Introducing the family

 Time for some cat pictures since that is what every good blog needs. I'm going to introduce my four lovely balls of fur and fun. First up is the big boy of the lot being the oldest and biggest Boots.

  Boots is 11 years old and a very mellow if whiny cat. He is also quite large weighing in 18lbs or so but not fat at all, he really is that big. Next up is his "brother" Fudge.

  Fudge is extremely friendly once he gets to know you but is very skittish otherwise. He jumps when something loud comes on the TV. He is also about 18lbs but is mostly belly and fur. Seriously, I can lose my entire index finger in his fur and not hit flesh. We call him Boots' brother since he is the same breed and close to the same age (11 years old as well but 5 months younger) and we did actually have a real brother of Boots at one time but I'll talk more about him in a bit.

  Next up is the first of the two newest additions Daisy. She has been part of the family for almost two months now.

  Daisy is coming up to 8 months old now and is barely 5lbs. The size difference between her and Boots is quite startling. The other cat is Daisy's sister Lucy.

  I don't have a picture of just her to hand right now but she is on the left of this picture. She is a little bit bigger than Daisy at just over 6lbs now and has to be with you at all times. I get up in the morning and she runs up to me and tries to climb up me. She won't relent until I pick her up and fuss her, she really is a people person.

  I did mention before that we had a brother of Boots. When we got him we actually got his brother as well from the same litter, he was called TipTup (yes I named my cat after a character from a videogame, I'm that sad). He contracted FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) when he was 4 months old and died by the time he was 5 months after it basically destroyed his nervous system. Seeing a small kitten die like that was soul crushing, even for Boots who would wander the house after TipTup died trying to get in to any room or cupboard in the house to look for him. It is the thing that led to getting Fudge so that Boots would not be alone. The two boys don't get along perfectly but they kept each other company. This picture below is of Boots and TipTup (who is obviously on the left) when they were 4 month old kittens.