Hamlet - Large and Black

Acquired in January 1995 from an animal shelter, Hamlet was a cute little black bundle of fur. Due to strange circumstances another person cared for him in St Louis for a while and he apparently wasn't fed consistantly. When we 'rescued' him in August 1995, he was an average size. Once we got him home, he now gobbles everything in sight when he's fed. BIG kitty.

Hamlet also gets called Ham-Lump, Hamster and Hammaluphagus!

Hamlet loves any kind of food. When Oscar was alive, they did catch two mice in winter '98.

Jan 99 sees Hamlet at a slightly hefty 18 pounds. Note that even though that picture shows him outside, he was on a leash. He is definitely an indoor cat only. We're trying to now feed the cats separately - Hamlet gets an Iams "light" diet downstairs and Oscar gets a "senior" diet up in the bedroom. Hopefully this will keep them both happy. Hamlet has learned well to leave the room when the parakeets are out - they think he's part of the "flock" and try to land on him when he's around! Another good reason to always be present and alert when the parakeets are out, period :)

Hamlet in 2000

Hamlet in 2001 - Click for Larger Image

By March 2001, Hamlet has hit 21 pounds. Time to take some action. He's still quite active, but we've put him onto a prescription diet to try to get him back down to something reasonable. He's still very cuddly, and you can hear him coming down the stairs :)

Juliet and Hamlet

In April 2002 Hamlet is back down to 18. Hurrah!

By January 2004 he's back up to 19 pounds. This mostly happens because when we go away on trips we leave lots of food out for them and they gorge.

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