Vlad was my first kitty since I was in high school.  I adore him.  He's my official greeter.  Whenever I have company, he's the first to greet them. 

He's all black, with little white spots on his tummy.  Yellow eyes and he's a big boy.  He is currently weighing in at about 18 pounds, but he's solid. 

Oksana was brought home to keep Vlad company.  They have a story relationship.  She doesn't hiss at him only when she wants his company.  He plays too rough for her.

Oksana is all black, with a little white patch under her tummy.  She has yellow eyes and is a pretty small girl.  She's weighing in at about 10 pounds.

Maks is an orange tabby.  He's long and thin and he's quite the little athlete.

I found him at a vet's office with his sister.  He had a terrible case of Feline Scabies, which I was told is like mange in dogs.  He also had worms.  I took him to my current vet's office along with his sister for treatment. 

I never intended to keep them, as I already had two and didn't know if 4 in one apartment would work.  But after 2 weeks of having them in my home, I knew I couldn't part with them. 

He's a cooing machine. 

Kiska was found with her brother Maks.  She had an upper respiratory infection and was treated before I brought her home.

She's got a bit of a mix in her coloring.  She looks like a calico, but she's got tabby markings.  I'm not quite sure what to call her coloring really.

She's an absolute sweetie of a kitty.  She's a small little thing and I often call her my tiny miss.  But she makes her displeasure known and often.  She's the only one of my cats that meows the most.

I first saw Czarina when I moved into my apartment in September of 2007.  I brought her food whenever I saw her and then began giving the maintenance workers at the complex food so they could feed her regularly.

I found out she's been a stray there for about 3 years. 

I tried bringing her inside last December but it didn't work out and she got away from me.

I tried again recently and so far it all seems to be working well.  She's a beautiful cat.  She's a tortishelle and has a lovely little face.  She's hissing a lot now, at the other cats, but in time I hope to be able to integrate her into the clan. 

She's estimated to be about 3 or 4 years old.