First, the bad news: This was Sandy, Anders's first cat, who had to be put to sleep earlier this year at *3 years old* due to an incurable disease. This, as you can imagine, was extremely suckful for all of us. He was a strong, aggressively friendly cat with an improbably bushy tail; he quickly became the feline Big Cheese in our house.
Now the good news: This is Sooty, who Anders met and bonded with not long before Sandy passed away. Sooty is a strong, aggressively friendly cat with a pitifully skinny tail. He pretty much lets the other cats do their own thing, except when he's stealing their food or chasing their tails.