Mieszk Don’t Forget

Mieszky is one of the most clever and loyal cats I’ve ever known. 

He learned his name in just couple of weeks (his previous owner named him Jay-Jay) 

And he would answer me by saying “Rrrghh!” When I called him. 

Perhaps many cats are just as clever, but they were just not as attentive as Mieszky was.

He’d want to come sit on my lap, but I’d be busy holding Hiro or Zum and he would patiently wait by my side. 

My friend said that when he looks at me it is with so much love. 

I would see him looking at me and say “Good boy.” And he’d answer, “Rrrrghhh!” 

Were You Panda-Neko Before?

We watched a movie about a dog who reincarnated to be with his owner. 

I think that it could happen.

 After getting to know T, I noticed something under the fancy long beautiful hair. 

 Yes, he was a Main Coon Cross (we think) ,

 but that Pink nose, and that look .

And he seemed so desparate to have a home and a family. 

The only other cats that I knew that were as appreciative as T were ex-Strays , Cookie and Tamapion.

Yes, that look was the same look Panda Neko used to have. 

 He was a Big Tuxedo Cat Tom who used to come to my mom's for food.

 He was a stray and no one wanted him and he was hungry and lonely.

He’d sit outside my mom’s living room window and glare at us with his face that looked like a Batman mask . 

“Where’s my food?” 

He was definitely saying . 

And my mom would say , “ Oh you came , I’ve got fish for you “ , and she’d give him leftover bits. 

I think he wanted to be adopted by us but he would hiss when you got close. 

He didn't know how to be friends with Humans because they have been cruel to him. 

 And one day he stopped coming. 

He probably went to heaven, hungry and hurt. 

 When I see T, I see that same look.

He’s got the same Batman mask markings with the pink cute nose. 

When we just adopted him , he would hiss at us and the other cats . 

And a minute later, he'd purr, and come sit next to me. 

It's like he didn't know what to do! 

He’d Hiss at me, then start purring. 

I realized that he wanted to make friends but he was scared.  

And he’d come sit next to me while I’m cooking , or doing something . 

I called him Big Baby, and he’d twirl his tail. 

He would not want to sit on my lap, he just wanted to sit next to my feet like a dog. He does cause problems with the other cats but he always would go out of his way to show appreciation. 

Perhaps Panda Neko came back as a Main Coon Cross so people would adopt him. 

 Well, T did get adopted, but his previous owners were not nice people. 

Being a stray was hard but life as a pretty cat wasn’t always great either. 

But  I am so glad we found each other. 

And now he’s got a big family, even though some of his cat family find him Big and Annoying . ( Hime, Paz, Walter...)

Sometimes

I ask him , “Were you Panda Neko?” 

If you are, I’m glad you came and found us. 

He twirls his long bushy tail and thumps it at me, and purrs like this: “Purr, Purr, Purr”! 

The only cats that cuddle

Our cats do not cuddle, but everyone cuddles with Mieszk! 

Because he is kind and soft.

And you don’t have to worry about getting a “Wack !!”from Mieszky, because he has a heart of gold. 😇

Unfortunately doesn’t go both ways all the time though. 

Sometimes when Mieszky comes to share the Fuzzy “Walter Cushion” , the other guys bite him to shooo him off… when they are feeling mean 😢 

But this doesn’t put Mieszky off. 

So Pazzy ,especially , has a special place in his heart for Mieszky . 

He welcomes him and have a nice nap together. 

Paz would lick Mieszky.  Paz is very attentive to the ones he loves.

Mieszky doesn’t lick any other cats , but he licks my hair !

 Paz and Mieszk, 

Gold and Silver. 

Opposites but buddies.

Walter Knows (NOSE) !!!!

Walter has a super pointy nose which must work superpowers due to its pointy-ness. I accidentally left the fridge open and he is halfway in there trying to get go the ham.

Mieszky had to have medication twice a day so I would put it into food. I'd do it quietly so Walter don't catch on. But somehow he' d know!
Well, it doesn't help that Mieszky starts getting excited and starts saying "meooo, meooo!" So Walter would end up getting treats too.

But it's ok, Walter is an Angel. He is full of spirit and he makes us laugh.

Miss Nosey Otter

There was a program about the zoo and there were many otters on the show. They were black, sleek, and SUPER NOSEY! Remind you of someone?!
Our own Princess Hime, of course!

As soon as I open a package , she is looking in , Purrring !

Yes she noticed there’s something new !

“I like this, “she says.

She snuggles in the packaging , admiring the nice rusty paper padding. 

Another day,

I lifted the underbed storage and of course she is there trying to get into the storage.

 I told her no, but she wont listen and when i tried to shut the storage she got stuck on the side..... 

"URaaaaaahhhh, "she said. 

I had to pull her out from the side. 

 She is the same cat as the little kitten who got covered in Sunflower Oil because she was noseyimg in the kitchen. 14 years young! 

 She was too busy getting into trouble when she was a kitten, but now she would take the time to come and cuddle with us and she fusses over us.

Everybody Loves Cat Tree

Everybody just hung out here all the time,

Especially in the winter when it was cold and the heating would kick in from under the cat tree.

 

Paz would always be in the saucer, the saucer is perfect for a chubby cat 🤣

My New Scarf

Do you like my new scarf?

She is black and matches everything. 

She will move her head up and down while she is wrapped up on your neck so your face is nice and warm too.

Hime is a cheek warmer for Zum another day...

My BFF! And Zum’s BFF too!

Hime was special from even when she was a tiny kitten. Some people (or cats) just got that spark. 

Look at that cute Power Spot!

T Gets Mad At Me

No one likes Flea treatments on their neck. 

Hime, she senses everyone getting caught and being  treated, immediately runs away before I get a chance to catch her. 

Good old Paz don’t care, he’d just get back to normal, no hissing, no biting, no getting traumatized at all. 

But T , “Mr I Am A Bully “ is a big wimp once again. 

He tries but can’t run away because he’s slow!

So I catch him and put the treatment on his neck, and instantly he’s traumatized!

He runs off from me, saying 

“Mama’s being mean to me”

And tries to run outside. 

I try to stroke him and tell him it’s ok, 

He Won’t let me pet him!!

I try again and he slithers away. 

AWW! Kechi T!

He goes outside to get away from Mean Mama!

I was finally forgiven when it started to rain and I let him in. 

He let me stroke his wet coat!

Back to being Loyal T. 

Sits next to me and taps his tail. 

Hana Pisha!

OMG isn’t he just the Cutest?! It must be a Walter Superpower to have a Juicy , Wet Pointy , Nose. He uses it for finding bits of food, And when someone is crying, he’ll offer to Hana Pisha! (Would you like me to stick my wet nose on your hand or feet to make you feel better?)

Walter is the Guardian Angel with the wet nose. Hiro tells me "Walti, Hana Pisha". Yes he most definitely is!

Zum says, “ why is it always wet?” I don’t know! Must be Walter Superpower. But it makes someone who is crying laugh when the wet cold nose tickles your feet! He will sometimes lick you too. Aww Walter!!

Mieszky Naps

Zum asked me when she was 5,

“Guess who my favorite cat is right now!” 

I asked her who, it was usually Hime, and sometimes Thor.

She says , “ it’s Mieszky! He sleeps under my bed every day” and she hugs Mieszky who was sitting by us. (He has a quiet way of being with us naturally like air)

So he used to sleep under her bed and I asked if his snoring kept her up but she said “no he snores and purrs too but I don’t mind.” 

Mieszky snores when he sleeps because he has a stuffy nostril. 

But it’s comforting when he’s there. 

Zum said she missed him when he was missing and told me how nice it was to have him sleep under her bed.

She also told me when I was at the cinema with my mom friend a year ago, all the cats were under her bed! 

How unusual and cool ! 

They Are Nearer to Us

This person was talking about how he felt his mother who passed away, she seemed to be there with him more after she passed. 

 He says she pops up in his dreams and its like she never left, and he feels that if he goes back to his parents' house she's still there. When our loved ones passes away, they just seem like they are watching us from closeby. 

 A day later I had this vivid dream about Paz. He was on his one of his vacations and he was just living with this lady nearby. 

So he just pops back to our house to say hello. "Oh, you were there the whole time!" I said to him and he comes to me and he is nice and fat like a marshmallow man. Obviously he is being fed very well by this lady, and probably some other neighbors ! So it seemed like he was really near and he was well, and back to his big, cheeky Ginger self!

 I had the dream and woke up kind of happy. Then remembered he had passed away. 

That day, Zum and I were walking down the shortcut , and I thought about how Pazzy used to follow us, and the dream, and I missed him so much. I told Zum I missed him and I wished he was with us, on our walks together. 

 She said to me, 

"Well he just may be with us walking down the shortcut now!" and pats my hand. 

... Clever girl, isn't she?

Slowpoke T

When I call T, he trods over, never RUNNING, it looks like a bear trying to walk fast. I don't think I've ever seen this guy really run , because when he tries to escape from me I can 100% catch him! (Could not do that with Mieszky, Cookie, or Hime!

T was meowing outside to be let in. I opened the door and saw this little mouse...who had already gone to heaven . How does someone so slow catch a mouse? poor mousey . Well, nice of him to bring me the mouse, it is a nice gesture of kindness, like "I know you can't catch mice yourself, so I got you one, thanks for all that you do for me" One thing T is, is that he is very grateful. Maybe its because he almost got put down by his previous owner. Maybe because he is unpopular. Or he just is!

It was very nice of him but I didn't want to pick the poor mousey up , so the mouset present was left by the back door. couple of hours later the mousey vanished, I think the magpie picked him up. Well....the circle of life goes on, and I am glad mousey's life was not wasted!

Hiro's First Cat Name

Was ..... T!!!

well, he calls him "TT", its the easiest, isn't it? He was almost 1 when he started saying that. Then it was Hime

and Miesky (He says Mie-cky, but Mieszky don't mind.) Then it was Walti! (as in Walti Balti!) I was surprised Hime was the second name that he said, but I guess he was already 1 and he heard Hime's name a lot. He would also say "Neko", as he understood about cats already!!

Paz Came to See Us

I had a great dream about Paz. We were at the front of the house, and Paz waltz in, casually , like he used to !

It was as if he had just gone for a walk and decided to grace us with his presence again! He was wearing a harness for when we used to take him for a walk. He was so handsome and white and ginger, with his stunning eyes that looks into your soul. I felt that he really did come visit me. I missed him terribly lately as I was walking to the station from our house, and this is where he would come follow us through the shortcut. T would go outside but he wouldn't follow us like Paz did. Paz would be saying "Meeeeooowwww, Meeeowww" and wanting to walk with us all the way to the supermarket. He is a great walking buddy. But I feel thankful that he did come visit me in my dream. Zum says she has been having dreams about Paz and Cookie too. Maybe it is that time of the year when our loved souls come visit!

Great Day for Mama

Hiro has been talking very well this month, it is like he went from 5 to 80 in a month (From Grunting to using couple of words)!

He told on his sister, Bean chan! She would not share the french toast with him, so he came and said to me, "Bean chan dozo" (Zumi chan won't offer to me)! I can totally get what he wanted to communicate to me! He was bouncing on the couch next to me (he is not supposed to!) and he came and hugged my knee. He said , "Mama--- Daisuki!" I was really surprised ! He also put his cheek next to me and kissed me. Wow. He started kissing us and the cats before 1 , but I didn't know if he knew what that was. It is great to be able to communicate better with this little guy!

Who is The Strongest?

Zum asked me, "Who is the strongest of our cats?" Well, Paz would hit everyone who would get in his way , mostly during food time. "So is it Paz who is the strongest? " Zum asks. But when T came he would jump on Paz if Paz was being mean and beat him up. (During Food time T would just cower and give in to Paz or anyone) "So is it T who is strongest? " Zum asks. Well, you are forgetting a Little Miss Nosey Princess named Hime who just happens to beat up T when he's in her way. So is it Hime, who is the strongest? Zum asks. It is Hime who is the Boss. The smallest and oldest, and the female-est! But... you are forgetting the fluffy gentle softie who would jump on Hime to play (she doesn't) , and he doesn't get scared if Paz or Hime hits him, he just says "It's ok, you are still my friend , I will just sit next to you" And Hime and Paz who would hit him would change their mind and lick Mieszky's head.

Big Baby Thinks In the Car

T is used to being taken to places. He would be going to Uncle Danny's when we are away so he wouldn't bother Paz. So when I took him and Walter to the vets, I was surprised he started whinning in the car. Walter wasn't happy he was going , espcially with his least favorite family member. Zum tried to give him treats but the Mighty Greedy Walter wouldn't eat! After the vet brought them back, I decided to put T on the lead so he coukd sit on the car seat. There was no room for two cat carriers. T walked around (while I was driving) , he walked on the dashboard and below thr seats. He sat on the floor of the car on top of my scarf. He then decided to sit on my lap (while I was driving, still) .... and stayed there. He is such a Big Baby!

He was relieved to get back. And yes, he's bit fatter than last year!

Round , Big Fluffy Baby!