Scribbit came with us from Denmark. She was a kitten we rescued just hours before she would have died from hunger. She grew up with dogs and acted very dog like when she was little. She grew more cat like but there continue to be some normal cat behaviors she didn't show. As the house filled with dogs she also withdrew and didn't have as much opportunity to be social as she used to. But when the fosters had found new homes and things were more quiet then she took up her position in our laps again and re-conquered the house.

On the verge of being a senior she is fairly self assured and  both confident and occassionally playful with all the dogs as well as both other cats.
Buddy is a cat that I fostered with the intent to see if he would fit into our household permanently. I felt it would do Scribbit good to have another cat around to remind her of what a real cat is like. Of course they weren't best friend at first sight but they got along okay and Buddy did well with our dogs. Besides, he was 6 years old, has only one eye, and not many were interested in adopting him, so I decided to keep him. It took a while for the two felines to grow fully accustumed to and respectful of each other. In the beginning, Buddy was very bossy and often wouldn't let Scribbit through doorways and such. But now the greet each other with nose butting and sniffing when they meet. Buddy has certainly had a good influence on Scribbit.

Buddy made it very clear from the start that he wanted to remain an inside-outside cat, and since we now live in a cat safe area, we all sleep better at night! We can tell that he is now truly a senior cat. He is more sedate, don't go very far  from the house, and prefers to nap on the recliner or in his basket when the weather is bad. But I expect he has many years left in him.
Here is Uno, our first guinea pig - or cavy as it is now also called. We got her from some people I knew in Idaho. When we got our own place in Georgia I could finally extend and finish her cage and look for a roommate for her. I decided to look for a rescued animal so I ended up going to Atlanta Humane Society. We named her Duo! She was 2 months when we got her but she is now fully grown.
Here is the new condo:
I combined two of PetsMart's biggest metal mesh cages - remember I have 5 dogs and 3 cats so I need a really strong cage - and used one of the removed sides as a shelf to create extra space as well as enrichment. In the middle, holding the shelf up, I placed bricks that also help wear their nails.
I was kind of looking around for another cat to adopt - there are just so many out there looking for homes. It turned out that our rather pet illiterate neighbor's new kitten was looking for a new family at the same time... So he started living in front of our house and the neighbor didn't do anything about it (such as make it worthwhile to go back). Finally I broke down and fed the cat, and eventually I also made the decision that he would be safer if the dogs and him were taught to get along than with him continously trying to join them in their yard. Our dogs get along well with our own cats but strange cats are free game - like it is with most dogs. Toby, as I ended up naming him, is now fully our cat with vet bills, microchip, nutritious food and all that, and he loves it.
Toby is very cuddly and loves to block my view of the television screen so he can rub against my face. He is a little over a year in these photos and is not a very big cat. Scribbit gets rather tired of him at times as he loves to tease and chase her. Fortunately she deals with him quite well though she is too nice as always. She is even getting more brave from watching his cavorting with the dogs. Yes - he runs with the dogs... quite literally. It's a sight to see!

As for Buddy: Even Toby knows not to mess with him! But Buddy has, truthfully, been very good about Toby joining the family.
My other critters