Hello, I'm Faber.

(by Stripe)

Hello! We are Conan and Indrani from Canada. We live in the Nation's beautiful capital: Ottawa. A couple of soon-to-be empty nesters​,​ we have decided it's time to start some serious travelling. While our children may be moving out​,​ our two cats​,​ Charlie and Figaro​,​ are here to stay. Since their creature comforts involve hanging out with us​,​ sleeping near us and often draping themselves across us​,​ we know that they'll need some human companionship while we're gallivanting about the planet for weeks or months at a time. They are indoor cats​,​ with at-will access to an outdoor catio. This means they can still get their hunting ya-yas out. It also means we sometimes have to deal with live "critters" brought in by Figaro as trophies. He never kills them​,​ so we try to return them to the great outdoors before Charlie can catch them. More about Charlie and Figaro: they are both very healthy. Charlie is a 10 year-old faux-Norwegian Forest cat and all-around princess. We adopted him when he was six months old. He was an outdoor cat until five years ago​,​ but has fully embraced the life of an indoor cat. He's reasonably chill​,​ will only eat dry kibble and drink from his water fountain (did I say he was a princess?)​,​ and he will tell you when you are required to brush him. A cat's cat​,​ he will only let you love him when it suits him. Figaro is a 5 year-old brown mackerel tabby​,​ aka the standard issue cat (SIC). We adopted him at six months​,​ in full COVID pet adoption furor. Daft as a brush​,​ we marvel that he can survive (even thrive) with just one brain cell. While his go-to pose is belly exposed​,​ he freaks out if you try to pat his head (remember: one brain cell). He LOVES the catio​,​ especially in the early hours. Unlike Charlie​,​ he eats wet food twice a day and some snacks throughout the day. He has a perpetual look of alarm on his face​,​ but can be a real lovebug.