Scargill

Updated 13/01/2012

We currently have 4 cats – they are Simba, Ollie, Pamela and Petal. For those of you who last saw Ollie when he was a little kitten – well, he’s not any more, he’s absolutely MASSIVE – ginger and the largest cat we’ve ever had. He spends much of his day sleeping and is very affectionate. Feel free to click any of the images to see larger versions where available.

Simba is Ollie’s brother (their mother was Rosie – see further down). We originally gave her kittens away, keeping only Ollie – but now we have him back – great cat, same colours as his mother and VERY much like his brother but lighter. Both are very affectionate though they’re still having pecking order issues with each other at this time.

Petal and she came from my daughter Elizabeth. She is very small indeed and currently spends most of her time either avoiding Pamela – or being chased by the cat from across the road who seems to think he lives here.

Ollie and Petal get along just fine with each other which considering one is 4 times the size of the other, is interesting. Ollie of course has been “done” so he’s not interested and any funny business!

As you’ll see below, one of our past cats, Rosie (top left in the set below) – had 4 kittens some time ago– they are shown here at 3 weeks old, they could see and the black one had JUST ABOUT mastered the cardboard box as you’ll see in the photos below. Enjoy… hover over the pics for explanations… we kept Ollie… and Simba is also one of those kittens below, most likely the lightest.

Right you’ll see Pamela – or “miserable git” as I often call her – she came from a Persian cat centre and the female owner was a bit “odd” as a result, Pamela is “odd” and easily frightened – she spent the first month of her time at our home hiding behind the sofa. When she does lighten up she’s very friendly, makes a lot of noise and is partial to tucking her head under your chin.

The picture on the right shows Rosie who died recently, she was a Maine Coon.  She was extremely cute and friendly and had an UTTER fascination with water, spending hours in the kitchen trying to stop drips coming out of the tap, or checking out the bath for signs of water coming back through the plug-hole etc. Our friend Kath will tell you she looked like a re-incarnated "Jimmy" – one of our first cats and one who used to spend much of his time in the office when I worked at home with staff and he was universally liked.  Rosie was Maureen’s favourite.

Lillie (another Persian) also died of old age recently at the ripe old age of 15. An absolutely wonderful personality but she did not look after herself and constantly needed de-knotting. This is one of many photos I’ve taken of her over the years and she was the most photogenic cat we’ve had by far.

Before she died, Rosie had developed an interest in water and frequently came into the house soaking wet from wandering around in the stream outside – as does her son Ollie today. As you can see below, she was quite keen on the bath – and the loo… and one of her favourite pastimes was sitting next to the tap in the kitchen with her head in running water before wrapping herself around anyone or anything handy.

Here, finally are some photos of earlier cats… hover over the images for names. No photos of my one-time favourite black kitten who was run over when we lived in Newcastle.