Ramses Cole Bengal transferred to the Black Fleet at 10 this morning, 28 July 2016. Increasingly ill in recent months, he reached the point where he could not eat or drink, and it was time to let him go. In cat years, Ramses was 85 and devoted every one of those years to making ADB a better place.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:14 pm: Edit

Ramses was a fierce defender of his territory. Here, he and his new bride Misca, watch for threats while checking out an intruder.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:15 pm: Edit

Ramses always patrolled his kingdom; his last tour of the grounds was this morning.

Here is a photo of him showing his territory to his new bride, Misca.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:19 pm: Edit

In this photo, Ramses confronts Eightball, the cat from the kingdom to the east.



In this photo, Ramses guards the border of his territory.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:39 pm: Edit

Awards and medals

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:43 pm: Edit

Ramses on patrol



Ramses standing guard

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 04:16 pm: Edit

Ramses, Chief of Security, relaxing in the newly-landscaped back yard of his home.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 04:18 pm: Edit

Inspector General Isis in the gazebo; the cougar in the background is Rocket, the grandfather of Ramses.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 04:20 pm: Edit

Security staff in action.

Inspector general Isis has been clocked a 35mph.



Ramses of the Seregeti (below)

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 04:22 pm: Edit

Isis and Ramses confer over security matters.




Ramses in his command post. The original photo (taken at night) was almost black, but due to the miracle of photoshop I was able to raise much of the detail.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, January 29, 2016 - 03:43 pm: Edit

Ramses takes his mail order bride Misca on a tour of his territory. Ramses is trained to follow commands, but Misca had only been outside the fence once and then only for a few seconds, so she had to wear a harness and leash.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, January 29, 2016 - 03:46 pm: Edit

Misca relaxes on a towel on the lower part of "the big bed" between human feet, watching her husband's tail.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, January 29, 2016 - 03:47 pm: Edit

Misca lets the two-legged servants know that her breakfast plate is empty and requires refilling.

By Thomas Mathews (Turtle) on Friday, January 29, 2016 - 06:56 pm: Edit

How is Misca doing with the harness and leash?

What will be her role at ADB?

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, January 29, 2016 - 07:13 pm: Edit

Misca does not work for ADB. She loves her harness and leash as it means a trip out of the yard.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, November 01, 2012 - 02:24 pm: Edit

During his walk on 31 October, Ramses noted that Eightball, the black cat who owns the territory to the east, had crossed the border (the road) and was intruding into Ramsesland. This would not do, and Ramses fluffed his fur into full attack mode and trotted at a fast pace to confront the intruder. Eightball retreated to his own territory, and Ramses threat-displayed along the border to make sure the incident was not repeated.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 13, 2014 - 05:18 pm: Edit

Ramses surveys his kingdom

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, October 13, 2014 - 05:20 pm: Edit

Ramses on Patrol

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, September 09, 2021 - 04:57 pm: Edit

Misca Cole Bengal passed away in the arms of her family this morning at 9:17. Leanna and I are devastated but coping as well as could be expected. Misca has been ill for some months and was diagnosed two months ago as not long for this world. We made the best of her final days for her.

Misca was sixteen, about the age most Bengals die of internal cancer, the same thing that claimed Isis and Ramses at similar ages. She joined us in 2016 to keep Ramses company in his final year, a duty she did with warmth and kindness. We gave her the best years of her life, with a cat door to a yard she could not escape and all of the high-end food and treats she could ever want.