Laurel Sheppard is a seasoned award-winning writer that has had cats all her life, all rescued or from shelters. She and her husband currently live with three cats named Hiyoshi (nicknamed Taiko Drum), Freya (also called Miss M since she is part Maine Coon), and Valkyrie (affectionately called Psycho Kitty). Laurel has written about cats for aroundrr.com and Web Examiner. She can be reached at lsheppar@columbus.rr.com.