In 2002, Wheatley Cat was given to me as a kitten by
Travis, Molly, and Tracie (to shake me out of missing
Tiger). Wheatley was a shoulder cat for many years and
became a mouser to compete with Smokey. I named him for
his coat color. I thought the fur might be the color of
barley but I was worried I'd mispronounce it as Barf-ly.
Instead I settled on wheat color; mispronouced that
would come out Sweetly. (My neighbor told me later that
a previous owner of our house was also named Wheatley.)

Wheatley lived for just over 20 years, outlasting a few
dogs.