Cole and Marmalade

Cole and Marmalade are black and ginger-tabby cats owned by Chris Poole, who runs their namesake account. The channel acts as a vlog of their lives, with videos typically showing them playing with new toys and their interactions with their owners. Chris also owns a channel called Cat Man Chris, where he documents his cat rescuing efforts outside of Cole and Marmalade.
==History==
Cole † (March 1, 2012 (approx.) - October 10, 2021 [aged 9])YouTube: 2 CUTE! Happy Birthday Cole the Black Cat! was the first cat that Chris and his partner Jess got. He was adopted at about 6 weeks old after he was found alone at a busy intersection covered in fleas. Jess chose the name Cole after the word "coal", and also because she liked the name and found it to be a combination of Chris' full name. As Cole was raised with Chris and Jess from a young age, he has bonded very closely to them.
Marmalade (born: ) is the second cat they got. He had two siblings who unfortunately died, and his original owners sadly didn't want him anymore, which led to him being adopted by Chris and Jess. He was named after the British jam of the same name. Cole and Marmalade quickly became great friends. 
===Cancer===
Marmalade was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and was also found to be . His tumours were removed and he had to undergo chemotherapy treatment, however he is reportedly healthy after briefly being in remission.
Cole was diagnosed with cancer in November 2020 after some treatments for other health problems. Cole was having difficulty breathing for a number of months and, despite having some treatments, did not seem to be getting better. He was eventually taken to a second vet, who felt that he had cancer despite there being no signs of a tumour in his x-ray scans. After some more x-rays and samples, it was confirmed he had lymphoma. Cole received treatment for his cancer. YouTube: Cole has Cancer - YouTube
===Lawsuit===
In 2016, Chris and Jess created the company Digital Pet Media with two business partners, Edward Holden and Stephen Watters, in order to increase merchandise sales. 
In December 2019, Chris and Jess were fired from the company, who setup a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit alleged that Chris behaved "erratically" and locked his business partners out of the social media accounts. DPM demanded that Chris hand back the digital equipment provided by the company, as well as charging unspecified damages and legal fees. 
Meanwhile, Poole had setup his own lawsuit against DPM, accusing them of shady business practices. A GoFundMe was set up to raise money for legal costs. During this time, DPM were uploading rehashed videos of Cole and Marmalade that did not involve Chris, Jess, or the cats at the present moment, before the channel was eventually briefly deactivated. Tampa Bay Times: Cole and Marmalade gone from the Internet after lawsuit (March 12, 2020)
The lawsuit was settled confidentially in August 2020, and Chris and Jess stopped working with DPM; instead, they began work with a new company called The Furtastic. Tampa Bay Times: Cole and Marmalade back online after cat lawsuit settled (August 31, 2020) 
===Cole's Death=== 
By September 2021, Cole's condition had worsened considerably. Chris implied that Cole may not live for much longer. One month later, on October 10, 2021, Chris announced on Twitter that Cole was going to be put down later that day.Twitter: COLE 3/1/12 - 10/10/21 Sorry everybody... we'll be saying goodbye to Cole later today He put up a brave fight that was helped by all of the love you sent his way, but his body can't support itself any longer and he let us know it's time... Rest in peace buddy #CAMFAM
==Channel milestones==
===Subscriber milestones===
* 1 million subscribers: December 30, 2018
==Gallery==
CatManChris With Tiger.jpg|Chris with a tiger.
==External Links==
*Official Website
==References==
*Unless otherwise stated, all content in this article is sourced from the official website about page.
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