February 26, 2003

Unabashedly about my cats




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I know I talk a lot about my cats so I've been trying to spare you all, but upon looking at other people's blogs, I discovered some are devoted entirely to their pet(s)...some even in the voice of their pet(s). So, let me indulge myself and share with you MY cats.

First pic is Katsuo, then the next two are of his sister Wakame. They really are brother and sister and act like it too (lots of fighting recently). The first 5 years of their lives, they had free reign to outside space, trees, and little critters to hunt. Not only did they endure the awful plane trip over here from San Francisco and quarantine (bless their hearts), but now they find themselves living in a very urban, very small apartment. How can I explain that concrete is all they got? I do plan to move to a more cat friendly area some time, but for now, I've trained them to venture out and explore what little there is to explore.

This is how it works: Late at night when there is little traffic and people around to spook them (and the land lady won't bump into us), I open the door and let them out. I used to have to sit and read on the stairs until they got the courage to follow me down floor by floor. They are used to the routine now, but still don't go all the way down unless I go with them - and as you can see, Wakame is very cautious all the way down. But once they get to the ground floor, they disappear into the tiny dark alley way between my apartment building and the next one. Then I walk back up and hang out inside until they come back on their own. They do seem a bit refreshed when they come back although this really isn't a permanent solution.

Katsuo has picked up this strange habit of licking the condensation off the windows. I rarely see him use the bowl anymore and he'll lick for a good 10 minutes (with his tail sticking out from the curtains). The last pic. is of the cats in the morning eagerly waiting for me to get up and feed them.

They certainly color my life and I love them dearly.

OK. Got that out of my system. Thanks!

Posted by Mie at February 26, 2003 01:00 PM
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Cute black cat moblog!

Posted by: minami at February 26, 2003 01:34 PM

Hi Minami-san,

Thanks for appreciating my cats! : )

Posted by: Mie at February 27, 2003 09:46 AM

Dear Mie,
You are lucky, that you can keep cats.
My fiancee's apartment in Nerima-ku, forbids
all pets, so my cat, "Pitt", will have to stay
in Illinois, when I move to Tokyo-to next
month.
Kuma

Posted by: KUMA at March 2, 2003 02:50 AM

Kuma,

That is such a bummer. Pets are family, aren't they? Grrrr. But also, that plane ride just isn't for animals, so...

Posted by: Mie at March 3, 2003 06:23 PM
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