MeMe the cat

MeMe the cat

MeMe is also a very special animal. We saw her when we went to a breeder to see an Abyssinian kitten that she had for sale. She mostly bred Oriental Short Hair cats which I found quite ugly. The breeder's house was full of cats! As I sat on the floor trying to get the kitten's attention, this black cat comes and sits on my lap and looks at me straight in the eyes with such an intense stare that I felt it in my soul. She looked like she was trying to communicate. I'm not kidding! I'm not one of those people who believes that animals talk to us with words but I know for sure that MeMe was trying to get my attention.

So we ended up not taking the kitten home that day but we came back with MeMe who was a skinny all black 8 month old Oriental Short Hair. We paid very little for her as I think the woman thought she would never get rid of her as she was no longer a kitten and apparently was very shy and had never gotten near anyone before. She would always hide. Weird isn't it? 

MeMe ended up getting quite sick after we took her home and we almost lost her. She was so skinny and small; 5 lbs. I had to give her three different medications and she was so wild and difficult that I never finished the treatment. Thank God she did recover and is now a very healthy 7 lbs.!

She is definitely my cat. She sleeps by my side under the covers every night. That ritual started when she became in heat because she was too sick to be spayed at the time. She would howl so loudly that we worried that our neighbours would complain. We did live in an apartment! So I took her into bed with me and kept her close to my body which seemed to calm her down enough that she would fall asleep. She then continued to sleep with me ever since. She follows me around the apartment and lets me clip her nails with great trust and abandon, lying on her back in my arms. She does prefer Glen's lap for watching TV.

MeMe also understands a lot of the English language. She responds to her name and comes when called and she'll come out of a closet when asked to. It took a while for MeMe to get comfortable with Cheeka but they are now good friends and often play together. 

I now find MeMe very beautiful and can see why the Oriental breeds are loved by many. What do you think?