And the Winners Are...

Below are the winners for our contest, along with badges for their blog/catster/dogster pages:

Best Brofur of the year is Sen-Chan, runner up is Skeeter.



Best Sisfur of the year is Daisy, runner up is Zoey.



Best Woofie of the year is Barney.


The Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was an Only Pet award goes to Isis.


For the Best Siblings, please email me at thecatsstephens [at] gmail [dot] com and tell me in order or preference which blanket you would like, for the winner of the best woofie of the year, please email me with what size blanket you would like. As for the Percy B. Stephens award winner, please be patient while Percy personally picks out your prize. Please email addresses and we will be mailing out the prizes shortly.

We also raised some money for the Skeezix treat fund; technically, it was $10.50, but I think we're going to double that to at least a dollar per entry plus a special bonus package.

We'd like to thank everyone who participated this year, the entries were wonderful.

Purrs,
Abbie Stephens and the Cat Stephens Family

Voting Is Closed

Voting is now closed.

Wish mom luck - she is taking the LSAT for hopefully the last time tomorrow morning! Since I am her LSAT cat I am going to be too busy purring on top of her study papers to count any votes tonight. We will count the votes and post results by midnight EST tomorrow, Saturday 2/7.

Purrs,

Abbie

VOTING IS OPEN!!!

Rules (which are subject to change without notice, it's my contest!)

To vote please leave a comment on this post with your choice for Best Fur Sibling of the Year.

One vote per cat, dog, or bunny in each household.

If you vote more than once your first vote will be the only one that counts.

You may put your entire household votes on a single comment, for example:
Abbie - Samantha
Emily - Latte
Eliot - Mao

Each member of the household must vote for a different nominee. If you all vote for the same nominee it will only count as one vote.

You cannot vote for yourself, or a member of your household. These votes will not be counted.

Cats, dogs and buns voting must have a blog or Catster/Dogster page.

The nominees are:
Mu shue
Skeeter
Zoey
Latte
Sen-Chan
Squeakers
Barney
Boy
Minchie
Billy SweetFeets
Orion
Daisy the Curly Cat
Hansel
Ben the Woofie
Isis
Dante
Pixel
Rascal
Samantha
Mao
China Cat

Because mom was late helping me make the voting post - voting will now be open until February 5th at 12 noon and winners will be announced February 6th by midnight.

Best Fur Sibling of the Year 2008

BADGES UPDATE - the wonderful Ann of Zoolatry made these pawsome badges for my contest - isn't she just the best!



PRIZE BLANKET PICTURE UPDATE - the doggy winner will win a doggie blanket made of the material below just for his or her size, the kitty winners will get to select their blanket based on who got the most votes.











***DEADLINES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED***

Now more than ever we can see how important family is, and I love my brofurs and sisfur so much that I decided to make a contest. This is the Annual Best Fur Sibling of the Year Contest 2008 (I know it's 2009, but unless you have good stories from 2009 already, most of them will be from 2008! And our last contest was 2007, so we don't want to skip a year...)

Rules:

1. To enter the contest you must make a post on this blog describing another non-human that lives with you in your household and what makes them the best fur sibling of the year. To add an entry, login to blogger using the email fursiblingofyear@gmail.com and the password bestsibling. You may also post a picture, or any other media that helps effuryone see how special your fur sibling is.

2. The deadline for all entries is 12:00 midnight EST on January 31, 2009.

3. Voting for best brofur and best sisfur of the year will open at 10:00 AM EST on February 1, 2009. Voting will close at 12:00 noon on February 4, 2009.

4. Winners will be announced by 12:00 midnight EST February 5, 2009.

5. Only one entry per non-bean, but everyone in the household that isn't a bean can make an entry. And if you have a lot of fur siblings, you can all nominate the same one - for example, if it was my home, both Emily and myself could each make a separate and unique entry as to why Eliot is the best brofur.

6. To be eligible to enter our contest you either need to have a blog or a catster/dogster page; please link back to yourself!

7. Prizes will be awarded for first and second place brofur and sisfur. This year all the winners get a kitty blanket made by my Grandma. Winners choose blankets in order of most votes received.

8. Grandma also has a special award for best woofie sibling in honor of her dog Daisy; she will pick the best woofie entry and make a special blanket for the winner.

9. We will again have the Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was an Only Cat award. Percy will pick the entry he thinks is best (usually the one that makes him the most jealous). These are entries by only kitties that describe why it's good to be an only cat. This kitty will win a pize pack and trophy.

10. And in the spirit of Skeezix, I can add or change rules anytime I want to because this is my contest.

And to anyone who wants to help, we are not the most tech savvy kitties. If anyone wants to make badges for the winners, or add a category, please feel free to contact us.

Purrs!

I love China Cat Sunflower

I am Willow
and I think that China Cat is the best fur sibling ever! China Cat Sunflower is the alpha cat here.
Ever since I came into the family in May of 2004 she has shown me how things work in this household. She taught me where to eat and where to sleep, where the best sun spots are and when to ask for Temptations , which is every night at 9:00 pm! She has loved me like I was her very own kitten. She licks me on my head and anytime I want to I can go over and snuggle up next to her.
~~~~~
When my Food Lady found me at the Humane Society she was told that my two siblings had just been adopted. When I went home with my Food Lady and met China Cat I knew that we belonged together. The Cat that came before me was Samantha and she was never very friendly with China Cat. I think that China Cat always wanted some cat to love and luckily it was me!
~~~~~
She truly is the best fur sibling ever!
I love her dearly! http://willowscatblog.blogspot.com

My Big Bruther Mao

My nomination for the best fur sibling of MY LIFE is my big bruther Mao.

See, I'm adopted, kinda like Kiera. Mao and I do not have the same parents. I had 2 byootiful sisters hoo I mist win I came to live in Castro Valley. But I only mist them fur abowt 10 seconds, cuz win they took me owt of the PTU, I met Mao. And he kinda looked like my Mom and he wuz big, so I wint to nerse on him and he sed, WHOOOOAAA DOOOD! NO MOMMY BAGS HEER! But he sed it in a nice way, not like I'm an idiut. Cuz I wuz confyoozed by the big new howse. So I can't imajine ever having a better bruther than him.

Anyway, Mao let me hang all over him, cuz I was so ixsited to have a BRUTHER! Heer are a cupple of pikchers of win we were hangin' together:

We do lots of things together, like strolin. Mao kinda hogs the frunt seet sumtimes, but it's still a lot more fun strolin with him than it is strolin alone. Yoo mite say he's not just my bruther, he's my aktivity partner. Wate. Make that my LIFE partner.
Now, Mao is kranky and krabby a lot, and sumtimes he brays like a donkey so lowd I think my eardrums will ixplode, but he's STILL the best fur sibling ever. That's how yoo can tell he's the best fur sibling ever: he's still got more falts than anycat, but even with all the things that are rong with him, he's still the best bruther I cood ever hope to have:
And, he liks my pooper win I'm not as tidy as I shood be.

Thank yoo fur yer considerayshun.

Yer frend,
Skeezix the Cat
blog.skeezixthecat.com

Samantha Is The Best Fur Sister

I think Samantha is the best Fur Sibling!! She is beautiful and sultry, very smart, works on 2 Blogs full time and 6 part time. She is playful, always on time and she always makes sure I get fed first. She watches my weight and makes sure I don't eat cat food with wheat in it! She always shares her stuff with me. She is very brave and loves to get up high on the shed and the roof of our house. She is a wonderful sister and should win the Best Fur Sibling Of The Year Contest!

Samantha Black at Life From A Cat's Perspective!

We Nominate Rascal!

All of us at Grr, Midnight & Cocoa want to nominate our brother, Rascal, for Best Fur Sibling of the Year. Here's why...

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Riley: Rascal's my fur-real brother. We were abandoned together in a box on the day we were born. I was way smaller than he was and he always purrtected me and cuddled with me. See...

Now he plays with me all the time, and that's alot cause I like to play alot and I hardly ever sleep. Plus, I do things like claw up the cabinets in the kitchen and I don't even get in trouble much on account of the things Rascal does are SO much worse and so compared to him I'm a little angel. Thanks Rascal - I love you!

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Grr: The little gray boy with the stripes plays chase with me. We chase each other up and down the hall. Rascal's the only one I play with. He's fun. I don't cuddle with him though. I only cuddle with Midnight. Oh, and another thing. Rascal's good at catching bugs. We eat bugs together. He's an okay little guy.

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Midnight: Rascal was a sweet little kitten (I got to be his substitute mom), and now he's a fun brother. We play together all the time, and plus we eat ham together. He loves ham just as much as I do.

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Cocoa: Sometimes I gotta whap the little guy on account of I'm a boy and he's a boy and that's what us boys do. He never gets mad though. He just kinda whaps me back and runs around. If you've gotta have a brother, have one like Rascal.

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Max: After 7 months of living in the bedroom only, I've finally come out for half a day at a time. It's pretty scary for me because there are 5 kitties running around. I've never lived with a kitty friend. When I was living in the scary outside, all the other kitties would attack me, so I thought other kitties were The Enemy. Rascal stalked me when I first came out, but I think he was just curious. At first I was scared, but I got used to him. Now we play together! Imagine that - I've been playing with another cat! Not fighting! And guess what? It's FUN! I never thought I'd want a fur sibling ever, but Rascal showed me that I was wrong.

PIxel is the best sisfur

I Samba and nominating my sifur pixel for the best fur sibling of the year.
I was nervous coming home from the shelter. Mommy said I would have a sisfur and I was hoping she wouldn't be mean to me. But when I got home, mommy put the carrier down and Pixel came right over and sniffed and tried to get in it with me. Mommy causiouly opened it and pixel saw me and started to clean me. That was our great start.
She plays with me, She shares her toys with me,
She shares her gizzy with me,
Shows me how to do cool stuff like sitting on the fishy tanks, she still bathes me, covers for me int he litterbox because i always forget, and she always snuggles with me.

That why Pixel is the best fur sibling of the year !!!

Dante for Best Fur Sibling of the Year

Hey kitties, woofies, bun and beans!! FAGIN here and I wants to nominate my big brofurr SIR DANTE BARBOSSA, first mate of the Black Furrball, as BESTEST FUR SIBLING EVER! Here is why!!

As some of you know, when DANTE first came to live with Mommy and Daddy, he was all beaten up and hurt. This could have made him a MEAN kitty but you know what? He's not mean, not at all!!

When me, FAGIN first came to live with Mommy and Daddy, me was just a little guy and me was very scared. But you know what? DANTE was there for the beginning, waiting to greet FAGIN and he never ever hissed or growled at me, NEVER!! When I first came out of my blue PTU, DANTE was ready to PLAYPLAYPLAY with me!!

When FAGIN was just a baby kitten, me would ATTACK DANTE'S tail. Lots of kitties would have gotten mad at FAGIN about this but what did my PAWSOME big brofur always do?


He PLAYPLAYPLAYed with me - and sometimes he even let FAGIN win!!! YAY!! PLAYPLAYPLAY!!!

DANTE has always been there for FAGIN. Even as FAGIN grew up, DANTE taught me lots of things FAGIN needed to know as a mancat. Here he is telling me that if FAGIN wants a girlfriend kitty, me has to be a gentleman cat.

Even now that me, FAGIN, is almost a big mancat (I will be 1 WHOLE YEAR OLD next Friday), my big brofur DANTE is always watching out after me and making sure FAGIN is happy and healthy. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE vote for DANTE!!! He really is the BESTEST BIG BROFUR EVER!!!

ISIS for best fursibling of the year!

Hello I'm Isis.
(you can bigify any of my shots by clicking them.)
I'm an American Eskimo Dog.
I have no fursiblings.
I'm an only dog.
I don't mind, because i have many many duties as the dog of the house.

Here i am during my off time. I get to relax.

Here is one of my favorite games, Cookie.
You try to take the cookie, and i pretend to eat your hands off.
really, its fun!

As dog of the house, one of my many many jobs is
'Grounds Keeper'.
I recently was promoted this summer
after my amazing gardening skills.
Here is one of the flowers i nurtured.

I also am really good at stealing my dad's shoes.
In this picture, they really really stunk.

I also am the official greeter at my house.
And, i'm the model too.
Here i am posing with some of our christmas ornaments this past
december.

One of my grounds keeper jobs means that
i maintain the pool.
I make sure its safe for my hoomans.
we can't have mutating hoomans now can we?
ha ha ha

Here i am by my tomato plants. Yes.
I'm an excellent garden worker.
Thats why my tomato plants are so large and healthy!
I make my slave dad harvest them for me,
and my mom makes sauce from it.
(...remember, sauce is NOT good for dogs!)

Here i am showing off some more of my skills.
I'm running full speed through our yard!
Behind me are some more of my flowers i grew
this past summer.

Did i mention i'm good at stealing shoe parts?

My floof is multi functional.
When i'm done with it, i go outside and it poofs out of me.
Then, the birds use it for their nests and their babies.
So, i take care of woodland creatures as well!

Here is some basil i raised.
We also use this for the sauce mom makes.
its ALL over the garden. Dad plants it, and i make sure
it gets plenty of love.
Love is really what grows it.

On this patch, there is a beetle man waiting to eat it.
I shook him off.

Um, did i mention i'm good at stealing shoe parts....?

I should be best fursibling!

BEN the woofie.

Hai. Hansel heres.

i nomnates mai broffur bens.

acaz him nomnates meh.
An... him iz KIND of funs.
but him IZ woofie.

HANSEL da KITTEH.

Mai name iz Ben. i am Hansel's little brother.

we are from the blog The World of Hansel

I am nominating hansel as best fursibling of the year.


Here are some reasons he's a great brother:

Him is part maine coon, and part tiger i think he said.

He's a tough kitteh. He teaches me how to whap things.

and patience. Boy does he teach me patience.

He teaches me which toys are the good ones.

He shares his toys.

He tries to learn how to play with me.

He runs around like a crazy cat.

He is being a great brother, and shows me my crate isn't so bad.

If i'm in my crate, he lays outside of it waiting for me to come out and play.

Did i mention he has great toys?

He's been really really nice to me since i moved in.

and well... just look at that face!



He recently ran for cat president of the world.
i don't think he's going to win, but he is having fun trying.

-Ben

I nominate Daisy!

Hi, everyone! It's me, Harley! I would like to nominate my sister Daisy as best fur sibling of the year. Here are just a few of my reasons:

First, since she let me share her home, I got to move out of the shelter! Hooray! I lived in the shelter for over 6 months, so it is very wonderful to have a Forever home. And Daisy shares all her toys with me. Unless she wants to play with them herself. But I don't mind waiting.

And she has been giving me real good fashion advice! Like how blue is a manly color, and ruffles can make your shoulders look bigger. And sometimes I get to model on her blog!

I know that Daisy is always looking out for me. Even when she is not around, I can feel her eyes upon me.

Oh, and I get to share Daisy's blog! It is called Daisy the Curly Cat.

Orion is the best fur sibling

Last year it was just me and Meowm....I had no sibling. And it was okay to be an only cat, but sometimes I got lonely. I wasn't very happy when Meowm first brought my new brother home, he was stinky and he was in my space! But I have come to love him. We play together and we snuggle together (sometimes). I kinda like it (sometimes) when he grooms me. He is a lap kitty, so now Meowm has one of those and she can quit looking at me longingly with an empty lap. He is also the one that wakes Meowm up in the morning to get us fed, now she gets annoyed with him and not me. Yep, he has become a wonderful sibling. I think I will keep him!~~~~Junior

Billy SweetFeets Norton Gingersnap

We would like to nominate Billy SweetFeets Norton Gingersnap for Best Fursibling of the year. Why? Well, we really don't know. He jumps on us, kicks us out of the tents and off the ham-micks, eats all of our foods, and he's always wet. BUT, he is fun to chase and the mom seems to love him lots. We really do has to say though that we love our little brofur and we don't know what we would do without him.

Sammy and Miles Meezer

Minchie, best fur sibling

I, Laila, would like to nominate my brother, Minchie, as Best Fur Sibling of the Year. A year after I was adopted as a little kitten my older sister, Lilly, went to the bridge (last summer). She was old and feeling her years and couldn't really play with me like I wanted. Then when Lilly went to the Bridge, Mom adopted Minchie for me. This has been the answer to my purrayers!

• He's always obliges me when I want to play
• Gives me baths but after about 30 seconds I want none of that and just want to play and goes along with it
• Protects me from the evil introoders who come through the front door and scare me
• Has helped me lose some of the extra weight I'd been carrying around
• Shares toys and treats with me
• Helps me with out blog
• Helps me make our Mom laugh all day long with our silly antics

No one could ask for a better sibling than me. We are like two peas in a pod who luvs each other very much and watches out for each other.

the Giant Kitty is the bestest fur sibling!

I is 'Oven here and I nominates my big brother, the Giant Kitty for the BEST FUR SIBLING award!
Because he's awesome.
When I first came into my forever home with mine Mummy, the Giant Kitty was here to show me the ropes.
I loves whaps on the head and looky here, the Giant Kitty gives the bestest whaps around!
And he gives me whaps on the head EVERY SINGLE TIME I ask him for it!
Isn't he awesome?
And the Giant Kitty helps me finish up my food because sometimes I prefers to play rather than eat and it's not good to waste foods. And the Giant Kitty never fails to help me finish up my food. Sometimes he's too helpful and he tries to helps me finish up my food when I'm STILL wanting to eat them. But, it's alright. He's just awesome that way.
And the Giant Kitty sometimes is in a good enough mood to snuggle with me and licks me because he says I stink. He's awesome isn't he? Because if he didn't tells me I stink, I might go around stinking the whole place down. So now I knows I stink, I can have baths. Isn't the Giant Kitty awesome?
So all of you out there, do vote for the Giant Kitty as the BESTEST FUR SIBLING because he's just AWESOME!
I loves the Giant Kitty!

I AM the BEST fur sibwing.

Oh well! How fast time fwies.
I wemember the wast time, I took part in this, I was the ONWY KITTY and I nominated mineself for the I wish I was an onwy cat award.
Well, this time wound, I cannot take part in that categowy anymore, sigh...

So, I am nominating mineself up as the BESTEST FUR SIBWING.
I mean come on, it's not evewy kitty that can get a wonderful, handsome and genius fur sibwing! And after 14 years of being an onwy kitty, I was genewous enough to share mine kingdom with That puny tiny Thing.
He wikes whaps on the head, so I gives him all the whaps he wants. I teach him all the wopes on how to be a NORMAL kitty because you see, That Thing is a tad weird. I scold him so that he'll gwow up to understand what is wight and wwong. I tell you, teaching That Thing isn't easy! If I aren't the bestest fur sibwing, who is?
And not onwy that, mine Mummy has to bwing in a girlfwiend home for That Thing and I put up with it! If I'm not the bestest fur sibwing, who is?
So VOTE for me!
I am the BESTEST!

Barney aka Pooch for Best Sibling of the Year

I would like to nominate my Angel Brother Barney as Sibling of the Year. I hope it is ok to tell my story of how I became his sister. It helps to understand how special things were for us.

Imagine being a young lady Sato living in a home on the Island of Puerto Rico. One day, furry much loved, and the next day wandering around the streets tired and hungry not understanding what happened, my family just threw me out of the car and left.

A furry nice lady named Gloria found me, and brought me to an animal shelter. She set me up in a big cage with a soft towel, and gave me a warm dinner.

The next morning, she came back and let me out of the cage to play. She picked me up, and gave me hugs and kisses and told me I would never be scared again. She told me that when I felt better she was going to send me to a special place called Connecticut. She said she had a dream about a family who lived there, that would give me a loving home, and I might even end up with a big brother.

A few weeks later, a bunch of my new friends and I were packed into kennel crates and driven to San Juan airport. We were all furry scared. Some nice men told us to relax, all was going to be fine, and he put us into a cargo hold that said American Airlines. We took off straight into the air and boy was it scary! But we all sang songs together, and swore we would never let anything bad happen to us again.

We landed in this place called Connecticut, and we were taken to - Oh Nooooooo - another Animal Shelter! We got there at Midnight, and we were tired and stinky, and furry hungry. But they said we had to smile nice fur the camera. Who knew that this picture of me scared and tired was the key to my new furever life?

Two days later my Mom & Dad showed up to meet me. I saw them come in - and I KNEW they were there for me! I ran to Mom and she picked me up - I gave her kisses. She handed me to to Dad - I gave him kisses. They put me down, and I flew like the wind to play with the other Satos. They laughed so much about me - saying how tiny I was - and what would Barney do when he met me. I Heard them say BARNEY - I ran back and made them pick me up again! Gloria was RIGHT! I was gonna have a BROTHER!!!!!

The shelter had to make sure my Mom & Dad were ok people, so they did their background checks and had them come to get me the following day. I was sad when they left, but they promised they would be back. The next day they came back and told me I was going to my furever and ever home. Barney was all excited I was coming to love with him!

When we came in the house, Barney came to meet me. He WAS BIG!!!!!!!! He was a furry old and gentle pooch. I gave him a kiss on his nose and he grumbled at me. I decided I was going to be the best little sister EVER! I started sneaking on his bed with him - he grumbled. I giggled.

Barney told me about his life with the humans, and his best friend Muffie who had died in the spring. He told me I was a tiny version of her - and that he and the humans all saw it. Hmm - maybe her spirit came to San Juan?

Barney taught me to trust this Gatos who lived in the house. He taught me to watch the prairie dogs and not hide when they said Yahoo in happiness. He taught me to trust humans again. He told me once I was adopted into this furmily I would never have to worry again. Barney taught me friendship and trust of other dogs.

Barney taught me to love playing in the Snow. I was so afraid of it, but he taught me to enjoy the soft fluffiness and the feel of it on our toes.

Barney also taught me the sadness of losing someone you love most in the world. When the Angels took him, I refused to eat, to go outside or to leave his bed. Barney taught me that when you love someone more than life itself, you send someone special to take your place. Barney sent me Amber.

In memory of Barney - always in my heart.

Gypsy Simone

Squeakers

I think my fursibling Squeakers should be nominated best fursibling of the year.

Okay, while she was alive we didn't get along so well all the time. But she was so purrty! We did wrestle a lot, and a couple times we'd sleep on either side of Mistress to keep her warm in the winter. One day Mistress came home to see us sitting together, that never happened!

Squeakers went to the Rainbow Bridge on December 6, 2008, she was only five, going on six, she had kidney problems and we guess she died of renal failure, she was a young cat with old cat problems. Mistress misses her so much because they were really good friends. She gives good kisses, used to lay on Mistress' chest, even gave kisses on demand! Even though we fought and wrestled alot, I learned alot about my new home and my Mistress from her, I even learned some naughty stuff I could do and how to get away with it! She got me acquainted not only with my surroundings, but also with Catster, now my favorite website, Lyndi the big guide dog, and her owner, and the water fountain. I was afraid of her at first, but then after she stopped hissing at me, I knew I could whap her across the face, and she'd let me do it too! She was a saint! She is also pretty pawpular on Catster. Check her out if you wish, she was Cat of the Week on December 10-17. http://www.catster.com/cats/58594

Nominating Sen-Chan

Our big brother, Sen-Chan, very suddenly went to the Bridge on January 2. He was not quite 18 months old. During his short life, he was the most wonderful brother anyone could wish for, and we would like to nominate him for Best Fur Sibling EVER!

I Tama-Chan, the girlie kitten, arrived only a few months ago. At first, I was terrified of bigger cats and ran away from Sen-Chan and growled at him. But I soon realised how sweet he was and he looked after me with such gentleness and kindness. I miss him...

When I, Tom the woofie, arrived one month after Sen-Chan, I was welcomed with open paws. From that moment, I was cared for, cuddled and thoroughly cleaned by Sen-Chan, and also shared some of his adventures outside.

Our blog is called The Poupounette if you would like to come by and visit us.

Latte is the best Brother

I love my Latte sooo much. I don't really sleep alone all that much and he's always there for me. If he can't find me he gets frantic and screams until we are reunited. He's gentle when he licks me, and tough when we play tag. He may try to squash me every night when I'm under the covers, but he'll just as nicely share the Lap Lady's lap during TV time. I'm a tough girl and very demanding of play time and he takes turns while we hunt toys like the whirly-bird. Latte may not be my blood brother but you'd can't convince me he's any less my sibling.

~Kaze

ZOEY

My name is Maggy and Zoolatry is my home. I nominate my little sister Zoey for "best fur sibling of the year" just like I did last year. I pretty much said all there is to say about her last year, so I won't belabor the point here. Actually, in truth ... we barely tolerate one another even though we've been together for several years. But I guess I must admit that at the very least, without Zoey and all her silliness, well... I wouldn't have a blog... there would be no Zoolatry. So for that, I thank her. [I really want Skeeter to win though, cause Skeeter was one of a kind!] We are Zoolatry, and you can meow to us at Zoolatry@gmail.com.

Skeeter

We wanna nominate Skeeter...

Keeper of the peace fer years, sharer of mice, licker of heads, our protector all the days of strange intruder cats in the yard.

Teacher of huntin ways, warmer of The Big Things lap, tester of dinner foods before we ate.

Warm body when we needed to cuddle, tireless groomer of us, quiet settler of disputes with just a meow or stern look, peacemaker. You caused our house to be happy, calm, and friendly.

Dear old mancat, we miss you so much... You were the best sibling cat we will efer know.



LC and Ayla

Mu shue Windford Pooh King Cat Is the very best fur sibling

Mu shue Winford pooh King cat .. is the best fur sibling ever

By lilly Lu and Iris

how could we let best fur sibling of the year go by and not take time to neonate mu shue.

There so much to say yet we finger we make it beif so I Lilly Lu will start

Mu shue to me was my big brother. He never wanted me as his fur sibling but learned to love me. I looked up to everything mu shue did. I follow him all over the place I eat from his bowl I drank and still do from his water fountain . He taught me how to be the big sibling in his kind and genital ways. How important it is to lead by example.

Mu shue also knew how to take a back paw to others. When I was sick he must have not been feeling well but he still took a back paw to me. When I went to have my better stones out he sleep ed by my hello kitty and made sure she was okay.


Mu shue also knew how to take a back paw to others. When I was sick he must have not been feeling well but he still took a back paw to me. When I went to have my better stones out he sleep ed by my hello kitty and made sure she was okay.

He knew my love for modeling and how much pictures meant to mama so even though he never liked his holiday pictures he always posed willing and for me and mama


Lilly lu is leaking so I iris better take over. I rocked mu shue world when I came into it.. But yet mu shue dealt with my kitten ways even thought me the Joy of catnip and the right way to bunny kick you catnip nana into submission.. He taught me how to be a friend so I could be that friend to maxi .

What mu shue was most know for was his bravely. On April 11, 2008 Mama Laura apt had a fire you all remember we were missing and assumed dead. But because of Mu shue we survived. He lead us out of harms way. He dragged iris out of harms way and then he lead us back to be found. what he also did is he Refused to leave that building until he knew both Iris and I were out. He said he never wanted to be a hero. He said he "was just protection his family just like any man cat would." that was just mu shue

when we moved into the new house. Me and Iris hated it but mu shue came in and loved it right away. because of him we knew it was okay and we felt at home.

This is Mu shue stone it boootfal i Lilly lu will lay next to him and iris and maxie will lay next to us

Even in death he was the best fur siblings in the world. He waited to go to the bridge after he had tied up all the lose ends. He first made sure his twins were okay. Then said good buy to iris and me. Last he picked out max so mama heart could ho on

Mu shue you are truly the best fur sibling there is ...... Fly free sweet boy .... we miss you now and forever



this is to be sung to the tune of Kenny Longins Winnie the Pooh song


Mu shue the Pooh we dont know what to do
you step all over our hearts
Days go by and we miss you so ...
cuse Mu shue the Pooh
we don't know what to do you steps all hearts..


I better go i leaking and iris is leaking ana mama laura relly leaking

COMING SOON

Best Fur Sibling of 2008 contest will open on January 1st. Stay tuned...

And the Winners Are...

The winner of the Best Brofur is Kashim. The winner of the Best Sisfur is Midnight.

The runners-up for Best Brofur is Chase and Best Sisfur is Tara.

The Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was an Only Cat Award goes to MoMo, because he really wishes he had mom and dad's undivided attention too.

The votes were very close and we would like to thank effurryone for the wonderful entries and voting. We hope to host this contest again next year so even more kitties can share their fur sibling stories.

All winners please email me (thecatsstephens [at] gmail [dot] com) your snail mail address along with if you would like the Petsmart giftcard or a donation to HAM. If you are a kitty in a different country and would like the giftcard but there is not a Petsmart near you, please let us know if there is another pet store you would like to have a gift card to. Prizes will be mailed out in the next 2-3 weeks.

Voting Is Closed

Rules (which are subject to change without notice, it's my contest!)

To vote please leave a comment on this post with your choice for Best Fur Sibling of the Year.

One vote per cat, dog, or bunny in each household.

If you vote more than once your first vote will be the only one that counts.

You may put your entire household votes on a single comment, for example:
Abbie - Midnight
Emily - Krasota Cats
Eliot - Puff

Each member of the household must vote for a different nominee. If you all vote for the same nominee it will only count as one vote.

You cannot vote for yourself, or a member of your household. These votes will not be counted.

Cats, dogs and buns voting must have a blog or Catster/Dogster page.

The nominees are:
Midnight by Rascal and Riley
Zoey by Maggy
Tyler by Sophie and Jake
Brainball by MaoMao, Dorydoo and Marilyn MonREOW
Sockie-Pooh by Scylla and Charybdis
Dana by Tybalt
Ezra by Spirit
Monte by Missy
Bert by Perl, Jake and George
Skeeter by LC
Samwise by Captain Jack and Dante
Mu Shue by Lilly Lu
Vincent by Mike
Chase by Kaze and Latte
Kashim by Othello
Yao-Lin by Yao Lin
Iris by Iris
Boni Maroni by Sanjee, Mini, Gree and Pepi
Foxy by Miz Allie Cat
Tigger by Samantha
Sushi by Tiger Lily
George by Tipper, Max and Misty
Dolce by Baci
Mickey Mantle by Jeter Harris
Mao by Skeezix
Tara by Kavan
Puff by Parker
Speedy by Zippy and Sadie
Krasota Castle Cats by Krasota Castle Cats
Jack by Persephone

Altogether we had 30 nominations for best fur sibling and Percy had 5 nominations for his award - so a grand total of will be $35 going to Project HAM.

Best Fur Sibling of the Year Contest

Family is furry important, and I love my brofurs and sisfur so much that I decided to make a contest. This is the hopefully Annual Best Fur Sibling of the Year Contest...

** NEW EXTENDED DEADLINES**

Rules:

1. To enter the contest you must make a post on this blog describing another non-human that lives with you in your household and what makes them the best fur sibling of the year. To add an entry log in to blogger using the email fursiblingofyear@gmail.com and the password bestsibling. You may also post a picture, or any other media that helps effuryone see how special your fur sibling is.

2. The deadline for all entries is 12:00 midnight EST on December 29, 2007.

3. Voting for best brofur and best sisfur of the year will open at 10:00 AM EST on December 30, 2007. Voting will close at 12:00 noon on January 1, 2007.

4. Winners will be announced by 12:00 midnight EST January 1, 2007.

5. Only one entry per non-bean, but everyone in the house that isn't a bean can make an entry. And if you have a lot of fur siblings, you can all nominate the same one - for example, if it was my home, both Emily and myself could each make a separate and different entry as to why Eliot is the best brofur.

6. To be able to enter our contest you either need to have a blog or a catster/dogster page.

7. Prizes will be awarded for first and second place brofur and sisfur. First place brofur and sisfur will each recieve a $25 Petsmart gift card (or donation to blogosphere cause such as project HAM) and a surprise prize pack. Second place winners will each receive a $10 Petsmart gift card (or donation to blogosphere cause such as project HAM) and a small surprise pize pack.

8. And in the spirit of Skeezix, I can add or change rules anytime I want to because this is my contest.

And to anyone who wants to help, we are not the most tech savvy kitties. If anyone wants to make badges for the winners, or add a category, please feel free to.

Purrs!

Project HAM Challenge

All my fur siblings got together, counted out our allowance and we decided to offer up this challenge to the entire blogosphere - we will donate $1 to project HAM for each entry posted here. So please enter the contest for HAM's sake!

Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was and Only Cat Award

Percy Stephens here, and I would like to announce a category I am sponsoring for my stupid, I mean my cute sisfur Abbie's contest; I am proud to announce the Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was an Only Cat Award. This award is for kitties that do not have a fur sibling to irritate them on a daily basis. If you are an only kitty, make an entry about the best thing about being an only kitty, and the kitty that makes me the most jealous will win a trophy and a prize pack. Being a generous Ginger, entries for only kitties are eligible for the $1 donation to Project HAM. You only kitties sure have it good. You don't have to share laps, toys, pets or cat trees and I really envy you.

Rules for the Percy B. Stephens I Wish I Was an Only Cat Award

Hi all, Percy here with something furry impawtant for anyone wanting to enter my contest. The most impawtant thing in any contest, and I forgot it: rules! So look through these, and if you already did something that doesn't quite match up, please correct it before the deadline. Thanks!

Rules:

1. To enter the contest you must make a POST (that is, don't put your entry in the comments!) on this blog telling me the best thing about a life where you have NO brofurs or sisifurs to mess things up. To add an entry use the email fursiblingofyear@gmail.com and the password bestsibling. You may also post a picture, or any other media to help you show how awesome it is to be an only kitty.

2. The deadline for all entries is 12:00 noon EST on December 28, 2007. I'm going to be the sole judge for this contest, so no votes please!

4. Winners will be announced by 12:00 Noon EST December 31, 2007.

5. Only one entry per non-bean.

6. To be able to enter our contest you either need to have a blog or a catster/dogster page.

7. Prizes will include a trophy! Also, a small surprise prize pack.

8. Please keep your entry short - I don't like to read much. Give me the NUMBER 1 reason it's best to be an only cat!

9. And again, in the spirit of Skeezix, I can add or change rules anytime I want to because this is my contest.

Jack, Best Brother EVER!

I wanna nominate my brother Jack, as best Fursibling EVER!!!

From the very first day I came to my forever home he was friendly and welcomed me with sniffs and blinks. He was never hissy, even when I hissed at him, because the Grumpybutt kept hissing at me! He's still never hissy at me, even when I pounce his butt for the eleventy-eighth time a day! He's never hissy with other kitties either, like Grumpybutt or Squeak or Fade. And he'll share mommy with other cats too!

He cleans my ears,and lets me finish his nip, and plays Thundering Herd of Elephants and Kitty Nascar, and Two am Tag, and Rasslemania, and Big Fierce Kitty Coming to Get You with me. And sometimes when I want gooshy foods and he doesn't, he'll ask mommy for gooshy foods anyway, so I can have them, 'cause mommy will listen to him. He shares his toys and lets me play with the nippy toys first, and doesn't hog the tents, and he even shares laps! Sometimes....


And that's why Jack is the bestest brother ever!!!

Best fur siblings from Krasota Castle

We think we're the best fur siblings because we're so much alike and we're so darn cute! We have wonderful gray fur, vivid green eyes and the same ear set. We just love each other and are oh so purrrfect!

Speedy, the best brofur in da world

Our brother playing supercat (he is just that)

We nominate our brofur, Speedy, fur sibling of da year. We, Zippy and Sadie, don't get along but we agree that he is the best brofur der could be. He does not allow any hissy fights and if we hiss at each other will jump in between us. Zippy, who is furry grumpy, allows him to sleep with her and even on occasion groom her hard to reach places. He plays thundering herd of elephants and chase with Sadie and will get both of us to play hide and whap! He's a great male nanny or Manny and has taken care of several litters of foster kittens without complaint. Even when they climb all over him and bite his tail! And he's humble, we hadda wait until he was napping to do this or he would have been very embarrassed at this nomination. He's the greatest brother, mancat and friend any kitty could ever have!

Zippy and Sadie, the kattonic cats

I was Happier Alone - Bonnie Underfoot

I was an only cat for 8 glorious years. Ah, those were the days. Can I get a prize for explaining how much I preferred living alone? How much Victor torments me? How jealous and miserable I am? I'm so neglected!

I had the whole house to myself. The food, the toys, the beds, and the litterbox were mine, all mine! Best of all, the beans obeyed my every command. I was the queen of all I survey. My hairballs, placed so carefully, stayed put until discovered by my beans. I walked the hall with dignity and confidence. I could go where I wanted, when I wanted, and no one bothered me.

Those were the days.
Bonnie Underfoot

Perfectly Parker Nominates Her Sister Puff!

I would like to nominate my fur-sister Puff for the Best Fur Sibling of the Year. As a Formerly Feral cat, I did not know all of the ins and outs of living in a home. Puff has taught me many things about being a house cat. For example:

How to pose adorably,

How to make peace with woofies,
How to imitate Lassie,
How to exercise,
How to give the "Love Eyes",
How to hide and look cute at the same time,
How to be embrace of your wide-body-ness.

As you can see, she was a great teacher. Because of Puff, I know everything I need to be a perfectly non-feral, adorable house kitty! Thanks Puff, and smooches to you! http://perfectlyparker.blogspot.com

Tara, Princess Meezer

I want to nominate my big sister, Tara, Princess Meezer, for the best fur sibling of the year award. Mom helped me put together a post, but we did it on Tara's site (Mom doesn't read directions too well). We are up at our mountain house with only dial up, and it took a LONG time to get the post up. So I hope you don't mind going here to read the post, then come back and vote for me!

Kavan

My big bruther Mao: Fur Sibling of the Yeer

My name is Skeezix the Cat and I nommynate my big bruther Mao for Fur Sibling of the Yeer.

My big bruther Mao is the best fur brudder EVER. Theeze are the reezins why:

1. He was the one hoo told me abowt the vishus deer menniss so I cood warn all the other cats owt thare abowt how vishus deers eet tender yung joosy cats. This has saved COWNTLESS lives.
2. I like it win he sleeps with his noze prest aginst my spot #13. It feels good. It gives me good dreems.
   
3. He keeps me cumpany win Mr TF isn't arownd.
4. On Halloween he tells me scarey stories that make me wet my pants.
5. He is the king of cool. He gives me tips on how to be cool so that sumday I can be the King of cool.
6. He also givs me tips of how to be popyuler with wimmin.
   
7. He always gives me a heds up win I'm abowt to make a fashun fo-paw. He'll say, "Skeez', yoo look like a jakass*."
8. He plays with me in my tunnul box and my tent when he's not on Prozak.
9. He duzn't try to eet me like that psyko stray cat Tripper duz.
10. Win I have the sqwerts and git poo-joose all over me, he helps me lik it off. THIS SHOOD SKORE HIM SUM MAJER POINTS CUZ IT'S AN IKKY JOB.
11. Win I was a kittin and tride to nerse on him, he didn't git too mad.
12. He is a vary cuddly fur sibling to sleep with. Even tho he talks in his sleep.
13. He rides in my Jeep Rubikon Pet Stroler with me and tells me stories abowt the nayberhood.

Evrybuddy should have a grate big bruther like I do. I'm vary lukky.

Me: Skeezix the Cat: blog.skeezixthecat.com
My big bruther Mao: maobert.com

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* That's a direkt qwote, so I shoodn't git in trubbul for saying a bad werd.

mi brudder mickey mantle~by yer frend--jeter harris

i wood like to nominate mi brudder mickey mantle az da bes fur siblin uv da yeer.

lookit him ... he'z hansum ...

an he'z ekstreemlee cleen.
he iz sensitiv an poetic.
an he iz eksellent at climbin in thru da bafroom window.

he hazza eksellent tail. need i say more?
he even playz da piano. now dat'z sumthin speshul!
hiz intelligence iz ... verree smart.
yup ... mi brudder mickey mantle shood be "bes fur siblin uv da yeer" ... an even if he duzzen't getta gazillyun votez an winz dis contest...

in mi eyez ... he'z da gratest!

pleez vizit me at mi blog thank u.

luv--yer frend--jh

Dolce

My sisfur, Dolce is the bestest fur sibling. When I was only six months old, I came to live with her and Magoo and Bella.

Magoo and Bella just hissed at me and did not seem to like me. Dolce, on the other hand, began treating me just like her own brofur. She would lick me head and let me cuddle up with her.

She even taught me some great games, like Thundering Herd of Elephants and Hop on Pop and Does It Break or Bounce.

I loves her lots. I have to go because she is calling me to come and play with her.

Sibling of the Year 2007 - George, The Crew

TIPPER, MAX & MISTY

We want to nominate our brother George for best brother of the year. At 10 1/2 years old he's the Senior Cat in our family and runs our entire household. He's very patient and always shares his toys and food. Mom & Dad call him a "love sponge" because he always wants to be held and will soak up all the love they give him!

George had a beautiful littermate sister, Gracie, who went to The Bridge very unexpectedly at age 6. They had been together since birth and were adopted together by our Mom & Dad, so they had never been separated. After Gracie was gone, George mourned terribly for her. He looked all over the house, crying out for her, but he couldn't find her. He cried at night for 2 weeks, and Mom & Dad became very worried about him, thinking he might get sick from grief.

So, they decided maybe it would help George if he had a companion. They decided since he was already 6 years old, he might not accept an adult cat so well and so soon after losing Gracie, so they got him a kitten. That's how I (Tipper) was adopted. Poor George...I was the first kitten he had seen since he was one himself and I pestered him day & night! But he was very good about it and tolerated my biting and jumping on him. Even to this day, I'm the only one he lets wrestle with him and clean his ears!

A year after Tipper was adopted, when George was 7, Mom decided to get another kitten. That's how I (Max) came into our family. Again George was a great brother to me, teaching me everything I needed to know to become a Mancat. Now, we're very close and if we're napping on the bed together and George gets down, within a few seconds I follow him to see where he went. We hang out together all the time and I always make sure I know where he is!!

When George was 9 years old, Mom decided to round out our family with 2 boys and 2 girls and I (Misty) was adopted. George has been a great oldest brother to me and put up with all my kittenish ways while I learned about kittyness from him. There were only a few times I got batted for biting too hard on his tail or ears. We think our brother George would be great as the first recipient of the Best Sibling of the Year award!!

Sushi is the Best Fur Sibling, by Tiger Lily

My woofie Sushi is the best fur sibling for a squillion reasons but after 13 you'll get the idea:

1. Sushi is smarter than an Ewok and more cuddly than a Wookie.
2. My welfare is Sushi's first consideration, as it should be.
3. I get to play with the best boxes because Sushi insists on the best woofie Stinky Goodness.
4. Sushi lets me sample her diet -- she always wears some in her mustache.
5. She taught me how to floss so I do not get woofie breath. In fact, Sushi lets me use her tail to floss!
6. Mousie breath is a no-no so she does all the ratting for me.




7. Where do you think I learned how to use my yellow laser eyes?
8. She pre-heats the Beans' seats and knows to move without a meow. All I have to do is sit on her head.
9. She always warns me when big-foot Beans are at the front door so I do not get stepped on.
10. Sushi patrols the vishus deer fence several times every day.



11. Sushi always takes the blame when a new stuffy toy is gutted.
12. She is the perfect photographic counterpoint to my loveliness.
13. "And this, young Paduan, is the Full Monty. It will attract great attention and cause much embarrassment for your Beans."

Sushi is a great fur sibling/Jedi mentor/concierge/body guard ... my perfect woofie.

Mr. Tigger-13 Reasons Why He Is The Best Fur Sibling

By Samantha Black

1. Tigger is the Best Fur Sibling because he lets the Grandbabybean pull his tail and doesn't put the bitey on her. See picture above.
2. He keeps all the male cats in our neighborhood away from me. (Samantha)
3. He is very handsome and debonair.
4. He is a very attentive boyfuriend cat to Trixie. He has taken her on picnics, to the beach, ice skating, to the movies and to the premiere of CCSI:The Santa Caper!
5. He's a very good hunter. See what he brought Mom for Christmas.









6. He is the bestest big brother. He plays with me and protects me and lets me eat first.
7. He is Mom's walking partner. They walk around the block and he doesn't use a leash.
8. Tigger and Ariel (1999-2005) were best furiends. They did everything together. He still misses her.
9. Tigger can talk. He tells Mom "NO" all the time, especially when she tells him to get off the table.
10. Tigger's an outdoor cat. Mom can only get him to stay inside at night when it is very, very cold.
11. He is a very brave Mancat. He made friends with the vishus reindeer that were in our house during the holidays.
12. He shares all his toys and treats with me.
13. He is a furiend to everyone he meets and loves to help other's when he sees a need.

These are my 13 reasons why I think Tigger Is The Best Fur Sibling.

Percy B. Stephens I AM an Only Cat Award

The best part about being an only child is I, Diamond Emerald-Eyes, get all the primo sunbeam spots to myself.

Oh, I mean, there's like dozens of perks - don't have to share the food, litter box, lap, box, shelf, bed, secret hiding spots, window, etc.

I get spoiled terribly - It's an absolute tragity in the household if I'm angry or upset. "Oh Miss Diamond, what's wrong? Here have some treats! I'm sorry!"

I can train the human to meet my specifications - Temptations on demand!

If I want to catnap, groom myself or watch TeeVee, I don't have to worry about someone sneaking up and attacking me when I'm not looking.

But really, nothing beat's napping in a nice warm sunbeam and all the great sun spots are mine. I get pick of all the best one, but the second best ones and third best ones too!

Miz Allie Cat Recommends Her Fur-Sis Foxy

Miz Allie Cat has no other kittys in the house but I do so want to give puss-able mentions to my fur-sister Foxy. She does not always see eye to eye with me, but recently she has become very close and even let me share her sunlight on the back of mummy's couch.

When my non-human brother was in the hospital and mummy and daddy were gone all the time Foxy and I became closer and she was there to keep me company and cuddly next to me letting me know that mummy would be home soon. That made me feel so meow happy and I wasn't scared anymore either.

She also keeps that silly squirrel out of my way who tries to come over and get into the house with us. Foxy also got dressed up for Christmas with me. meow....She is a real pal who likes to sit on mummys lap but knows that when I'm downstairs that mummy's lap is for me, so she goes over on the other couch and lets me have mummy all to myself, of course I am happier for that...but all and all she has been the bestest fur-buddy and I think she is great!! Meow... Miz Allie Cat

Boni Maroni is the best fur sibling!

(Boni Maroni is the one on the right.)

I told the other Hotties that we had to nominate Boni as best fur sibling. Because she is. And they agreed! So here is why Boni is the best fur sibling.

13 Reasons Boni Maroni is the best fur sibling

1. She protects all of us. Even from each ofur.
2. She tries to make us all peaceful.
3. She does not steal our foods if we're at the bowl.
4. She does not steal our treats.
5. She is very warm and snuggly to share the cat bed with.
6. She does not push us off Mom's lap to sit there instead.
7. She make sure all our furs are in order.
8. She runs to make sure we're ok if we holler.
9. She never ever ticks Mom off and gets us in trouble.
10. She only smacks us if we are really really bad.
11. She shares her Nip Ravioli.
12. She will sleep somewhere else if we want to nap where she is.
13. She doesn't hiss even when we're wild or weird.

We all agree, Boni is the best fur sibling ever. We love you Boni!

Why it is great to be a only cat!

Why it is great being a only cat
by Pixel

I love being a only cat.
All the toys are mine and they keep getting me more. I am spoiled rotten. I never have to wait my turn to use a toy or even the litterbox. I always know I was the last one in the litterbox so I do not have to worry about someone not covering . If i want my mom or dad to pet me I just march right up to them and I never have to wait. I get to sleep with them only me. Everything is mine :)
I also get great attention and love. They daily give me paw massages and hugs and make sure I am ok. If I sneeze a little mommy makes sure the heat is up. They keep me warm fed and healthy. Oh did I mention TEMPTATIONS. Mommy thought she had more food than she did and I ran out of dry. So she filled my bowl with temptations and I do not have to share. So being a only cat is great but.. It would be nice once in a while to have someone else to blame when something breaks or a random hairball is found. And when my parents go to work it would be nice to have someone to play with and snuggle with once in a while. So there are some good points to having a sibling. But being sibling free rock. I have a teddy bear to snuggle and some remote control toys and even I can turn on Roomba and chase him and play if I am bored :)
Oh if I forgot to mention it I never have to share, it is all mine!

I nomatie my self Iris becuse I get no respect

I told mu shue and Lilly Lu to nomatae me or i would pouce on them and they just lauughed and said santa is comming soon. Since I am the best furr sibbbling and I am getting NO RESPECT. I have to do the job my self


Why Iris as best fur sibling of the year?


Frist off I am cute and if you don't agreee i yowal in your ear for an hour and if you stil don't agree I can Yowal another hour

Second wiff out me all mu shue and Lilly Lu would do is sleep and eat. There be no fun in this house what so ever!!! That my job bring a little F-U-N into this house. I am doing a great job of it

I wait till Lilly Lu sleeping and Yowal in her ear and watch her spring up into action How do i get repayed wiff a paw to the head

I wait for Mu shue to walk in though the door and POUCNE right on him. Keeps him young ya know. How do i get repayed I get hissed at

No repect I telling you !!

I work very hard to take there toys that they only are istresd in napping on. They get all hissy after all toys are for playing with

I try my heard to enternin them buy brakeing things aroung the house. all i do is get Yelled at.

There No respect For Iris

I tryed to impent a scecual of pounce and play time but NO mu shue and lilly Lu would have nothing to do with it I have no choice but to poucne on them no when every I feel it is nessary!! Thats alot of time. This takes up a BIG part of my day

I tryed to show Mu shue if you make a fuss you can get out of Poseing for a dumb picuter but nooo sir he said I do it for Mmma.

I get no repect around here. none; zero Zip!! I think by being Fur sibling of the Year I finely get the well desvered respect I Iris Graice Maire have worked hard for and should get

Got to go pounce and wake Up Mu shue and Lilly Lu I telling you It's not easy being ME!!!!!!

I AM the Best Fur Sibling of the Year

In the absence of being nominated, I have decided to promote myself as a strong candidate for BEST FUR SIBLING OF THE YEAR.


My reasons? They are many and varied and all completely true. So without further ado: -

Q) WHY IS YAO-LIN THE BEST FUR SIBLING OF THE YEAR?

A) First and foremost, I will include the most obvious of my attributes - my looks. I am truly stunning. Although I should add that I am NOT shallow - I have ugly friends and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.



Secondly, I put up with ALOT. My human slave can't cook, she barely manages to keep my house clean AND she is fat and annoying. I keep telephoning the RSPCA but they fail to act on this obvious cat abuse.

Thirdly, I am forever followed by the stinkiest fur ball on the planet. Yes, as you all know, my brother REEKS because his personal hygiene is non -existent. I ask you - would you want to sleep in a bed that smells of poo? Would you like to awaken each day to the waft of feline excrement? SPEND A DAY IN MY PAWS AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT!!

I document my trials and tribulations almost daily on my blog and still people fail to act. I may not be able to cope much longer.

I AM the best fur sibling of the year.

Ta ta for now


HRH Yao-Lin xx

Well, I'm an ONWY CAT!

Well, Boy here.
Now for mine entwy to why it's just so super duper cool to be an onwy kitty.

I've been an onwy kitty since I decided to adopt mine Mummy as mine own, 14 years ago. Being an onwy kitty, I do not have to share any of mine tweats or toys!
But that is not the wonderful thing about being an onwy kitty.

The wonderful thing is that, I get mine Mummy all for mine vewy own!
Unwike other kitties who've got to share mummies, I don't.
Which also means that I'm the sole kitty wesponsible for the twaining of this bean I call mine Mummy.
Why is it so important you may wonder.

Well you see, beans (especiawwy the one I call mine Mummy) are sometimes quite wimited in their intewwigence. And if there are too many other kitties shawing in the twaining pwogwamme, they might get weawwy confused and end up being badwy twained.
And a badwy twained bean is a danger to kittykind.
Wet me give you an example.
I've gotted mine Mummy vewy well twained so that evewytime I tell her "Hey I want BBQ pork", she'd know what to get me.
But wet's say there's another kitty.
You see, we kitties have our diffewent diawects and accents as well, so this other kitty's "I want BBQ pork" might sound diffewent. And mine Mummy being wimited in her intewwigence (an thus in her understanding of our compwex wanguage) might mistake the "I want BBQ pork" to "Hey, I'm not feewing well, take me to the V-E-T"!!!
And as all of you know, if that happens, it's not going to be vewy fun at all.

And this is why I'm so thankful I'm an onwy kitty.

Best fur sibling of the year: My big brofur Kashim

I'm gonna tell you why - to me - Kashim is the best fur sibling efur. Yall may know that where we live ow wif our momma is not our first "furrever" home and sometimes a home is not so furrever... Before we came to live wif momma we lived at our breeders house wif our kitty-momma and then we went to live wif a very young couple. And that's where my story begins.

Kashim was about one year old when I was born and still lived wif our kitty-momma at that time. We were very attached to each ofur from the very first sight and he'd always take care of me, the smallest kitten of the litter. He'd groom me and protect me at feeding time making sure my siblings would let me to mommas milk bar.
You could always find me snuggling very tight with him and he'd protect me while sleeping wif he huge paws.

When the time came to go to my furrever home our breeder-mom would talk to a young couple who wanted two kitten that'd if they'd take me they would have to take Kashim instead of a littermate of me 'cause we were unseperable. She told them it woul break our little hearts if we were seperated and she's rather not give me to them of they'd decide against Kashim.
Kashim - as I said - was already more than one year old by that time and most of the people coming to our house wanted itty bitty tiny kitten and he was a big mancat by that time...

The young couple agreed to give us both ma and Kashim a furrever home and so we went to ive with them. They had a wonderful big house and we loved it there very much. The man would play wif Kashim and me. Kashim soon fell in love wif his man. He'd spend squillion of hours sitting on the mans lap or chest and purring like an old rusty lawn mower. I preferred palying wif the man and snuggling wif the woman. It was really nice there and we had lots of treats and toys and lived a happy kitty live.

But then somefing changed:
The young woman got pregnant and our life changed. They suddenly had less and less time for us and did not care very much anymore. We felt abandoned and you all know what happens wif cats who feel abandoned: we were up to no good and the humans got more and more mad wif us.
Kashim was always there right beside me when I did somefing wrong and he'd protect me and even growl at his beloved man if he sensed any danger for me.
When the baby bean was born it gotted even worse. We were not allowed to stroll through the house anymore. We were not allowed to sleep wif the humans anymore and the woman nearly freaked out when we gotted near the baby bean.
The man gotted really mad and we spent most of the time hiding under the furniture and only came out to eat or go to the litterbox. Sometimes I was even to scairted to go to the litterbox...

One day we heard the humans talk about us and that they did not want us around anymore and that they were thinking about giving us away. We were to be homeless kitties soon!!

Kashim was always there for me during all this time and snuggled wif me and purred for me and protected me. One day we were packed into our PTU again and off we drove quite a long time in the metal box wif wheels. When we stopped we were handed back to our breeder-mom again and our humans left wifout efun saying goodbye to us. They just handed us to our breeder-mom, turned and left wifout a single word.
Later momma tolded us that our breeder-mom fought very hard wif the young man and woman that they'd bring us back to her if they did not want us anymore. They didn't even care about taking us to the vet for our hooha-ectomy even tho it stood in the contract they signed when they got us that they had to.
Our breeder-mom planned to re-integrate us into her cat family but that did not werk 'cause our kitty dad would not accept us anymore and we had to be seperated form the other cats.

Kashim again took care of me all the time 'cause by that time I really was terrified and would hide whenever anyone would come near me. I would not purr or want to snuggle or anyfing. Some days after we were back at our breeder.moms house she talked wif her boy bean about us and they agreed that he would take care of us for some time 'till she'd find us a new furrever home. So we went to live wif him and after a few days were very attached to him. We even tought he might be our new daddy and started to love him and snuggel wif him and feel comfortable again.

Again somefing terrible happened: the girlfriend of the boy bean moved in with him. Kashim was not very happy about this. He did not lke her at all and showed this very passionately. The woman told the boy bean that he had to get rid of us or he'd get rid of her. If you ask me it would haf been the way better decision to get rid of her but you know... beans!
Kashim started to pee on the womans clothes and other belongings and she totaly freakted out when he did this. The boy bean tried to argue wif her and at first he saided we would not leave but by the time he changed his mind 'cause of the constant arguing wif the woman and he gotted tired and went to talk with our breeder mom again that she had to take us back...

Again we were abandoned and again during all this time Kashim was there for me comforting me, purring for me and making sure I was ok.
Soon after this our momma came and it was love of first sight. She came and took us to her home to live wif her furrever. Now we are here and feeling well and loved and are spoilt to no end.

You see that's why Kashim is the best brofur efur and really really really deserves the prize for the best fursibling efur!
I love him even if he is grumpy at me sometimes or bites my hiney... he'd always protect me this I know for sure!

-- Othello
http://catboys.paulchens.org

We nominate Chase!

Kaze and I (Latte) decided to get together and nominate our big brother Chase. Most of you know what a cool Man Cat he is but we want to share some of his finer sweeter points that you may be unaware of.

First of all, he does NOT hate the “Woman”. She has been locked out before and he just about bent over backwards trying to open the doorknob for her. Even though he knew he couldn’t. When she was in college they were best-buddies and he’d only play the bite-game if he knew she had a sweatshirt on and he’d never bite too hard on her arm.

Secondly, he adores men. He makes any man who comes into our house love cats. He’s a “man’s cat” and even those big tough guys who “don’t like cats” convert when they see Chase chilling on the couch just doing his Man Cat thing. (Above is the famous "tail poof")

Kaze loves Chase because even though she attacks the crap out of him he loves it. His fur is so thick he doesn’t feel the bites or claw marks and he really gets into the game. She might tackle him but he can run faster than she can. He loves to play with her when no one else has Kaze-energy Chase steps up.

I love Chase in many special ways. He is my favorite family member. Whenever I see him standing/sitting up I go over and head butt him like he’s a piece of furniture because I want all of his kindness to myself. He gives me baths and likes to snuggle with me (not so much Kaze but he will tolerate her now and then). When I was a kitten Chase even let me fake nurse on him and he’d give me the best baths.

Chase looks out for everyone in our family and nothing bothers him. Well…except thunderstorms and the Rug-Sucking-Monster. Other than that he’d protect us all. Chase is probably most special to our Toy Man (Chase’s Awesome Man). He is completely devoted and all of his Man Cat stuff just melts as he stands up to give him front hugs, poofs his tail, head butts him like crazy, and just plain purrs loudly (which he only does for the TM).

Chase is a very special cat. He's moved with the humans and been with them for 8 of their 10 years together (Meowmy was 18 when he came to live with them!)

The Only Kitty - by MoMo

I absolutely love being the only kitty in the house. No sharing of anything, undivided attention from my mom and all who visits. I am Queen of the Domain!!!!

http://momoandco.blogspot.com

Vincent - Nominated by Mike

I nominate my brofur, Vincent, for Best Fur Sibling of the Year. Vincent is a handsome, sweet, floofy, goofy, boy, and I think he's the best brofur ever.


Vincent has always been my brofur. We're litter mates, an had the same momkitty at the shelter. We've been best buddies from the first day that the mombean brought us home together from the shelter.

Vincent's a lot bigger than I am, cuz I'm a petite little girl. Since he's bigger than me, he could have his way around the house if he wanted to, but he's always very gentle and protective of me. (Well, he's not so gentle when we wrastle, but I'm not either). He snuggles up with me for naps and keeps me warm with his floofiness. He always says "hello" by licking my head. We like to spend lots of time groomin each other.

The first couple times we went to the vet, we went together and Vincent took very good care of me. When they put icky cleanin stuff in my ears, Vincent licked it off for me (that couldn't have tasted very good). Once, when I went to the vet by myself, Vincent hissed at me when I got home. He wanted to welcome me home, but I stunk of the vet office, and every time he got close to me, he had to hiss and walk away. But in a couple days he was back to givin me kisses and everything was ok.



Vincent also taught me how to drink from the bathtub faucet and how to climb up very high to the top of the bookcases. When I was littler and didn't remember to cover up my poop, Vincent would cover it up for me. He shares the toys, and lets me have some special toys just for myself. He respects the fact that all the mousies in the house belong to me and if I give him the weed wacker noise, he backs off an finds something else to play with. He shares the stinky goodness with me, and doesn't eat much more than half (he does eat a little faster than I do). But, best of all are the hugs. I luf it when my brofur gives me hugs.


I'm sure there are lots of other great fur siblins out there, but I think my brofur, Vincent, is one of the very best.

I nomite Mu shue

well it not been love at first sight let me tell you. I loved him but he was a hissing michen 7 years latter i resled just what he went though when I came in. He had just lost his best friend and sister cat Kayla and here i was in her space a 10 mouth old kitten wanting to play. Seven years latter we may not be best of friends but he do anything in his power to be a good and brother. When I was sick he mewo every day at my fashion and my dish like were is she. He even got all the cats to rally around me and blog in pink. I do like pink!!!!! matter of fact i fink he looks hadsome on my pink grizzy or in my pink beds. He helps me wiff the bath time thing and dose not get mad when i forget to use the litter box and do my stuff out side He even has taken on the task of covering for me since i do not like the feel of litter on my paws i do what i have to and run but he always right there to do it for me. I do not like to be touched or cuddle or held so he takes the presser of me to have to do these things.

Mu shue is now 17 years old and has kidney and azmama problems he spends a lot of time napping but that's okay by me because i can nap right by his side and he don't complan he the best brother ever after all how meny brother would pose wiff you in a bath tub just because you thought it was fun that would be my brother mu shue he did it because he knew it ment a lot to me and mama

Samwise - Nominated by Captain Jack & Dante

We decided that we wanted to enter the Best Fur Sibling of the Year contest. We debated and thought about who to nominate. After much consideration, Captain Jack pulled rank on Dante (who wanted to nominate himself) and decided that he would nominate his favorite doggie, Samwise Gamgee.

Samwise is our 6 year old doggie brother. He is part Sheltland Sheepdog, part Border Collie, and part Spaniel. He was found by our favorite neighborhood child, D'Andre. Sadly, he was found on the day that Daddy and Mommy buried Daddy's brother after he died from a heart attack at age 40. Anyway, D'Andre did as anyone would expect and brought the doggie he had found to Aunt Susan's house (as we've said before Aunt Susan is our honorary Aunt and our V-E-T as well). D'Andre wanted to keep Samwise, but his Mom didn't think this was a good idea. Uncle Dave wanted to keep Samwise too, but he and Aunt Susan agreed that they had one very old and set in her ways dog that didn't need a youngster (Sam was only about 1 at the time). So they put up pictures of Sam and "Found Dog" posters at local businesses hoping to find his parents. No one ever called. Well, as it turned out Daddy was spending a lot of time at Dave and Susan's (he and Mommy were not married yet) trying to get over his brother's death so he wound up spending a lot of time with Sam too. It took less than a week for Daddy to decide to adopt Sam and give him a forever home. Aunt Susan made sure Sam was healthy and had all of his shots and Daddy brought Sam home to live with him. Mommy has always said that Samwise was a gift - that the Fates knew that Daddy was going to have a lot to go through and since his brother was gone, they wanted to make sure Daddy was not alone - so they gifted him with a wonderful dog. Daddy gifted him with the name Samwise because, as he put it - "Samwise the hobbit went through hell and back with his best friend Frodo. Right now I am going through a rather hellish time so I cannot think of a better name for him."

Mommy and Daddy were afraid that Samwise was getting lonely because at the time he was the only pet. They talked to Aunt Susan and she suggested that the get a kitty to keep Sam company, because he loved her kitties so much. They thought this was a good idea. Not long after that they heard a knock on the door after a horrible spring thunderstorm. Daddy opened it and discovered about 10 children on the doorstep surronding a little girl holding a black and white kitten. They had found the kitten in a storm drain and were trying to find him a home. Yes, as you might have guessed, that kitten was our own Captain Jack. Sam was just beside himself over having his own "kitten son." The first night, Samwise groomed and bathed Jack for three whole hours! As Jack grew, Sam taught him many things and never ever minded when Jack clawed him or pounced on him wanting to play. Samwise raised Captain Jack and definately contributed to Jack being the handsome and wonderful pirate kitty that he is today! He is the eldest in our household and most loved by Captain Jack - Jack has even been known to beat up Dante when he tries to attack Sam. Samwise was love unlooked for at a time when Daddy really needed him and he was a father to a homeless kitten. Samwise is the most wonderful doggie ever and because of this, we nominate Samwise "The Brave" Gamgee as the Best Fur Sibling of the Year!!!

Skeeter Nominated by LC

I wanna nominat Skeeter as the "Best Fur-Sibling-of-the-Year.


He is the warmiest groomiest bes brother, an he puts up wif a lot a ear
bitin an surprise charges (that efen nock him ofer) wifout gettin (real)
upset.

He grooms me real gud efen when I bite his ears sometimes (well, they
are RIGHT THERE an sometimes I cant help it).

He lets me cuddle up nex to him efen after I bite his ears. An he lets
we wiggle aroun some until I an real comfy efen when that disturbs his
nap.

He lets me know wetther food is good to eat. He tries it first an I
watch him. If it is good, he looks at me an lets me know it is OK. I

trust him THAT much.

When Skeeter was little, he hadda protek hisself against the big mean
cat (Tinkerbelle) who-came-before. He says it was "a bit difficult".
But he protected me from her from the first day I was in the Cave an he
was only 1 year old! Always. He stood between us when Tinker wanta

whap me or keep me away from food. He got whapped a bunch. But he
curled up with me at night so she couln't bother me an put his paws up
when she sniffed around us!.

Even when I got some grown up, he watched out for me. Inside with
Tinker, outside if he sniffed a woofie around. He was always watchful
and helpful. An like the time I climbed the tree as a kitten an couldnt
get down, he got The Big Thing to come out an rescue me.

I dont know of a better Big Brother than that...

LC

Picture is me at 16 months and Skeeter is lettin me curl up nex to him
at 2 years 4 months!

Bert - Nominated by Pearl, Jake and George

All right, there's been a lot of debate around here as to who we should nominate for "Best Fur Sibling of the Year".

Jake thinks it should be him, since he's the oldest. Pearl thinks it should be her, since she's the princess and therefore the best. George thinks it should be her, because she's the biggest and the rowdiest.

So that's why we're all going to nominate Bert. That's three paws in the air for Bert! Bert is a great brother for both kitties and woofies.
Wow, thank you - It's an Honor, just to be Nominated!
Here are all the reasons that we think Bert should be the Fur Sibling of the Year:

Jake - I Nominate Bert because he is a good "ManCat In Training". Like my big brother before me, I'm training Bert to be a good and courageous ManCat - and he is doing a very good job. He is very brave outside, but smart enough to stay close to home. He's a good bird and mouse catcher, and is also good at catching the chipmunk that lives in the yard (but it always manages to get away - it's a smart chipmunk). Bert is always kind enough to let me wash his head, and always lets me eat his left over Stinky Goodness. When it's time to play "Run through the House as Loud as Possible" he's always the loudest and the fastest. And best yet, he loves to play Laundry Basket Wrestling, one of my favorite games!

Here we are in the Laundry Basket (a little snuggle after the wrestling)

Pearl - Bert was adopted just a few months after I was so we're a pair, a happy kitten pair. We are each other's favorite playmates. When we were still small enough to fit, we'd sleep together in the kitty hammock (now I sleep in the hammock and he sleeps above me in his basket). Even though he is younger than me, he always looks out for me outside - we sit together on the porch watching all the birds and squirrels go by. We also team up to make a great hunting team, we catch tons of mice for Mommy (and she squeals with excitement when she finds them!). When we play inside with the stringy toy he always takes turns with me so that we can both play. Even though he's bigger than me now he's always fun to play with, and always stops when I tell him he's being too rough.

Here's Bert and Pearl hanging out in the hammock (Bert was still a baby)

George - Bert is my cat. Mommy has her cat (Pearl, okay well I guess they are all hers, cause she's the Mommy, but you know what I mean), Daddy has his cat (Jake) and I have Bert. Bert will only give Headbutts to me, not even Pearl or Jake. He comes into my room and rubs me and starts to purr (something he doesn't do very often - and never for Daddy). Bert's not just a cuddler either, he's my play buddy. No matter how rough I get he just lets me slobber all over him - I can paw him and put his head in my mouth and he never complains (though Mommy and Daddy yell A LOT when I do it). Bert never smacks me in the nose or puts the bitey on my ears, just one of the many reasons he should be Fur Sibling of the Year!

Here were are cuddling together.
So here's three cheers and at least three votes to Bert!!!

-Pearl, Jake and George

My best sibling of the year

Missy here, I would like to nominate my sibling Monte. We were adopted together, and have lived as brofer and sisfer since. He curls up next to me to help keep me warm on cold winter days, and helps me keep my furs clean.

He was mistreated when he was young and I have helped him to what do you call it, come around and let the beans pet him and love him. He is the most loveable ginger cat I have ever known or ever will know. I think that he deserves this award due to the fact that he loves unconditionally and wholeheartedly, just look at how he loved his Sweet Ana.
I love you Monte you are the bestist sibling I could ever have.

My Sissyfur.... By Ezra

I would like to nominate my sissyfur Spirit for the Best Fur Sibling of The Year. When Momma camed to the bad place to adopt a kitty, she had already picked my out from a website. But, she knew I would need a playmate 'cause I was a rambunctious babykitty. So she picked out Spirit and I was so happy. When we gotted to our furrever home, I was kinda scared, 'cause I'd never lived anywhere 'cept for the bad place. But, Spirit stayed right with me, cuddling me and kissing my head, until I felt better. When Momma takes me out on my leash without Spirit, she sits at the window and cries until I come back. If Momma has to pick my boogers and I start to cry, Spirit always comes running to sit with me until Momma is done and then she gives me a 'feel better' kiss. When she and Momma are playing with the wand toy and I come running out to play, she always lets me have a turn. She always lets me pick out which Stinky Goodness flavor I want and she eats the other. I think Spirit is the Best Fur Sister anyone could ask for. I love hers with all my heart.



Come learn more about my sissyfur and me at :

http://2poundkitties.blogspot.com

Dana - Nominated by Tybalt

This is my doggie sister, Dana. Even though she isn't a kitty, she's a great sister to have. I think all of the furries in our house would agree that Dana is definitely the most loving and patient and best-behaved of all of us.

Dana is a miniature Australian Shepherd. Because her breeders were not responsible, Dana was born deaf. Her very first family did not know that Dana was deaf, and treated her badly because they thought she was just a very naughty puppy when she didn't listen to them. When they found out she was deaf, they didn't want her anymore and gave her to a rescue. When my mommy saw Dana's picture on the internet and read about her, she knew that Dana needed to come home to live with us.

I am the baby in the family, and when mommy first brought me home, the rest of the furries weren't sure about me . . . except for Dana. She loved me right away. She wanted to kiss me and cuddle me and play with me. I was such a small kitten that she looked very large and scary, and I would hiss at her and try to run away. This didn't stop her from loving me, and now I appreciate her more and I will even let her kiss me every now and then.

Dana loves our kitty toys more than her own doggie toys, which shows great discrimination on her part. She has no problem with sharing her food with us, and she never growls or snaps at us. She loves us all very much and is always smiling. She is such a happy and friendly doggie! We are all blessed to have her as our sister.

You can visit us at my blog: Tybalt the Prince of Cats.

Scylla & Charybdis Nominate Sockie~Pooh

Sockie~Pooh is a very shy, sweet and gentle mancat. We came to live with him when we were four weeks old. He accepted us right away. He stayed in the same room as us so he could make sure Mommy & Daddy were taking good care of us. We didn't know it though, we were so little it was a while before we even knew he was around.

When we first saw him (we were six weeks old then) Scylla ran right up to him. Having a furry ball come running toward him scared him a little so he hissed to tell her to slow down. She slowed down and they touched noses, smelt of each other and licked each other a few times. Then Sockie~Pooh went to eat his food. Scylla decided to eat his food too (she can be kinda rude and pushy sometimes). Sockie~Pooh growled at her, Scylla growled back. Sockie~Pooh lifted a paw like he was going to slap her (he never hit her though), Scylla lifted her paw. Sockie~Pooh gave up and went jumped in a chair where Scylla couldn't follow, while Scylla gobbled down his food (Mommy was very annoyed as Scylla wouldn't even try to eat the dry kitten food we had).

Charybdis was afraid of Sockie~Pooh and ran hid in the carrier where we slept. But once she got up the nerve to approach him they became good friends. When Mommy took us outside he would hang around to make sure we were OK, and that Mommy was doing a good job looking out for us.

Now he brings us rabbits and mice to play with when we are outside (For some reason Mommy objects to this). We are all good friends and Sockie~Pooh lets Scylla boss him around (Scylla is a very bossy cat). He plays with us very gently and baths us. He is also very nice at supper time, he waits patiently for Mommy to feed us. We aren't very patient. We jump up and down meowing for our supper. Mommy says we need to emulate Sockie~Pooh.

We share a blog with our Mommy. It's called Alasandra and you can visit us there to see more pictures of Sockie~Pooh.

Brainball -- Nominated by the Ballicai

This is Chairman MaoMao from the Ballicus Bloggie. Me and my sisfurs Dorydoo and Marilyn MonREOW would like to nominate our big brothur Brainball, also known as King Leonidas, for Bestest Fur Sibling of the Year.

Here's Brainball, layin on Momma's robe. Doesn't he look like a lion?



We are a four-kitty household, and Brainball is our Alpha Cat. He's furry pashunt, benevolunt, and a gentle giant. He weighs sixteen pounds, and when he recently got bronchitis and hadded to go to the v.e.t., they put him in a dog-sized kennel because he couldn't fit into a kitty-sized one. Wowie! Brainball sure is a big boy!

Here he is with our sisfur Dorydoo. He helped raise her from the time she was a little bitty kitten, and the two of 'em are furry close. She's three years old now. If Dorydoo's feelin out of sorts or if she's in a bad mood, Brainball goes to check on her, sniff her, kiss her on her head, and cuddle with her.



When Brainball was youngur, from what Momma says, he used to be fierce and territoryul, but now, at goin on ten years old, he's mellowed out a lot. He loves all of us, his brothur and sisfurs and our beans, and he's furry dillygunt about patrollin our perimeter and lookin out fur us in efurry way he can.

And though he started out an only kitty and was an only kitty fur some years, he acksepted each one of us Ballicai who came in his household into his big lion heart. And since he was the first Ballicus, he'll always be known as Ballicus the First, or Ballicus I.

Here he is sittin with our othur sisfur, Marilyn, onna window perchie. Marilyn is an older kitty, older than Brainball, and can be kinda funny with the rest of us Ballicai about likin to maintayn her own space, but Brainball is furry respectful of that, and he tries not to make her nervous with his large size.



Brainball is also lots of fun. He loves to play with me and Dorydoo, efun though he's quite a bit oldur than us. He rassles with us and plays chase. And we just love playin with him. He's furry easygoing and good natured and likes to indulge us young'uns with plenty of games and fun.

When I, MaoMao, joined the household last year, me and Brainball were fast furriends and soon beckame the bestest of furriends. Brainball is my roll model. He's teachin me how to be a noble and mature mancat (I'm technically a mancat, but since I'm only about a year and a half, I'm still furry young -- I got a lotta growin up to do). Here's me and Brainball cuddlin togethur.


I love Brainball so much. We all do. He is our protector, our Alpha Cat, our furriend, and the bestest big bruthur inna whole wide wurld. He's strong and currageous, fun and frolicksome, handsum and protecktive, and a superduper mancat. And as I kontinyue to mature, Brainball will always be my bestest inspirashun.

I can be reeched at chairmmao at gmail dot com.