The opening to this isn't very big and their isn't too much space inside, but that hasn't stopped just about every cat from sleeping in it.
The cable box was always on so it could download all the latest info for TV listings. This made it a highly coveted place to sleep during the winter months when we wouldn't turn on our heater (before we had kids).
An apparently comfortable place to be
Kit and Tornado. I can tell this was a long time ago because there are only 2 food dishes instead of 4.
All of the cats love to get inside of boxes, and size doesn't matter. This box just happens to be big enough to fit into. Gracie is checking out who's inside.
My brother had two cats, Hunter and Oreo. He moved from Tampa back to California with our parents. Since he couldn't find a place for his cats, I told him we'd take them (what's 2 more, right?). However, after about 3 months of cleaning up marking (urine) all over the house and those two fighting with others (maybe we just had too many males), we kicked them outside in the backyard. I left a food bowl and water. They meowed a bunch that night. By morning, they were both gone. We saw Hunter about a month or two later, but never again. Oreo still lives outside and we continue to give him food and water. Sometimes when we go on walks, he'll come along with us like he's a dog. During the "cold" months, we leave the garage open a bit so he can sleep in there. He's a fun outside cat and Zack loves him. He'll even call for him- "O-woe!"
One of my co-workers knew someone with kittens. Her husband and good friend both told her that she was NOT allowed to give us or offer us any more cats. She discussed it with me and I told her that Amy would love a kitten. (I never let her get the kittens because no one would adopt the adults.) They were old enough to be taken from their mother around Mother's Day. She brought over the 7-week-old kitten, and in honor of my co-worker, we named her Katie. It didn't take her long to adjust to the cat house and turn into a crazy cat.
Here are some family box turtles. The top one is Boxette (Anthony's) and the other two are Box (Pat's- got him when he turned 8). These guys are so much easier to take care of than the cats. Actually, we have to fill up the sink with water for Boxette and give her food from time to time. But we don't do anything for Box- he eats cat food and drinks from their water dish also; very self-sufficient.
Missy has a fun story. I bike to work every morning and I found a flashlight knocked down on the floor. I put it back, thinking it was a bit weird that it wasn't on its shelf. What was really weird was the next morning when the event was replayed. There had to be a real explanation and there's no such things as ghosts. Later that day, Amy had gone into the garage to get something. She came back in and closed the door. After a while, she saw the cats getting closer to the door and then she heard some meowing from the garage. Figuring one of the cats got locked in the garage by accident, she opened the door. To her surprise, this cat she'd never seen before ran into the house. She was recently spayed (as was evident by her shaved belly) and she had a tattoo there too. We looked around the nearby neighborhoods for lost cat signs, only to find none. We still have no idea how she got into our garage as we never leave it up when we're not out there. I think she might have climbed up under the car when Amy was at work and got a ride home from the hospital. We'll never know. But she enjoys being here.
We frequently let the cats out into the backyard. They love eating the grass, having a different place to explore, and catching insects (if it's the right time of year). Sometimes they get scared for various reasons (usually loud noises from cars). If they don't have a window or door open, they might try another way to escape the impending doom. We counted cats after one such episode and couldn't find Gracie. Then we heard her and Amy got up on the fence to help her down.
You can see the counter full of plates. Most of them aren't good at sharing, so they usually have to get their own plates. You'll also notice that there are 12 cats.
