Baby Butterball is the one in the blue cube. He is Tigers' half brother (same mother, different litter). He was named Butterball because when he was a kitten he was the only surviving kitten in the litter and his mother must have made him nurse 24/7 to be comfortable. He was so fat he didn't walk, HE WADDLED!
Rufus is the one on top of the kitty condo. He is the old man of the house at 14. We got him from the shelter about 7 years ago. His owner had died and the relatives turned him into the shelter. He looked so depressed, we brought him home. He immediately hated every other cat in the house and had to be seperated and slowly brought into the fold. We think Rufus was the only cat in the house for his whole life and our house can be a little intimidating.
Frankie is the white one in the bottom of the kitty condo. We found him at a grocery store when he was about 10 weeks old. He was under a pick up truck, on top of the spare tire. Frankie is solid white with baby blue eyes and yes, he is totally deaf. This doesn't stop him from living a full life though. He is the one who got through to Rufus. When Frankie was a kitten, Rufus, would growl and hiss and act all tough. Frankie couldn't hear him so he just ignored him. Rufus was baffled that he couldn't buffalo Frankie. To this day they are playmates.