes, but one in particular caught our eye.  According to the website Mirage was a female, approximately 4 months old, ...


Kitty bunk beds...

Kitty bunk beds...

19 October 2010 by Lindsay

…but whose the large one for?


It's all in Inkie's eyes

It's all in Inkie's eyes

18 October 2010 by Lindsay

When Inkie came to live with us she was a very stressed little kitten.  She was very lethargic and was not washing or eating, so we bought a Feliway diffuser, which is a bit like cat aromatherapy.  It releases cat pheromones into the air that help relax a cat. This worked a treat and the change ...