Mountain View Cattle Company

Every cat has a story.  Click on the thumbnail photos for a larger view!

Bruiser:  Totally deaf. Adopted August 2007. Very fluffy.  Bruiser goes "limp" when you pick him up - we suspect he is part Ragdoll.  This poor little waif was rescued and taken to Shelton's Kitten Rescue. He was dirty, needed hernia surgery, and was covered in fleas and ear mites. Now a gorgeous boy and still acting like a kitten.
Cassi:  Yellow-eyed white deaf. Cassi hears noises at certain  pitches only - such as oven timers and alarm clocks. She spent several months at a shelter.  We walked into a pet store to buy hamster food and spotted her right away; she was depressed and non-responsive to the bustle around her.  She was  half-starved and had a terrible coat so nobody wanted  her. We took her to a loving and caring home and were  amazed at the speed she adapted to the other cats.  She is a playful and loving  pet, and grateful to be home. At 5 years old, she came through surgery to remove large bladder stones. She was very brave through it all.   Cassi is a "copycat", learning to do what the other cats do:  scratching like Angel on the post (ears pinned); sitting in the same spots and in the same poses as the other cats.  She drinks water from a dripping faucet (and demands a "drip" often!). See  Cassi's page.  for more photos and info.
Elsa:  Adopted August 2007.  Lovely ACTIVE tortishell who is close friends with Bruiser and Oscar.  Elsa is an absolute love and tons of fun.  She is now a dainty young cat with an amazing black marble coat.  She never seems to be alone - very sociable with other cats.
Fluffe:   Beautiful white male cat, found in the barn May 2009.  Obviously a drop-off, Fluffe was dirty, matted and hungry but VERY friendly.  Fluffe is white with green eyes and he can hear just fine, unlike the other white cats.  He has grown into a huge handsome cat - a 25 inch basket can barely hold him! He likes to watch the birds on the sun porch in between hard sessions of play.
Lincoln - a lovely black and white boy in a tuxedo - unrelated to the six pack or his buddies Taylor and Ranger. Absolutely the sweetest and loving cat.  Certain that every one wants him and no one is excluded from his affections (cats or people).  A treasure.
Mina: Dainty FERAL calico adopted at 8 weeks.  Mina is ALSO nearly deaf.  Only after we had Prince and Angel did we recognize the signs: shyness, ignoring people and noises, easily startled.  She followed Joe everywhere until his death in 2006. She is lost without him. After 10 years we do pet Mina now and then, but she is VERY shy.  She likes to mouse in the gardens and around the buildings, but never goes far from the barns.	!
Missi: Ex-feral cat, rescued after being hit by a county road mower as a tiny kitten (picked right out of the grass). Her tail was shortened to about 4 inches. She is the smallest cat but is very tough. In her younger days she would hike to the creek with her people (1/4 mile each way). Now a senior cat.
Oprah and Olivia;  black and white sisters, born March 31, 2009, adopted from Kitten Rescue in Shelton, Washington. They arrived at the farm sight unseen on November 7, 2009 for the purpose of living in the barn and being additional rodent hunters. But, one look at them with their beautiful shiny black coats, and it was obvious that they were destined to be house cats instead.  Amazingly, they are doubles of the two black and white male cats Russ had back in the late 1940’s and early 50’s. Reincarnation? As with all black and white cats they are very loving and sometimes great pests, especially when their people are working on the computer.   They have made great friends with Fluffe.    Photo as of February 2011.
Oscar:  Adorable orange tabby. Adopted from a shelter in 2006.  A plain orange cat - we thought no one would want him.  And he looked enough like Spider to be his "kid".  A loving and playful cat.  The last kitten raised by Spider, he is following in "Uncle Spidey's" footsteps.  Oscar has raised five cats so far - and does a good job too!
Precious:  Beautiful white female cat, found hiding in the barn June 2010.  Her eyes are also green, and she is not deaf. Obviously another drop-off from Fluffe's family - they are virtually identical except for size.  Precious appears a year or two older.  Like Fluffe, she was dirty, matted and hungry but VERY friendly.  Now brushed out and well fed, she is blossoming with good care.  A true joy.  Like Fluffe, she also adores watching the birds on the sun porch.  She also enjoys her new life of ease with plenty of nap time.
Prince: Blue-eyed white deaf.  Prince appears to be mostly Siamese.  An  elegant cat that was a totally feral young adult when we adopted him in 1999 from the local shelter - he was there a long time with no takers. Taming Prince took several years (and LOTS of cooked liver!) Now a senior cat, Prince is a reformed kitty.  He will play with both people and other cats, and really likes to be petted or brushed  Prince is delicate physically (a bad disc in his back) and needs a lot of TLC.  He has the interesting habit of using his paws to pick his cat food out of the bowl and eat it - from his paw! He drinks water the same way - dips his paws and licks the water off.
Raja:  Odd-eyed white cat - 1 blue eye & 1 gold.  Adopted in February 2005 from a local animal rescue group.  She was less than 2 years old and had already raised two sets of kittens. Raja is deaf on the blue eye side.  Her coat is so soft!  Super sweet and loving kitty.  VERY active and playful.  Interesting habits: 1)  eating vegetables (swiss chard, green beans, coleslaw) and fruit (peaches, applesauce, fruit cocktail); 2) Watching TV!  She watches so often we sent her photo in to KOMO and she was featured on the morning news! See her "star" photos here.
Ranger -  orange tabby adopted with sister Taylor at Christmas 2010 (along with Lincoln).  Their mother was killed and they were semi-feral.  Taming down nicely as house cats and very happy.  Ranger is like all orange cats very friendly with other cats and likes people too. Curious is his middle name!  Little spot over his nose. Photo as of August 2010.
Sara:  Sweet black and white cat.  Sara arrived at Shelton's Kitten Rescue with her 4 kittens (10-days old) with  two broken hind legs.  Veterinarian inserted pins (2 small ones and a large one) to stabilize her bones and she raised her kittens with casts on her legs. Poor baby. We learned about her and adopted her as soon as we were told she was ready to go home on July 26, 2005.  Now fully recovered and very busy.  See Sara's page for more photos of this brave, sweet cat.
Taz:  Enormous gray male.  No photo does  justice to the "pearly" shine to his coat - every gray hair has a "frosted" tip.  Taz somehow came up with an "oriental" bow as his greeting: he literally marches up to people (and dogs!) and without bending his knees taps his head on the ground (between the ears)! As a kitten he used to come at a run and  somersault in for a tummy rub. Guess he got too fat for somersaults.  Taz  specializes in climbing trees and fence post sitting (why did the cat climb the post - to sit on the top and purr, of course!). He runs up and down trees like a gray squirrel.  A super mouser.
Taylor - Pretty little Tortishell kitten with orange stripes on her hind legs like her brother Ranger and white feet.  Semi-feral babies whose mom was killed, they were adopted from the shelter and became house cats.
And the Six Pack on their own page!!

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