KATKARMA
FOR THE LOVE OF CATS AND ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS
FOR THE LOVE OF CATS AND ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS
The Girls: Sumi, Ditto, Aziza, and Hallie
The New Boys: MitSu and Minka
And the newest girl, Phantom
My name is Noreen and we have had a lot of changes to our family since this
page was updated.
We have added a
new little girl named Phantom who mysteriously showed up in our yard about a
month after Cletus' passing. I thought she was a little possum at first glance
and then realized she was a beautiful little blue-point ball of fluff. The
next summer which was 2007, a new little Italian Greyhound puppy came to live
with us. She's a beautiful red and white and her name is Lita.
Sadly, just recently (and the cause of my page update), we have lost a very
staunch member of our clowder, our most alpha cat, Yoube. He passed away on
April 10, 2008.
If you have visited before you know I am missing several other furbabies. Cletus,
the last before Yoube of our clowder to join the others at the bridge, died
on October 23, 2006.
My wonderful love-bug, golden Nugget left me suddenly on Feb 6th 2004 due to
a probable blood clot to his brain.
And just a few months before, I lost my Siamese renal failure kitty, Slick.
He died in his sleep, such a blessing for a great cat who fought so hard to
stay with me for five more years after losing his brother Gumby. The Immortal
King Henry met his maker on October 9, 1998,
Ichabod Craine crossed over July 6, 1998 and Gumby left me on May 11, 1998.
:( May all five of my boys be now enjoying the love and peace of the Rainbow
Bridge
The remaining two older boys are Ingot and Snowy. Now little Ingot is alone,
after losing his playmate, Nugget....he will be 14 the summer of 2008.
Snowy, a red-lynx point siamese/colorpoint who is now twelve.
Before I turn the page over to the owners, let me introduce the three, whoops,
I mean four little girls.
Aziza was born June 28, 1999 and is a ruddy abysinnian....always busy, like
all abys.
Sumi was born a month later on July 25, 1999 and is a blue point siamese, she
is patiently trying to fill the pawprints of Slick and Gumby's momma, Suki.
Both joined the guys in late September 1999 and have brought laughter and joy
to all of us .....
And in August 2000, our first little black panther joined us.....Hallie.....
the little Halloween kitty.....she was born May 4, 2000....she is our first
ever black beauty and big buddy to our tuxedo, Yoube.
Then in December 2001 a little Christmas angel just happened to be at the same
cat show I was and Gumby would be so proud has she is his carbon copy. Her name
is El Morya Mahalia (or Ditty-Kitty, Ditto or sometimes Dit-Dit)....our very
first ever Oriental ShortHair. You can see her father GC Sum Thai's Gabriel
of Pattam, here
But more important, here she is... 
Now I'll turn the page over to its owners - Back to nine of us again....and
one rauctious Bird, Bingo! Oh, and now something called 'Dogs' too!!! Well Ok,
welcome to SunBridge's Santa Lucia (all 9 pounds of her) 
Lucci was a bit lonely, being the only canine in a house full of felines, so
in April of 2004, we drove to Terra Haute, IN to meet our new addition, DOBAIN'
Lili Lili Marlene - a real handful and fun puppy to have around 
and then in June of 2007, we welcomed little BluMoon Corelli's Lemoni Lita,
or Lita for short.
| My name's Henry and I crossed over the bridge on October 9th 1998 - On the earth plane I was topcat for 17 years -- I now bequeath all my worldly work assignments to Yoube who has fought with me for them for over three years -- they include patrol duty - this may be good for you Yoube since you need to lose a little weight; then there is sentinel duty - you have to be in the driveway when MomCat comes home; it makes her feel really good and protected! Then there is defense duty - you can do that pretty good since you always wanted to fight with me - and of course head-washing duty - this will be a lot harder for you since no one will get within five feet of you unless its maybe Snowy, but keep working on it, because several of our buds really enjoy this - then there is Getting Petted and Love Mom duty - you are already good at this one. So you better behave because I'm watching you and just waiting to see how you do. Everyone can read more about me on my special page. Come see my story at My Memorial Page Unfortunately, now all my previous duties are unassigned and YouBe has joined me at the Bridge. |  |
Henry |
An Exceptional Site for Feline Chronic
Renal Failure Information My name's Gumby. I went to the Rainbow Bridge on Monday, May 11, 1998, but Momcat can't bear to take me off the page yet. My brother Slick and I were born into the family, but my mom, Suki, and dad, Samauri are waiting with me at the Rainbow Bridge, and Slick has come to stay with us now too. Here is some terrific information on Feline CRF There is also a very terrific support group that MomCat can get you in touch with if you e-mail her. Come to see me and here about my life at My Memorial Page If you are trying to restrict your protein and phospherous levels in the foods you eat, you may want to check out this Canned Cat Food Chart or Dry Cat Food Chart |
 My name's
Slick, but I really like Boody better. I'm Gumby's brother and I
crossed over the bridge Sept 13, 2003 while on my favorite chair
asleeep. I also had Chronic Renal Failure, but my kidneys were doing ok
and I was not sick, in fact MomCat just told me our last morning in bed
that I was doing so well, I may see my 16th, 17th or even 18th birthday.
I think I was surprised that I had to leave too, but I left before the weather
got cold. I don't like cold weather and now am with Gumby, Suki, Samauri,
Summo, Abby, Cassie and maybe Prasha. If you are interested in keeping your
kitties healthy have a look at all the good information available at The
Holisticat Web Site And then come and see me and hear about my
life at My Memorial Page If you are trying
to restrict your protein and phospherous levels in the foods you eat, you
may want to check out this Canned Cat Food Chart
or Dry Cat Food Chart |
 My name's
Nugget or Buggsy Nuggsy for short. I am very shy and afraid of people. I
spent my fifth and sixth weeks of life on my own eating bugs to survive.
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Here's a picture of what I used to look like that day almost
10 years before I died.
On February 6, 2004 I crossed over the Bridge very suddenly. I am sadly
missed by my whole family. You can read my story on My
Memorial Page
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 My name's
Ingot or sometimes called Ingy. Somehow I ended up all alone under a backyard
storage barn yelling my head off when I was about six weeks old. I'll never
tell how I got there. It just happened to be a good yard, because now I
have 8 others in my cat family.
My favorite was Nugget, he
was the new kid until I came along. I'm just a little younger. I'm not alone
any more, but I still like to yell. I love it outside, but don't roam around
as much anymore. I'm spotted on my sides instead of the usual striped pattern.
Henry watched after me and washed my head. Sometimes Nugget would try to
wash my face like Henry did. Now neither of them are here and I miss them
both very much. I used to like to pile in on top of Gumby and Slick in their
2-cat bed! When its cold they didn't seem to mind - maybe I have a little
Siamese in me. That would explain the yelling! Now they are both gone, too,
and I'm the only one left from the 'old house'. Slick was so lonesome for
awhile that I tried to be a brother to him and sleep close, but I'm not
into washing anyone else and Slick wasn't either. We both liked to be on
the receiving end! Sumi will sleep with me too and I'm hoping when she's
older she'll start washing me like Henry and Gumby did. |
 My name's
YouBe or Youb for short. I've been in the family for almost 13 years before
having to leave for the Bridge on April 10, 2008.. You see I was left on
my own out here by the lake. My former family just forgot me I guess, when
they moved away. I had lots of rabbits and chipmunks and fish from the garbage
to eat but I was still pretty skinny and I had to work so hard. When these
seven cats moved in to my territory, I took it as an invasion to my food
supply, so I just beat them all up pretty bad. I got my name because Mom
Cat kept saying "You Be Nice" over and over again. I'm sorry now, but how
was I to know they would give me a home and take me to the vet regularly.
Gee I don't even have to worry about chasing after girl-cats any more. Life
was so good I went from nine pounds to nineteen pounds in eight months!!
Henry still didn't like me when he left - he held a grudge like you wouldn't
believe, but the rest of them accepted me pretty well. The best thing about
my new home was I had a lap again and after Gumby, Slick, and Nugget left
for the Bridge, there's less to share with! I love to kneed and have a real
loud purr to thank my new Mom Cat for taking me in. My favorite buddies
were Hallie and Snowy and I always liked the new kittens as they came, but
didn't care too much for the dogs. Please visit my My
Memorial Page to learn my whole story. |
 My name's
Snowy but sometimes I'm called Squeeky because I don't really MEOW like
a siamese. I like to talk but it comes out in little squeeks. I was the
baby of the family until the little girls came. My first friend was  JESSICA,
but she was only three and kept throwing me on her little sister  ASHLEE.
It didn't make for a happy home for any of us, so I came to live with Jessica's
grandma and her seven cats. We were a little afraid at first because you
see she had this jinx about getting the eighth cat, but I think we are ok
now. (I almost got renamed Jinx, when old Ichabod got sick after I first
came). I am a red-lynx point siamese or tonkinese, my eyes are a cool ice
blue, but that doesn't show up well in my picture. My big buddy was
YouBe, especially when I was a kitten. Nobody really liked either
of us at first so we bonded, even though I was not even half his size we
loved to wrestle and play. He never hurt me and would hold me and wash me
sometimes. Now I am almost as big as he was
when he was my age and weigh in at a hefty 16 pounds. He taught me
how and what to eat, man what a teacher! Jessica still asks about me and
wants me back, but I am pretty happy here now. Besides Mikka,
the Miracle Kitty is back home, so Jessica and Ashlee now have a meezer
to play with. I get to see them and 
MATT and  JOSH and also 
KATY and  JARROD when they come,
but I really have to rest up after they leave. I used to be the only one
that would let them drag me around, but now they go after the little girls...Poor
things, but they will learn! Katy and Jarrod's Dad Jeff
has a page, he teaches chemistry in something called college. |
 My name's
Cletus, but Momcat referred to me sometime as 'Ole Number Nine', because
I was the ninth cat when I came. I left my earthly family on October 23,
2006 leaving the number back to nine. It was kinda hard around here.
I didn't have any friends except for Momcat. They either scared me or beat
up on me. The food was good and I didn't have to stay out on my own all
the time, plus I had a warm doghouse for cold weather. Here's me and Yoube
with the door between us.
I had been such a stressed out kitty that I came down with FLUTD, that's
Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. I had a terrible time once when nothing
happened when I went to the litter box. They said I was 'blocked' whatever
that means. All I know is it really hurt and when they took me to the vet
they put a tube in my 'you-know-what' and that hurt too. They put a big
collar-like thing on me, but I pulled the tube out anyway. I get to feeling
bad and then I have to take pills again. I guess the continual stress also
caused a problem with my heart called cardio-myopathy. MomCat gave me alot
of hugs and special food and attention to help me feel better, but my heart
just got worse. Check out Boomer's site for information on FLUTD and also
visit My Memorial Page.
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 My name's
Sumi or formally SumiSake. I came to live with the big boys when I was only
9 weeks old. I liked them all, but some of them took a day or two to like
me back. Yoube and Slick and Ingot were my first friends. Yoube wrestled
and washed me and I liked
to sleep all curled up with Slick or Ingot. They kept me warm and I needed
that since my fur is very, very short and I can get very cold. I miss Slick
alot. I just couldn't forget about
Slick and blamed all the other cats for him not being here. I don't really
like any of them near me anymore except maybe Ingot on rare occasions. Now
I think I am more dog than cat. I love Lili and love to sleep with her.
She is soooo warm....even warmer than Slick was. When I was here
for about a week getting all the new kitten attention, MomCat brought home
a big sister for me to play with while she goes to work. Her name is Aziza
and I'm as big as she is now! |
 My name's
Aziza or mostly just Zeeza or ZZ. I was alone with my momma and daddy, so
when I came to live with this big family I didn't want anything to do with
any of them. Sumi and I soon became buddies and we had lots of fun playing
when we were kittens, but when I sleep, its up in the cat tree all by myself....no
worry that way of anyone pushing me out! I love it now
that MomCat stays home from work because I like to help her with
whatever she's doing (especially wallpapering, gee I wonder why she locks
me out of the room, I'm just trying to help).. Sumi does too, but Sumi sleeps
alot and I just sleep at night when there's nothing else to do. |
 My name's
Hallie because I'm the color of Halloween, shiny black like patent leather
with Orange Eyes. I came to live with MomCat because Matt and Josh had too
many kittens and MomCat wanted a little black girl like me. My Momma's
name is Blackie and I had a brother named Domino, all my brothers were black
too. When I first came Yoube was my best friend. Zeeza didn't like me at
all and chased me into corners, then Nugget decided he didn't like me either
and chased me too. They don't chase me anymore and we get along ok now....I
know Mom thinks I'm glad her Nugget is gone, but I'm not....I miss him too.
My favorite thing is getting up in Mom's bed and purring real loud to wake
her up and when she touches me I start to lick her....I like the taste of
people skin....it always needs washing! |
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Hi my
name is Minka, well actually its Katzchen A Touch of Mink! In case you didn't
notice I have one blue eye and one green eye. They call me an odd-eyed white
in cat show circles. I met Mom at the Chattanooga Cat Show...boy did I ever
want out of that place. I paced the front of the cage and begged Mom to
take me home. She wasn't so sure because of my strange eyes, but my personality
finally won her over and off we went. When I got to my new house there were
two more Orientals there to great me. MitSu is blue and Ditto is seal-point.
Mom found out that Ditto was my aunt. Her mother is my grandmother and she
came all the way from Germany. My Dad came from New Zealand, so I'm a crazy
guy!!! I'm also bigger than the other two and love to play rough with the
dogs...bring 'um on....I'll take them both!!! I love to fly through the
house with MitSu and anyone else brave enough to play my games. I also love
to talk and get upset when Mom stays upstairs too long. I like to be where
she is, so I scream for her! I also have a very big appetite of which I
will soon have to curtail as I'm getting a bit pounchy and thats not exactly
good for a sleek long legged guy like me.
One cold
winter day after Thanksgiving some man put me in a truck and carried me
away from my home. When he stopped the truck and put me out I was in a strange
place. It was only a short time before I was found. I had a lot of fleas
and terrible ear mites plus worms in my tummy. My tummy was very big and
I guess that man thought I was going to have babies. I had one baby tooth
fang still in my mouth so the vet that my new MomCat took me to said I was
about 6 months old. Momcat said I was the first cat EVER that came into
the clowder without ruffling any fur, creating any growls or making any
fuss!!! I tried to tell MomCat that I'm a Ragdoll and Ragdolls are like
that. They love every body and everybody loves them, except for that terrible
man! But I have a good home and love all my buddies feline and canine alike.
Someone
mention DOG??? Yes, I'm sorry felines, but I AM a canine, although sometimes
I think like a cat. My name is Lucia (that's LU-CHEE-A) or Lucci (LU-CHEE)
for short, after all I AM Italian!! I know everyone wants to call me Lucy,
but thats not my name. I'm an Italian Greyhound and weigh about 9 lbs,
so most of the cats are bigger than me!! I like to lay in hot places, so
I like to lay in Mom's Lap, in the hot sun and under the covers in bed!!
I don't like to lay with the kitties though, I don't think they like their
ears washed and when I paw to play, they think I'm swatting them. They speak
a weird language, but I'm trying to learn.
yep! I'm
a DOG too!!! I'm a little bigger than Lucci, weighing in at about 18 lbs,
so I have most of the cats beat in weight. I love to play with the new guys
Mitsu and Minka. We have a big time and I like to chew up their cat toys,
especially those furry little mousies. I also LOVE to chew up Mom's toilet
paper, paper towels and anything else I can make a huge mess with!!!! Mitsu
and Minka are also good sleeping pals, nice and warm, especially on cold nights
under the covers in mom's bed! I don't get as cold as Lucci does, but I still
like to be covered up and lay on mom's lap. I also like to go for walks even
in the winter time and don't mind all the clothes mom puts on me to keep me
warm. I've even gone outside after it snowed! We don't see much snow, so the
first time for me was really exciting!!! Lucci and I like summer time the
best though because we love to sunbathe, luckily we have a nice sun porch
for wintertime use!!!
yep! I'm a DOG
too!!! My name is Lita for short. I'm about Lucci's size, but I'm red. I love
to play with the cats, especially Mitsu and Phantom. Lucci and I like summer
time the best, but I go out with Lili in the winter sometimes too and try not
to freeze. I don't like to wear those clothes, but if it means I can't go out,
I stand in line to get mine on! We all love to sunbathe, luckily we have a nice
sun porch for wintertime use!!! Mom and I have been working on my conformation
championship. I have 10 points as of my first birthday and will not compete
for the next 6 months. I need one more major including in my last 5 points,
then Mom says I can have fun with Lili in Agility.
 I've seen
a lot of cats come and go around this family, you see I'm thirty-two
years old and thats human years just like people! I've even seen a few
dogs also come and go. My name's Bingo, I'm a lilac-crowned amazon
parrot with a February 1976 birthdate!!!
The cats usually think I'm a real mystery at first and sit and watch me
. Then they get braver and try to paw between the bars. One big BRAWK
and away they run. After that they just like to jump up on top of the
blanket on my cage and sleep all day. Once there was a cat named Scat
Scat whose big fluffy white tail used to fall between the bars when she
slept. I liked to pluck at her fur and tease her. My favorite passtime
is meowing like a cat; I can do a dog too, but its not as much fun. My
newest sound is 'a clogged up aquarium filter' - I think Mom finally got
the message though because I don't hear it anymore so she must have taken
the tank down! I've been pretty healthy except for about fifteen
years ago I got sick and they took my sunflower seeds away from
me. I really like them and didn't like anything else. They said that was
why I got sick. Thanks to Dr. Mullins (he really knows birds) I am well
and healthy today and now get to eat that expensive Harrison pellet food.
When I get bored I just shred it up. Sure makes Mom Cat mad! Anyway I
guess at this rate I'll live to see many more cats come and go! But that's
ok they are here for my amusement! |
Be sure and check out the pages on the cat ring at the end of the page
along with these web sites:
Natural Feeding at Michelle's Blakkatz Cattery
Natural Feeding at Feline Future
Emma's Top Twelve Weapons in the Fight Against Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Janet and Binky's Dry Cat Food Page
Sylvia's Journey of New Hope - Post Vaccination Sarcomas
which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime,
and falling in at night. I miss you." -Edna
St. Vincent Millay
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there.
I did not die.
-Anonymous
One last thought...
For all the kitties that will be born in the spring and summer each year....
-By Barry Taylor,
DVM
Please don't add to the tremendous overpopulation
problem!
If you are thinking of getting a cat, please consider adopting from your local
Humane Society or SPCA.
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Hi my
name is Ditto, well actually its Mahalia, but neither me nor Mom liked
it as well. They say I look just like Gumby, even though I'm an Oriental
Short Hair instead of a siamese, but I'm still a meezer! I stay in the
house all the time with Zeeza. She freaks out when she goes through that
cat door, so she stays in now. I came to live with all the cats in December
2001 after a terrible day at something called a catshow. Boy, I don't
ever want to go back there, it scared the 'you-know-what' outa me!! Anyway,
Slick was my favorite from the beginning. Sumi was a little jealous and
is even more jealous now, so I had to get into Slick's bed when she wasn't
looking. Now Slick's gone and I really miss him. Mom
wishes me and Sumi could be better friends. I have to sleep with MomCat
now and so does Sumi because we miss Slick so much. Mom had a great idea
though. She read about Clicker-Training, so we do that with this new thing
that came to live with us this summer....something called Dogs!! It takes
our mind off of missing Slick for a little while anyway but these
Dogs need to learn how to play like the rest of us. They
sure are weird!!!
Finally, MomCat found me two boys
to sleep with. Mitsu is another Oriental Shorthair and he is blue; Minka
is a big odd-eyed white boy and all three of us pile in on top of each
other in our beds. Sumi would rather sleep with the dogs!
My name
is MitSu. I'm a blue oriental shorthair in case you don't know! I have
a funny registered name and we won't even speak of it!!! I came here to
occupy Ditto, since she's been a mean kitty lately chasing poor little
Sumi. I never saw dogs before, but they are pretty cool. They like to
play more than Ditto does, but Mom is always hollering at Lili because
she puts my head in her mouth. I guess she's afraid she'll eat me, but
I'm not afraid. We are big buddies and like to play rough. Ditto lets
me sleep with her (when I'm not sleeping with Lili) and sometimes will
play with me. I'm a big washer, I wash Lili (and sometimes she washes
me!) and I wash Ditto and Ingot. They really like it. Now I have a new
buddy who is more my age. Feb 16,
2005 is my first birthday and Minka's first birthday is May 3,
2005 . We run through the house helter-skelter and play with cat
and dog toys in addition to anything that we can steal off Mom's desk!!!