Hi,
On May 27/08 my husband and I came to your centre and adopted our male cat whom you called Sidney. He’s an approx. 3 yr. old brown mackerel tabby. I’ve attached two photos. We have since renamed him Teddy as he’s just like a big adorable teddy bear and with an appetite of one as well! When I told my husband that we’d get a male cat so he wouldn’t be the only male in the house, I didn’t realize the new male would have an appetite like my husband’s too. Teddy has settled in, as if he has always belonged.
Our other cat, Tabitha (12 yrs old) thinks he can return to where ever he came from, 
as she wants nothing to do with him and ignores him when she isn’t swearing, cursing, hissing or batting at him, especially when he tries to play with her. She carries on as if she’s being murdered, and I had been hollering at them to stop, but quit that when I notice that Tabitha would go right back and “sit” in his face just daring him to try anything. Next thing you know, they’re both curled up on the bed together, not close, but about a foot apart.
Tabitha never slept close to our other cat, Tinsel, who we lost to cancer in early April after a lengthy illness, either. They tolerated each other, but weren’t cuddle buddies. She was 10 yrs old and is greatly missed. Tinsel was 2 yrs. when we got her from a friend who also died of cancer. Teddy loves sitting at the back door and watching the chipmunks and birds in the back yard, playing with his toy mice and when he bored with these, then there’s always the old crab (Tabitha) to tease.
My morning routine after breakfast used to be go sit on the couch and read the newspaper, but now it’s cuddle Teddy time instead. He won’t take no for an answer, and of course in typical cat fashion, just sit’s on top of the newspaper if it’s in his way. He has to get as close to my face as he can, wrap his front paws around my neck and be cheek to cheek with me or tuck his head under my chin. This lasts for about 1/2 – 1 hour and then he’s had enough and I can finish my newspaper.
Our cats get a bedtime treat and about 12:30 (our bedtime is 1:00 a.m.), Teddy comes into the computer room where I’m at and starts loudly meowing for his snack, running back to the door, back to me complaining that he’s starving and can’t I PLEEEEESE HURRY UP, before he fades away. Once I do go into the kitchen, he’s almost in panic mode about his treat. I have never with all the cats I’ve had over the years and that includes 17 yrs of breeding and showing Himalayans, had a cat that is so obsessed with food. I don’t know if he had a period in his life where he was actually starving or not and this is the result, or if he’s just a born glutton. We have to watch him around our food as he doesn’t mind sticking his face in our plates if given the chance. Supper is around 5 p.m., but he starts laying by their supper dishes around 3 p.m. waiting and everytime I go near the kitchen sink he starts meowing that he’s starving. Since they have their cat crunchies free choice all the time, that’s certainly not the case!
We had his shots updated the end of June and he weighed in at that time, 17 
pounds. He is a big boned boy, but he probably weighs about 20 pounds now.
We are very happy with him and Thank You for our lovely boy.
Sincerely,
Valerie & Bill