Cats

We miss our cat, Moses, who is basically the greatest cat I’ve ever known. Japan is completely free of rabies, and so there is a high chance of an extended quarantine for incoming pets. Not knowing how long we would be here, and if we were even allowed a pet, we decided it wasn’t practical to try to bring Moses. Instead, I stopped in Los Angeles for a couple of days on the way to Tokyo and delivered him to my older brother. Now Moses is a California kitty.

To tide us over until we are reunited, we have regularly been going to the pet section at our local home center to see the kitties. One in particular is a Scottish Fold, and we are in love with him. Unfortunately he costs ¥88,000, or over $1,000! 

We found a couple of omiyage (souvenirs) that we may send Moses from Japan.

Inspired by a kitty in an ACTUAL shirt!

This hamster has 2 ways!

Update:  After this post was written, the Scottish Fold disappeared from our local hardware store.  We suspect foul play... or someone now owns a very expensive pet!