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For those of you that are new, let me introduce our four cats (in case you were under the impression the new cat was our only cat).

Teapot of Earl Grey - she came with the house when we bought it 11 years ago and is now a distinguished lady of 17 years. She doesn't suffer fools (aka cats younger than her) willingly. She has the LOUDEST purr out of all our cats and has a little piece of fur on her head that grows in the wrong direction and is like a mini mohawk. She has a special diet and was dumped in a nearby park which is close to where we live*. When we took her to the vets we found she was microchipped, but all the mobile numbers were no longer in service. So she became ours (and we had two cats when we moved in).

Beauty Spot Socks - she is a petite wee six year old who loves 'helping' make beds, doesn't meow or purr very much but will growl when she believes it is necessary, usually when another cat enters her personal space. She loves sleeping under the covers regardless of the season. She also will go on her hind legs for treats and pats. She's cute and she knows it.

Te Ka - named by the same child who named Teapot, this 5 year old male cat is named after the lava demon in the Moana movie. He can be very affectionate if there is food involved, or if his human is away. Otherwise he embodies the lava demon namesake and I affectionately call him 'shit head'. He routinely catches rats and brings them inside. He sleeps ON his human at night, and sulks when he goes away.

Whiskey on Ice - the newest and youngest addition. He turned up 4 weeks ago, and we started feeding him. He likes humans, meows A LOT and is now 'ours' as much as a cat can be owned when they sometimes seem to have disdain for the entire human race. He likes warm cozy spaces and chin scratches and is better behaved than any of our other cats when it comes to flea and worm treatments. His current life challenge is figuring out the cat door.

We used to have three other cats, Druss the Legend, Shadow the Hunter (leaves and the neighbours' gardening gloves were what she regularly caught...) and Spot the Climber. They have all passed over the rainbow bridge now.

Our five cats... If this posts I'll come back and add info about their personalities...

Kitten #1 - Spot the Curious. As his name suggests he is a super curious wee thing and super affectionate. He was hand reared and because of this loves human company. Some a-holes broke his tail (along with all his litter mates) but he still trusts unconditionally.

Kitten #2 - Beauty Spot Socks - or socks for short because otherwise it would get even more confusing than it already is. Seriously feel like I'm in a Dr. Suess book some days. Socks is so petite, she is a shoulder percher and loves snuggles. Both kittens like to try to see if everything (and anything) is edible. Socks is an accomplished climber of curtains and garden trellis and today learnt how to use the kitchen drawer handles to investigate what is on the kitchen bench...

Cat #1 - Teapot of Earl Grey... Otherwise known as Teapot, is currently a little confused when we are calling for Spot, because her name is familiar. And it's our voices anyway... She has quickly resigned herself to the new members of the family albeit reluctantly.

Cat #2 - Shadow the Hunter AKA Snaggle-tooth since an operation at Easter to remove 4 of her teeth. She is the most unimpressed with these new kittens. I mean, she just got used to Teapot and we adopted her with the house 5.5 years ago... And it took 7 years for her to get used to the kids. She probably thinks we've been sent to try her. She has such a hard life. Pretty sure she went and pissed on one of the kids' blankets to demonstrate her displeasure...