Cats, cats, cats

I took a walk after dinner (which is my breakfast), and knew you'd all enjoy this kitty:

Those Sphinx cats are too cute. I have never seen one up close and personal. My elderly cat has hyperthyroidism, which does make her anxious. She takes medication and labs have her in normal range. She also is diabetic, but no longer on insulin. She has arthritis and on pain medication. Poor little cat. Usually in day time hours she is her cute little self, but may have some meowing outbursts for no reason. At night it can be bad. It wasn't until she was 21 that we ever heard her meow. She would squeak, just tiny little meows. She would sit in my lap and tell me little cat secrets. When it was time for her insulin, she would get in my lap and tell me what location to use. I did a video of it. The vet loved it. LOL

That's a sweet story, so glad it had a happy ending.

All the above photos are cats met in South West India. I was there as a parent volunteer on DD's school's cultural exchange. Cats there are mostly feral or else the equivalent of "barn cats".

The first photo is a little scrap of a kitten that we met at a roadside cafe. Heartbreaking as it was situated on a really busy road and this little kitten was going in and out scrounging, but so near to a busy road, very dangerous.

There is not a lot to scrounge for as most cafes, restaurants and homes are vegetarian. I suppose the cats get some dairy to supplement their diet. The cat in the middle photo, on the mat was a barn cat at the boarding school we were staying in.

The two in the last photo were barn cats at a neighbouring farm.

My Snickers, who is somewhere between 16-19 we think, often howls at night but usually only for a few minutes at a time. Seems like she does it more when it's dark, so we think she either is keeping herself company or trying to remember where we are. I usually hear her and tap on my nightstand, and then she comes up on the bed. years go when we first adopted her, she cried most of the night, probably because she didn't have any any other cats around to sleep with. I always felt so bad for her and I wish I had insisted on getting two. But I caved when my husband said one was enough.

Wow those kitties are tiny. I hope that people look after them. They likely do live fairly hard lives.

Loving all the photos! Such beautiful kitties! You remind me of how fortunate I am to have 9 cats, and a husband that helps me take care of them, even though he often will disagree with that fact.

Rah, awesome work! It's hard to trap them, at least for me. If she lets you pet her and purrs, you can't ask for much more! I am sure she thoroughly enjoys the warmth! Our little spayed girl is living in her heated house inside the dog house and it was 17 degrees this morning. Good for you!!!

Love the little kitties. So cute. Cold today, even for Florida. Louie has no interest in the back porch. Felix slept pretty good last night. No howling in the middle of the night. Felix hates Louie and he ignores her. If she even thinks he is somewhere close she starts hissing. Louie says that old cat is no fun and there is so many fun things to do in the house. Unrolling the paper towels tops the list and if he gets the whole roll down, he can shred it was his back claws. That is the best fun.

Rah, you are a good person! Thanks for helping that kitty.

She is clearly plotting your demise!

Here's another kitty photo from Manila. I'm pretty sure the two snoozing on the left are the same two I photographed earlier in my trip. The one on the right was grooming away--and yes, that's artificial grass. There are strips of it throughout this area:

QT - adorable photo!

Edj - artificial grass, how interesting! So nice to see those kitties, I would never get to see them, awesome, thank you!

Rah - I bet Barn kitty is so happy to be inside!

Florida kitties - stay warm! I saw your forecast this morning!

How's this for whiplash? It's 80 F here in Manila at 9 PM. At home in Kansas, it's 31 F. I think I'm going to freeze my bippy off.

Florida cats are cold, cold, cold. Louie wants to play hide and seek.

Find the cat.

I am too far north for iguanas, but yes, they are falling from the trees in South Florida.