By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times

Name: Abby

Owners:  Alan and Martha Matthews

Age: Senior kitty

Abby is truly a Cove Cat, living in Andrews Cove. Alan and Martha were pretty much done with broken hearts from losing pets. As much as Martha loved animals, she even agreed no more. Their youngest kitten was approaching senior status when her elderly cousin contacted her, asking if she could take one of her kitties. They said sure and changed the kitten’s name to Abby. She is now Alan’s lap cat. Now a senior, she enjoys just hanging out with her family on Andrews Cove, being a Cove Cat. 

By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times

Name: Oreo

Age: 3 years old

Breed: Tuxedo kitty

Owner: Cheryl Temple

Oreo enjoys when he can come along to the lake. He loves laying out on the deck, watching all the birds go by.

By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times

Names: Lucy and Sadie

Ages: Sadie (pictured on the chair) is 8 years old. Lucy’s age is unknown.

Owners:  Scott and Ellen Betzer. Both were taken in as stray kittens.

Sadie and Lucy love lounging around on the deck during the day and are great hunters by night. Because they were strays, they like to wander and have people in the neighborhood feed and love on them. Everyone in the neighborhood knows them. They love following Ellen when she goes on her walks with her dog, which Ellen finds kind of embarrassing at times. She has had up to four cats trailing her on her walks. 

By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times

Name: Salvador, or “Sali” for short

Owner:  Roberta Brink

Sali showed up in the neighborhood last summer. He was overweight, so Roberta assumed he had a home, even though he was elusive and fearful of people. When the weather got cold, she made sure he had food and water and a warm place to stay. Eventually, he decided that Roberta was his person and now comes running whenever she goes outside. He has his own heated house but still prefers the shed — except when it is bitterly cold outside. He does not want to come inside. Roberta scanned him, and he does have a chip, but no one ever registered him. Roberta is perfectly happy letting her “Chunky Monkey” live his best life with her! 

By Cheryl Temple | Lake Panorama Times

Names: Puck and Frankie

Owners: Roberta and Bruce Brink

Breed: Maine Coon Mix

Age: 2 

Roberta has volunteered at Panora Pets since 2009. She and her husband, Bruce, had been looking for a kitten, and they immediately fell in love with these two. They have been enjoying life on Lake Panorama since November 2024. Their favorite activities are cuddling with one another or chasing anything that moves. Frankie spends part of the day in Roberta’s lap in her office, since she works from home.