The family obtained a cat sometime in 2000. He came home from the humane society of Longmont. His name is Scorpio. His name is the sole reason for the enticed trip to the pound and ultimate adoption. Once he was released from his carrier, he owned the house.

He once was a feisty fellow. He loved to hide in his little cat tube that we placed on a table in our living room so he would be able to look out the window when we weren't home. But these days he lounges around all day, that is if he is left out all night.

Scorpio has many luxuries. He sleeps on comfy quits He lounges on the neighbors brand new furniture, on the front porch, and on the arm of my couch .



Scorpio comes and goes as he pleases. If he is forbidden to go outside, he will rest at nothing until he is outside. When he is ready to come in, he pounces the front screen door and if that does not get your attention, he will start to pull at the screen, which makes a distinct sound of "cat pulling screen of door!"

He's tolerated many other four legged friends to come through the house, or stay outside if they choose. He didn't particularly care for two little cats that found their way home from the San Luis Valley, Noodles and Cleopatra. He started to use our laundry baskets as a urinal to protest their presence in the house. Since Scorpio lived in the house first, the two little ones had to find new homes.


Now he shares the house with Mika. She came with a mate named Rico, but he had so many medical problems, that I just couldn't keep up with his medical bills, so we found him a nice home in Lakewood with a Foster Pug mom. She eventually adopted him!

Mika would also chase Scorpio, that is until she found I was not going to allow her to stay in the house if she did! They are buds now. Well, they tolerate each other.

I wanted a little dog so that I would be able to take the creature with me if I were to leave the house, but at the same time, needed something to ground me and keep me home when the kids were not! I needed that something that would fill the silence of an empty house and keep my mind from floating without a reason. Mika keeps me entertained! She barks and chases birds; she talks back to the neighborhood dogs; and sometimes even the dogs on TV.

I love my animals!