THE CATS OF TEAM JONES

Bogart

Bogart is the patriarch of the Team Jones household. His white and black coloring, not unlike a Holstein cow, has led to the nickname "Cow-kitty." His large girth (he weighs up to 16 lbs in the winter) has also contributed to the same moniker.

He was a stray, given the birthday of March 15th, 1984. He has been with his human companion (Valeri) since he was a very small kitten (he fit in the palm of my hand when I found him!). He has moved with said companion over 6 times, and has adapted every time, sizing up each new neighborhood and conquering resident felines as necessary.

He is known to dislike any human under the height of 4'8". This is not to be considered a handicap, as many humans are known to have the same bias...

Simon

Simon is the second feline member of Team Jones. His birth was attended by one of his human companions (Valeri) on March 21st, 1993. He was adopted in hopes that he would become the companion to Mary and Elizabeth the way that Bogart never could.

He turned out to be a passive companion at best, apparently having only 2 brain cells to rub together, and one of those two doing a constant operations check on the other. He proved to be a loyal defender of the Team Jones household, however, and earned a rightful place at our table.

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn is the first of the rescued kitties. She found her first home with a family with dogs who decidedly hated cats, and molested her many times, resulting in a broken tail.

At the tender age of 10 months or so, she decided to go travelling and ended up at the house of a neighbor who offered her food with no prospect of canine intruders. Needless to say, she decided to stay, and has become a valued member of Team Jones.

Her birthday being unknown, she and her sister Newk (see below) was given the arbitrary birthday of July 4th, 1993.

Newk

Newk is a littermate of Kaitlyn's. She resided at the same household described above, and one day, one of the members of Team Jones (Andy) noticed a knot of children surrounding the source of the cat screams that had alerted him. Walking over, he saw a small kitten being savaged by two dogs nearly 10 times the poor kitten's size. Every time the kitten tried to escape, the kids would shove her back into the dog's reach. Andy, infuriated, kicked off the kids and dogs, and rescued the unfortunate kitten and brought her to the safety of the house of Team Jones. She suffered a detached retina from that fight or others, and is blind in one eye, but is otherwise healthy.

Her name began as "New Kitty" because Team Jones didn't want any more than 3 cats, and you don't name a cat the you don't expect to keep. After only a couple of months, it was clear that she was the childrens' favorite, and that she was going to stay. Her name was shortened from "NewKitty" to Newk and she has been an affectionate and loved member of Team Jones.