Mardi's Musketeers

This is Callie. She's about 3 years old and I took her in out of pity. Her previous owner was comparable to Sid the mean kid from Toy Story, and I couldn't bear for her to be mistreated another day.

She came from a large litter from a mother cat that's had inumerable litters of kittens. These people have never heard of neutering or spaying their animals. She was scrawny and scared when I first brought her home with me, but soon fattened up and became a very playful and happy house cat.

Although no longer a kitten, Callie seems to be perpetually stuck in the kitten stage. She's the cat that loves to chase green lizards. Actually they will change color to blend in with their surroundings - but since the front porch is green, they are usually green. Most always, before she's done with her lizard buddies, they've lost their tails and have to resort to playing dead until she looks away so they can make a run for it.

I joke that Callie used to be a pig in her other life. This cat can eat more cat chow than any cat I have every owned. When the food is poured, she gets to eat first. The older cat that I have always has to wait patiently until Callie has had her fill. Every morning when I wake up, she's simply starving. By the way she meows and paces, you'd think that she had been without food for a week!