Welcome to the Baer House Cat's Blog!

There are a total of nine cats living at Baer House.  Currently one is on a self imposed hiatus. [read that as he ran away and we've been unable to locate him].  The residents are, in order of arrival, Smidgen, Ouiji, Rondo, Andy, Bistat, Mickey, Arena, Memphis and Laker.  They are a much loved group of cats.  In fact, they are spoiled quite rotten. 

Come meet the feline family.....

Smidgen is the reigning family feline patriarch.  He has been w/the family for over 17 years.  He came to live with us when he was approximately one and one half weeks old.  He was bottle fed and hand raised.  Smidgie has brought much adventure into our lives and into our home.  There are many stories to tell after so many years.  Watch for more Smidgie stories in upcoming posts.

Ouiji is our little talker.  She's named after the Ouiji board game obviously, due to her color.  We found her wandering around outside the house.  Later it was discovered she'd been living in the crawl space under the house. She was the only cat Smidgen would allow in the house for a very long time.  She rules her area without a doubt.  But she can also be a little snuggler when she wants too.

Rondo is our missing baby.  He got out of the house on June 12th.  He has been a part of our family for many years.  He was in the humane society shelter near where I work.  I visited him often, falling in love w/him as soon as I met him.  He adoption records indicated he'd been in the shelter for twenty-two months!  He is my little soulmate kitty.  We have seen him in the neighborhood on a few occasions so I'm still hopeful he will return.  I suppose he was caged up long enough that he is ready to see the world now. 

Andy was the next one to join our family.  He was adopted from a different humane society shelter.  We were looking for a buddy for Rondo, who seemed the odd man out w/the other two.  He is our big boy, a gentle giant.  Andy is easily the largest cat in the house.  But his heart is as big as all outdoors as well.  He is our "zen" cat... always calm and serene.

                                                

Bistat was in the same room as Andy at the shelter.  When we went to pick up Andy, Bistat stole our hearts away.  We were out of town for a while and worried something would happen to him.  We were fortunate that just before that moment we adopted him.  We are so happy to have him in our family.  He is very quiet, but very sweet.  For the first year he lived with us, he pretty much stayed in the closet.  We had to go get him out to love on him.

                                                      

Mickey is our little juvenile delinquent.  We have affectionately referred to him as Mickey the Menace, the little cat w/the backpack and many more lovey titles.  He came to live w/us originally as a foster.  However, after ten minutes in the house, we knew he was meant to be a Baer cat.  He is full of energy and mischief.  Everyone loves Mickey. He is an adult cat now, but he will always be our baby.  There is just something about Mickey, everything he does just makes you smile.

                                          

Arena is our little punkin girl.  She was adopted by a neighbor who decided Arena wasn't using the litter box so she dumped her outside.  Arena is declawed.  We took her home and explained that she couldn't be outside, but the woman put her back outside again.  So Arena came to live w/us.  She is adorable and has never had a problem using the litter box.  She loves to sit in the highest places she can reach.  She is my little sweetie.  She's not much of a snuggler, but it doesn't stop me from loving on her anyway!

                                                 

Memphis is our special baby.  Her story is a long one that could have had a very sad ending.  Fortunately, I can say that her life is now very good.  As you can probably tell by the photo, Memphis is blind.  In a later posting I will give the full details of how that came to be.  But don't feel sorry for this little girl.  She has no idea that the world is any different than her.  No one has told her that she is blind.  She easily keeps up w/her siblings and then some!  Watch for a posting w/her story.

                                         

Laker is our newest addition.  When Rondo went missing, our son went to the local animal control [which has a HORRIBLY high kill rate, > 90%] He was looking for Rondo, but found Laker.  He fell in love w/this little white beauty.  We couldn't leave her in such a risky shelter.  We gladly welcomed her into our home.  We're still learning her personality but she is a sweetie.  One of her favorite things is to look at herself in the mirrors, lol.  

These are our babies.  Each one is a cherished member of our family.  This blog is their individual stories and the stories of life in our house with such precious souls!  I hope you enjoy the blog!