This week I turned 7. Can you believe it how time flies when you’re having fun. I have such a fun and happy life that I don’t really want for anything other than to go for my daily walkies and run on my wheel. So to celebrate my special day mummy took me for a walkies but today we did something slightly different. As you all know mummy takes me for walkies in new places sometimes and so today we went down to the footpath at the end of our road as it’s nice and quiet and peaceful down there. I can hear the trees swishing over head, the cows moo-ing and the sheep baa-ing whilst also sniffing out the odd bunny or two.

The path was full with plants and I could feel them tickle my tummy as we walked through them, they smelt fresh after a rain shower and every so often I stopped to have a little munch on them. Then mummy said “which way do you want to go Jen?” I stopped and held my head up and sniffed the air and followed the most interesting scent. What a good choice of direction it was, I had kind of been this way before, mummy said it was something called a field, we had never been all the way in before, just to the edge really. Although mummy did help me climb something called a gate, it was fun to walk along but a very tricky balancing act as it was quite wobbly.

As we went into the field there was an interesting rustling sound, a bit like the sound of the leaves in the trees but low down and kind of like a whisper. I liked that kind of sound and as mummy and I ventured further I realised that it was the sound of super tall grass and mummy said that there was so much grass that it went almost as far as she could see.

Then mummy did something really different, just when I thought she couldn’t get any dafter than she is already she started running, shouting “Come on Jen, keep, up, try and catch me!” Well I don’t really have much choice as I’m attached to her with the lead but off I went in hot pursuit chasing after her, leaping through the grass to try to catch her. When mummy stopped, something to do with not being able to run and laugh at the same time, I caught her and we had a little cuddle and I meowed and meowed at mummy as it was such fun leaping through the grass to play with her, I’m not sure it’s a fair race as she has much longer legs that me but then I’ve got four and can bounce through the grass like, as mummy put it, a tigger.

Let’s go again I meowed so off we went, running this way and that, going up and round and across and down, backwards and forwards and back again. All the while with mummy laughing and me meowing with happiness. We stopped for a breather and a quick cuddle and mummy said to me “I hope no-one’s watching us Jenny, here I am with a cat on a lead, running round a field, laughing whilst trying to film it on my phone, they’re going to think we’re completely mad if they see us now!”

I don’t care mummy, this is just so much fun, let’s go again I meowed excitedly….and off we went again.

Earlier in the week mummy took me for a late walkies up at the nature reserve. We walked and walked and walked and then walked some more. We walked over hard surfaces, soft surfaces, damp surfaces and some which were a bit soft and squishy. Somehow we seemed to get caught up in amongst some people running, I don’t know quite why they were running as they’re gonna miss all the fun and interesting things that are all around us, there’s no way they can take in all the beauty of nature if they’re not taking their time to wander gently like mummy and I do. To keep out of the way of the runners mummy guided me slightly off the track and we found a quiet place where we were alone together again, there were some funny noises and this place smelt different to other places I’ve been, I could hear a gentle, slightly familiar sound and combined with a slightly familiar scent of fresh water I could only fink that mummy and I had found a giant puddle. According to mummy this giant puddle is called a pond and the funny noises I could hear that I thought were just odd sounding birds were something called moorhens which were hiding away from me and mummy under some trees away over the other side of the water. Mummy let me explore around the decking area but she kept me on a short, locked lead when I started to try to get a closer sniff of the water and stuck my head through the fence. “No Jen” she said, “you can’t go in there, you’ll get wet paws and it’s deep so I don’t want to have to fish you out if you slip. Plus we don’t want to scare the creatures that live here, they won’t be used to seeing a cat here”

After I’d explored round the pond we carried on our walk and only saw a couple of the runners on the way back, they had lapped us so it was the second time they had thanked mummy for moving over and letting them past, they sounded quite tired.

I’ve had such a great week and I feel so lucky to be able to do such fun things and spend time in the beautiful outdoors. I hope that I can bring you a little of the joy that I feel through my stories and sharing my adventures with you.

I think there’s something strange going on. Last week mummy came home early and then her and daddy disappeared for hours. It had started earlier though because over a few days before some of our stuff started disappearing. First it was a couple of toys, then a scratcher, then one of the water fountains. This is very strange and we were all wondering where all our stuff was going, I thought maybe Millie was playing tricks on us blindies! Then one day I found one of the bedroom doors closed which is very strange as there weren’t any other humans around which is normally why the rooms get closed, plus it wasn’t night time, the room was closed during the day too. Oh well, never mind I thought, humans can do odd things sometimes.

Then on the day mummy and daddy disappeared when they finally came home they didn’t even stop to say hello but went straight off into the closed room. They had something with them that smelt funny as it quickly wafted past, this all seemed a little familiar and then I remembered that the very same thing happened when they brought Lil P home. Then I suddenly clicked, that strange new smell was the scent of a new brofur or sisfur. We all waited patiently and after a while mummy and daddy came out of the room and I was right, they said that we had a new little sisfur called Mona Lisa, she wasn’t a Cyprus kitty like us but mummy said that she had come all the way from Dubai. “We’ll introduce you to her in time but she’s very, very shy and so we’re going to let her settle in before we let her meet all of you”

Daddy also explained that she is going to fit right in with our Purrfectly Imperfect crew because like us she is unique and a little bit different. Sadly though as mummy and daddy started to tell us her story it was clear that whilst Mona Lisa was different, her differences weren’t due to nature or street living but sadly her differences were caused by a horrible human who mutilated her just because they could. We were all shocked by this story and it made us feel very sad and sorry for our new sisfur.

But we’re cats so we don’t feel sorry for anything for very long, we just get on with life and living and so one by one we’ve been having a little secret sniff under the door to try to get an idea of what she might be like. Millie likes to sit watching the door from a respectful distance whilst she listens to what’s going on inside. There’s a steady flow of mummy and daddy going in and out and every time they do we get a little more of a sniff, a little more of a listen and for Millie a little peek at what she looks like. Millie reported back that she definately fits in with our odd family as, from what she saw through the tiny crack in the door that mummy left open whilst she was in there, she only has one ear and at first Millie was a bit confused because she smells like a cat but she thought Mona Lisa might be a bunny because she also has no tail at all. We all decided then and there that if she is really a cat and not a bunny that her uniqueness definately gave her the necessary credentials to be part of our Purrfectly Imperfect Crew.

The introductions have been slow and I for one hate intruders in my home but we have at least all met each other, mummy and daddy have let Mona Lisa explore half the house and when she goes back in her room for a rest we can all come out and smell where she’s been exploring and we can all have a good sniff. That’s ok but I haven’t yet smelt her in the places we hang out the most, the living room, kitchen / diner, our cons club and definately not in our catio so I can be peacefully ignorant and pretend she’s not here at all and just keep out of her way. Whilst I love change and when mummy and daddy move things around I will gladly explore but I’m not the same when it comes to new furramily members and tend to freak out, skulk away and growl and shout a lot. We all know it can be done though, we did it with Millie and Angelin and with Lil P so mummy and daddy know it’ll all work out but they just want to make sure we’re all introduced gradually, each at our own pace so we get the chance to say hello bit by bit.

Millie is always the first one to say hello, she’s right there watching the door when it’s opened, she’s not bothered by new sisfurs and just wants to be furriends with everyone, offer a helping paw and show them how our home works, she’s such a mummy to us all. Little Mona Lisa though doesn’t seem to be very sure of any of us and so we’re hoping Millies charm and mumsiness will start to win her over and she’ll realise that there’s no need to be scared and we can all live together as one happy furramily. As she explores little by little she’s also starting to play with our toys and even use our litter tray! Mummy even saw her playing in her paper pile which made mummy laugh as she seemed to be having so much fun. I remember when I first joined my furramily and everything I came across was so new and exciting so I guess it’s the same for Mona Lisa too, I think she must feel like she’s in a wonderland as not even the most imaginative little street kitty could ever imagine all the goodies that you can find in a home filled with love, care and fun. That’s the magic of finding a furrever home like ours.

As mummy and daddy remind us, we never quite know what each of us have really been through, what monsters lurked in our past, what things we don’t speak about, what troubles we’ve had to overcome to get here so we all need to just be a little bit patient, a little bit lenient and give her a whole lot of respect and consideration. Whilst Mona Lisa is settling in it’s ok that she doesn’t quite follow the rules as she’s got to learn them and understand them first whilst also getting to know us too.

Well I was saying that Mona Lisa hadn’t really been in the places we spend most of our time but I take that back now as over the last day or so she’s been allowed to wander free and came to have a little look around our favourite parts of the house that we normally hang out in. Mummy and daddy are always there to watch out for us all but there have been a couple of surprise encounters and meetings that have caused a little bit of a shock to us. It’s not easy to surprise a blindie but when you’re in the litter tray minding your own business like Angelin was you’re not really concentrating on anything else and so a new kitty wandering by tends to do the trick, but it’s ok and mummy and daddy always make sure we’re ok with a lot of cuddles and play and if they think Mona Lisa is a little bit overwhelmed then she gets to have a little bit of calm time and a nap in her room. She’s much more shy that Lil P was, she just trotted around like she owned the place from the off (as mummy says a bit like me, Millie and Angelin did) but our new sisfur is different, she explores very slowly, one paw at a time and so quietly that mummy can’t hear her creep around, she only knew she was exploring the dining room coz my ears focussed intently, like when I hear birds in the bushes which is a sign mummy is so very familiar with.

I hope she settles in quickly and realises that this home is just what she, like the rest of us deserve, that it’s a good home that will treat her as she deserves to be treated, that encourages her to be whatever she wants to be and where she can dare to dream of just how wonderful life can be.

Welcome to the crew Mona Lisa.

So mummy and daddy did a thing the other day. They only went and adopted me a new little sisfur! Apawently the love that they have built up since Lil P became an Angel needs somewhere to go and mummy came across a little kitty that she thought would fit into our purrfectly imperfect furramily. She’s a little kitty who needs all the love we can give her to make up for what has happened to her, a little kitty who truly deserves to have a new loving furramily like ours.

Everyone meet Mona Lisa who will be joining us in a couple of weeks.

I’ll let mummy tell you all her heartbreaking story.

Mona Lisa is only about 2 years old and was rescued from the streets of Dubai having suffered horrific cruelty at the hands of some callous humans. She had both her right ear and tail cut off and she was then just left without any medical attention and must have been in extraordinary pain as she wandered the streets scared and lonely. Fortunately she was found by a compassionate rescuer, taken off the streets and given the medical care she needed and then taken into a wonderful foster home where she started the long road to recovery both physically and mentally. She has started to flourish and gain trust as she has been shown love, patience and compassion.

The cruelty she has suffered has left her with lasting effects, including a loss of sensation in her lower back, sensitivity to her tail area and paralysis of the right side of her face, initially she had to wear nappies but through perseverance and finding the right litter she has started to regain sensation in this area and is beginning to use the litter tray more successfully.

Mona Lisa is understandably a shy cat and takes time to trust both humans and other cats but despite everything she has been through is loving and affectionate once she has learnt to trust. With proper introductions she has got on with other cats although she will often retreat to the safety of her bed (a converted litter box) so there is still a long way to go to heal the internal scars life on the street has made.

One day I was browsing Facebook and came across her story which broke my heart. Having lost our little Precious 5 months ago we realised that we had a lot of excess love to give and maybe Mona Lisa would benefit from this love and we could help her heal both physically and emotionally. Having seen her little face and read her story we thought she would be the perfect addition to our purrfectly imperfect crew (two blindies and a tripaws). So with a little bit of trepidation we inquired about her, then we completed the adoption questionnaire, had a video chat with the rescue team and much to our delight they agreed that we could adopt this poor little soul.

She is already prepped and ready to fly and we are paying the requested adoption fee ourselves, however this fee only covers part of the costs of transporting her from Dubai and we would really like to try to cover the full cost of her relocation so the rescuers and relocation team can put these funds towards helping another rescue kitty reach their forever home.

If you can make a contribution then it would be greatly appreciated by ourselves and everyone involved with rescuing little Mona Lisa, who do all this voluntarily, and just because they love cats and making a difference to their lives. Thank you very much.

https://gofund.me/cbb71ab1

It was Lil P’s adoptaversary on Wednesday, it was one year ago that she arrived in our furramily and changed all our lives for the better, for ever. She was a very special kitty who touched so many hearts with her strength, perseverance, determination, zest for life and super cute, quirky charm. I fink perhaps Lil P was looking down from above and shone her inner light on this little kitty knowing she needed the love that mummy and daddy had to give. Perhaps it was Lil P’s guiding paw that helped mummy find that one little cat which like her needed the special kind of help that mummy and daddy are able to give to us purrfectly imperfect cats.

We can’t wait to meet you Mona Lisa, I hope you’re going to enjoy being part of our furramily and joining the Purrfectly Imperfect Crew. What I can tell you for sure is that this home is filled with love, kindness, playtime, consideration and care. You will become part of something quite special and take it from me, something so good that you will ever even have dreamed a life like this could even exist.

One day when mummy and I were adventuring in the woods and admiring how wonderful the countryside is around us she said to me that this year we would explore some new places and I could become a real adventure cat. Just recently mummy has been starting to fulfill her promise to me. You already know that I’ve been adventuring in the woods and that I like to hang out at the local pub but where next? Well, one day mummy got out my backpack and I thought we were going off to one of our usual places for our walkies but mummy had other ideas, as I sat in my backpack strapped into the front seat of the car I suddenly felt the car turn, this isn’t the way to the woods I meowed to mummy, she said it’s ok Jen we’re going for a little adventure today, we’re off to explore somewhere new. As we drove the road twisted this way and that way and I meowed a lot as I don’t much like it when the road is twisty but as soon as I started meowing the car slowed down and we stopped. I got all excited at the thought we were about to explore somewhere new and kept trying to pop my head out the top of the backpack.

I felt mummy lift me out and the familiar jiggling feeling of mummy walking with me strapped tightly to her front, then the zzzzzzip noise and I was free to pop my head out and take a ‘look’ at where we were. There was a very odd sound in the distance, something I had never heard before, it was a gentle kind of swooshing noise, very regular but very unusual, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, it was intriguing but not at all scary. We stopped for a little bit to listen to it and so I could just take it all in and I could make sure I remembered that noise and that it wasn’t something to be scared of.

Then we were off again and before long I felt the familiar tipping sensation of mummy showing me it was time to get out as she clipped on the lead. Out I plopped onto a hard, firm surface, a bit like when mummy and I have walked along beside the road sometimes. As we wandered along I could hear other people in the distance and as they got closer mummy stopped to talk to them and then some unfamiliar little hands started to stroke me, they were very gentle and so I didn’t really mind. We carried on exploring and mummy let me venture off the path onto the grass at the side. This is where all the good smells are and where I can get the best idea of my surroundings and who I’m sharing this place with. It was very, very squidgy and there were lots of puddles which I didn’t like so I meowed to mummy who squelched over and picked me up and we carried on along the path instead.

Mummy was telling me that there had been so much rain that the ground was completely waterlogged but we continued on until we found a bit that was ok for me to walk across, I could hear the familiar sound of the wind rustling leaves so I knew there were some trees nearby so I headed for those, they’re always a good place to explore. As we headed for the trees I could hear pawsteps coming along the path and mummy explained to me that I didn’t need to be scared as unlike the woods, here all the dogs are kept on leads and they’re very strict about it but just as a precaution and as these dogs aren’t used to sharing their path with a cat as they got closer mummy scooped me up and I sat on her shoulder in safety until they had gone past. Then off we went again, pottering along slowly stopping to sniff every interesting smell along the way until I could hear in the distance a really unusual sound, I could figure out what it was but it was moving fairly quickly. It was another sound that was quite regular and the closest thing I could liken it to was the sound of the cars as they go past but not as big and bulky. I don’t like the noisy cars so I headed off to the relative safety of the grass and found a tree to sit next to, if the noise was too scary I could quickly climb up the tree. Mummy realised I was nervous and as the noise came closer she said it’s ok Jen, it’s just a tricycle, they rent them out here so people can ride around. It’s just like the bikes that go past the house but with an extra wheel.

We explored some more but like the woods mummy wouldn’t let me go too far off the path as she said this was a nature reserve and we needed to respect the animals who live here. Then mummy said it was time to head back but that as I’d been so good we’d come back again another time to explore some more as this place is really big and there’s lots of other areas that we can have our adventures in and might be a little quieter than the main path.

Mummy was true to her word, a few weeks later out came the backpack. Despite it being a bit cold and damp – mummy always says this is the best time to go to public places as it’s always quieter we headed back there but this time when we arrived we went a different route. Mummy carried me much further in the backpack before letting me out, with me protesting loudly most of the way but when she finally let me out is was definitely worth the wait. It was quiet and tranquil, there were birds singing and I could tell there were lots of trees and interesting things to explore. So many smells and lots and lots of grass, I set off exploring right away trotting along the path like I knew exactly where I was going.

Mummy let me choose the way and let me explore as far off the path as the length of my lead would allow, there were some more wet bits but this time I didn’t mind so much as the wet bits had trees in them so I checked those out whilst I was there. As we adventured further into the wood, there was even more to explore and we came across something that mummy called a pond.

Then, just as we were starting to really explore mummy said that it was time to head back, something about if we didn’t get back to the car in time it would get locked in and then we’d have to walk all the way home! We had spent so long checking out and enjoying being in the woods and exploring all the paths and finding out where they went and what was down each one that we had lost track of the time a bit. So mummy said come on Jen, there’s only one thing for it and that’s for you to hitch a lift and I’ll do all the walking back. So I was unceremoniously scooped up into mummy arms and off she went at quite a quick pace. I scrambled up onto mummy shoulder and she does this thing where she just gently holds the tip of my tail to keep me steady and so I don’t wobble off but I was having none of that, I was having such fun exploring and running this way and that along the path that I freed myself from her grasp and just thought that if I climbed onto the top of the back pack that I could then clamber down it and escape down mummy’s back to go and explore some more. So I lulled mummy into a false sense that I was going to pop back into my backpack for the ride (I do this sometimes when we go to our regular woods) but instead of getting in I clambered over! what are you up to back there Jenny mummy said just as I slid off the back and was left dangling by the lead as mummy had it on a short setting. Oh come on Jen, I’m so glad there’s no one around to see this you’re not setting a very good example as an adventure cat. You won’t like this bit of the path either as we’re back to squelchy, muddy, slippy paths. Still I had made it to the ground and was heading back to the woods, to explore more! Sorry Jen we need to shift to get home, so I’m going to have to carry you. This is how it went all the way back, mummy picking me up and me attempting various ways to escape again and in the process covering mummy in lots of muddy paw prints. Despite all of this slightly naughty behaviour mummy wouldn’t just put me in the backpack and zip me up to make her walking easier, that’s not what its all about, it’s about having the outdoor experience together. We learn together, working things out through trial and error, figuring out what works best for both mummy and I. Maybe what works one time in one place isn’t quite right for another time and situation but we can work it out together.

Eventually, after what seemed like forever (but was probably just many minutes) of wriggling and walking and being picked up and meowing mummy actually put me down on the ground and I heard the familiar sound of the backpack being swung of mummy’s back and gently landing on the ground next to me. Time to get in she said, we’re nearly all the way back and I can see the car so in I hopped and mummy clipped me in and lifted me and the backpack onto her front for the last little way, just me and mummy with my head popped out so I know where we’re going and can still catch the scents and sounds. They’re different from up here (even though mummy isn’t very tall) and I can get a wider idea of the place we’re walking in, picking up scents as they breeze past us rather than the ones right on the ground in front of me. I can hear the distant noises too, building a bigger picture of where we are and what’s around us, leaves rustling in the distance, birds chirping, cows mooing and sheep going baa. There was no sound of other people walking or cars or any interruptions, just us and nature and then…the sound of the zip as mummy closed up the backpack as we’d made it back to the car just in time, mummy told me we were the last car left as she buckled me into the front seat to head home where I could settle down and drift off to sleep and dream of my next adventure.

The other week something amazing happened, a mysterious box arrived and when mummy and daddy looked at it, it had come all the way from America. We know that we have some wonderful furriends in America who sent us so many cards and letters, specially for Lil P so when mummy and daddy said where it had come from there was an air of excitement. We all started to wonder what was in it, we’ve never had such a big box arrive for us before.

Mummy carefully opened it, and as she did she gasped! That just made us more excited to find out what was inside, we all gathered round as mummy very carefully picked up what was inside. I could hear tempting crinkly noises as mummy very carefully pulled out what was inside, then once the contents were out I felt it only right that I inspected the box. It’s from the kids said mummy, by the looks of it they’ve made us something quite spectacular.

Angelin is a lover of all things crinkly so she was right there with mummy as she unpacked the contents of the box, what is it? What is it? we all clamoured excitedly. Let’s see said mummy as she started to unravel the mysterious contents, what exciting things had we been sent? There were so many pieces of paper, Mummy said as she carefully started to unfold them all. Oh my gosh what have the kids made for us, it’s amazing, it just keeps going and going unfolding more and more. Each time mummy unfolded the papers there as another layer to be unfolded, she just kept unfolding and unfolding and the papers just grew and grew. Each time mummy unfolded something, she and daddy gasped a little, each fold unveiled a new little gem, a new little piece of love.

Mummy had such wet eyes as she opened the gift up, unfolding and unfolding it, looking at each and every piece, reading out all the writing. Her and daddy were just so impressed by the detail in each piece, the time and effort to draw such beautiful pictures, the consideration for how each piece fitted in with every other piece around it. The cleverness of even thinking how such a piece of artwork could be sent across the world and still look how they wanted it to look.

I could tell from the way mummy and daddy were talking that the gift we had been sent had so much love poured into it, the way mummy described it I knew that this was something special, something unique, something to cherish, something that brought love and warmth, something that was made with togetherness and thoughtfulness, making it comforting like a warm snuggly blankie.

Being a blind cat I just see things in a different way to ‘normal’ cats, I’ve always used my other senses to understand the world around me, my sense of touch, smell and hearing more than make up for my lack of eyesight and. when I’m running around, playing or adventuring outdoors. I’ve always been able to do anything I put my mind to but this time I got the feeling that my senses just didn’t seem to be able to interpret things to the same level as mummy and daddy were describing. My senses just couldn’t pick up the true beauty of what we had been sent to us. There aren’t many, if any, times in my life that I really wished I could see, that I thought that my blindness was a disability but this day was perhaps the only time when I really wished I could see so I could appreciate the true beauty of what we had been sent, the little humans tribute to our Lil P.

There’s only one way to really show you the magic of this amazing gift so over to mummy to show you this beautiful, kind, present that made us feel so special and helped us understand what an impact our Lil P had on this world in the short time we shared it with her, it shows what a special little kitty she really was. It’s a long video (no apologies for doing this the justice it deserves) so grab a cuppa, some tissues, turn the volume up and sit back and watch something beautiful unfold before your very eyes.

I’m sorry it took me so long to say thank you to my little hoomans but I just couldn’t find the words to reflect just how truly amazing and special you are. You are everything that is good in this world and we’re proud to have you as our furriends, you will always have a very special place in our hearts 💝.

Sorry if we’ve been a bit quiet and subdued recently but the loss of Lil P has had a big impact on our little furramily, a much bigger impact than we ever thought. We’re not quite sure how such a little kitty who was only with us for 7 months could leave behind such a big void. I guess that’s just the gift of those special kitties that cross the rainbow bridge early, perhaps they have completed their earthly mission and are called for greater things, a new mission that only a special few can complete.

Whilst our Lil P was here as you know she captured hearts and we have been truly blessed by the love and support that we have received from our furriends all over the world. We have received some truly beautiful gift to help keep the memory of Lil P alive and make sure she is always part of our purrfectly imperfect furramily forever.

First to arrive was a beautiful painting of Precious, taken from a photo of the night mummy and daddy collected her, mummy said that it captures that very first moment she became part of our furramily. I remember that moment well, it’s the start of a new chapter, one that you don’t yet know is going to be the best day of the rest of your life. It’s also a scary moment, you’re exhausted from hours and hours of travelling, not knowing where you’re going or why, so many new faces, noises, smells and wondering when it will end. Your mind is racing until that first kind voice, gentle stroke and then you realise that the journey has ended and there is a kind person, a warm bed, a bow full of food and then you can drift off into an exhausted sleep. There’s tiredness, fear, confusion, vulnerability and then wonderment, excitement and this picture captures all of those emotions in Lil P’s face.

Will they love me? Is this my new home? What’s happening next? What you don’t know is that they already love you and that is why you’ve made the epic journey, they fell in love with you before you even met. There was that little something, that little spark that ignited something in their hearts and the rest as they say is history or is that destiny?

Then a little while later came the happy face picture, that little cheeky face with the funny, quirky tongue out, reflecting a time when there were no worries about the big C and life was carefree, she knew she was home, she knew she was loved and she knew she was furramily. This picture is all about that next chapter when things are just right. This time should have been longer but we had that time together and not everyone gets that so we all count ourselves lucky even if that time was short, we had it and enjoyed it.

Then all the way from Japan came a little box, as mummy opened it she gasped and the tears flowed once again, inside was a purrfect tiny Lil P made out of felt, mummy showed it to daddy and I heard her saying it’s even got her different colour eyes, quirky tail and little teeny ear nubs. The mini me was even wearing the special scarf that Precious was gifted from our furriends in America. Mini P is purrfect in every way, just like Lil P was and she is now in pride of place watching over us, meowmy and pawpa even took her to the pub the other day so she could see her lifetime membership of the furball Friday club plaque.

Not only did we get these wonderful gifts for us but there were also gifts that will keep Lil P’s legacy going, two wonderful donations (£65 each) to two charities that mean a lot to us, Project Paws in Cyprus who helped Precious travel to us in the UK and World Animal Friends who I was adopted through and who help animals all over the world.

These donations are greatly needed at the moment as there are so many rescuers around the world struggling for money to look after those kitties and other animals they have rescued. Without these wonderful people working away behind the scenes and spending their spare time looking after street cats the Purrfectly Imprefect crew probably wouldn’t exist as we would never have been rescued, looked after and found homes for. Our lives would have been very different without them and we are eternally grateful.

With all these beautiful gifts it was time to lay Lil P to rest, so mummy and daddy had a little ceremony out on the catio where they scattered Precious ashes in amongst the Precious Love rose that we were gifted by our kind friends some months ago. We also ‘planted’ her favourite batty wand toy in the pot with her so she will always have it to play with, it was the toy that she loved the most and when she was poorly it was the only one that could get her spirits up and get her playing. We will forever be grateful to our furriend Obi @obi.toe.beans for sending us such a wonderfully gift that provided so much happiness and good memories.

Night, night Lil P we’ll never forget you.

In memory of and in tribute to our beautiful, funny, courageous, playful, unique, determined, brave, food loving, cheeky, messy, happy, cuddly, snuggly, quirky, loving, sweet, feisty, bouncy, sneezy, perfectly imperfect, Precious Lil P

Your stay with us was too short but you taught us so much, you’ve left such a big hole in our hearts.

Until we meet again, just remember you’re loved, you’re safe and you’re home.

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We miss you little one.

Well, as you all know my little sisfur Precious is poorly and we brought forward Catmas so she could celebrate in style but then she fought and fought to make it to the real Catmas and then onto New Year too. She’s one tough kitty cat and as mummy and daddy said she has such a strong will to live and be loved (and eat) that she inspires us all to live each day as it comes and make the most of it. We celebrate that Precious spirit each and every day and we’re still trying to make sure that she crams as much into every day as we possibly can so she can live a whole lifetime of thrills, experiences, fun and food but now that catmas is over we thought what’s next? What can we do to bring new excitement and joy into Lil P’s life? Well the three of us big sisfurs got together in secret in the bedroom – out of Precious earshot and we had a meeting and we decided that the next big thing in any cats life after Catmas and Adoptaversaries is having a birthday. We had heard mummy and daddy talking about how Precious is a valentines girl as the date they chose for her birthday on her passport is the 13th February, the day she arrived at the cattery in Cyprus after she was rescued from the streets. So we had a discussion and a vote and unanimously decided that as we celebrated Catmas early that we should also celebrate Lil P’s birthday a month early, just so she can really enjoy her special day.

So we planned and we plotted and came up with the most epic pawty ideas we could imagine, catnip, games, pawsecco, tunatinis, cake, fish buffet, treats (obviously), presents, boxes, crinkly paper, toys the whole works. It all sounded so fun and ta-da that was the pawty theme ‘Catnip and fun’, they kind of go paw in paw but as Precious has never tried catnip before this is the perfect pawty theme. Then, as the queen of our little clowder Millie and Angelin conspired against me and said it should be me that told mummy about our grand plans and break the news to her that we were going to have a very busy weekend and that daddy would need to get his credit card out and spend, spend, spend! So, knowing my mummy very well I waiting for just the right moment, she’s most relaxed when out on walkies with me so when we went out that night and as I was running around I picked my moment as mummy was laughing at me having zoomies and I meowed to her “mummy isnt this really fun?” “Oh yes, Jenny, I love it when you let go and get zoomies, it makes me laugh” “well, mummy” I meowed “if you think this is fun then what would be even more fun would be if we had an early birthday party for Precious.” “Oh Jenny that’s a wonderful idea” and so it was agreed.

I left mummy to do most of the organising whilst I sorted out the invitations and the guest list, our Lil P has made quite the impression on my social media accounts and so I’m sure they’ll all want to join in with us, after all who doesn’t love a birthday party.

After the invitations went out, over the next week there was a steady little stream of Precious mail delivered by the postman and mummy and daddy put these all to one side to open on the big day. Oh they smelled so good, come on mummy let’s open them now we all clamored but mummy wasn’t caving in, not even when we deployed our secret weapon the cutest little Angelin silent blindie staring techniques which usually wears at least daddy down but they were immune to our our most cute tactics deployed she said that we must be patient kitties and wait for party day.

Well, eventually party day arrived and wow what a day, we started off with games – Millie and I played hide and seek with treats in our paper pile. It’s such fun hunting out those tasty little morsels hiding away under the fun crinkly paper. Then we opened some of Precious presents and cards, of course when it’s a birthday party 🥳 all presents are for sharing so we all got to play with some fun new toys.

Then we played who can make mummy or daddy the most uncomfortable, Precious sat on daddy for ages and ages and wouldn’t let him move or flinch even the tiniest movement of a mucsle and definately not to go and pee. She is a very patient kitty and she held him down for many, many hours. Mummy and I even went out for walkies and when we came back they were still there with daddy muttering that his bladder was about to burst and he’d lost the feeling in one of his legs! For my effort I waited until mummy was giving Lil P a cuddle on the sofa and then I climbed up and sat on her bum, patiently waiting there, ignoring mummys please of “Jenny that’s really uncomfortable” or “you’re so awkward” or “I’m not a scratching post” Sorry mummy this is a fun game and my new party trick.

Then in the evening, and having had a second walkies in my party bandana we did a video call with Aunty M who was of course, much more interested in seeing us and finding out what we’d been up to than talking to mummy and daddy. ”Where’s my beautiful Millie” she would say and then “Whats Jenny up to” and “Oh look at Lil P all snuggled up” and “Angelins looking so fluffy today”.

Then…finally…it was time for the real party to start, mummy brought the birthday cake out. It wasn’t just any cake, not one that mummy made up of normal cat food but one that was extra special and made just for Precious, it even had her name on it and came with a little toy, a party hat and a catnip stick. Then mummy opened another present for Precious, her very own ‘It’s My Birthday’ bandana, well, that is very special, even I haven’t got a birthday bandana in my collection.

And according to Millie she looked super cute in it, the hat was a bit big and hats are tough for a kitty with no ears but that doesn’t stop us enjoying it as another fun toy to play with and mummy placed it on the window sill along with the birthday cards so we could also play the ‘see how many times you can knock it off and mummy puts it back up game’ – we’re all pretty good at that game!

Then after cake it was time for the buffet, mummy and daddy had bought all yummy types of fishy food for us to have, all things that Precious hasn’t had before and all a little bit stinky but who cares it’s a party, there was pilchards in tomato sauce, mackerel and sardines too plus mummy had a fish and chip dinner whilst daddy had chicken and chips so we were supposed to all have a share of that too but mummy saved a big chunk of her fish for us all but before she knew it Precious had wolfed the whole lot down and some of daddys chicken too! For once, and only coz it’s her birthday I’ll forgive Lil P for not sharing the fish and blame mummy for eating too much of her own dinner and not saving enough for me (I love fish) but just this once! Then Lil P washed it all down with one of her birthday churu’s and a bowl of milk

Then after all that and a full day of play and games and fun it was time to settle down in front of the fire and have a well deserved sleep.

Happy birthday Lil P we hope you enjoyed your special day and I’ll leave you with the video of the day which made us laugh the most from our kind furriend @alfiemoonbeam_alfiecatbags

Well I really don’t know where to start, it’s been such a busy, crazy time but I just can’t wait to tell you that…can you believe it I MET SANTA PAWS 🎅 🐾! I didn’t even know it was happening, mummy kept it as a big surprise, I thought I was just going out for a walkies but then my backpack came out and I was quite excited as I haven’t been out in it for a while, then mummy and I got in the car and off we went. When we stopped I recognised where we were, we were back at the pub, it took me a little while to remember all the odd noises that go on in there but I soon climbed up on mummy’s shoulder for a better vantage point and settled down. Then I heard a deep low voice “ho! ho! ho! Meow! meow! meow!” My ears pricked up and then I heard mummy saying “one ticket for Santa Paws please” my heart started racing and my paws started to sweat a little and then mummy was on the move. “Come on Jen, it’s time to go and see the big man himself”

At first I was a little nervous, so I sat on mummy’s lap next to Santa whilst I sniffed him out, he smelt a bit odd but as he started to stroke me he felt all soft and fluffy, and he just had a calming way about him. He and mummy were chatting away and then as I relaxed I started to explore a bit and found myself wandering onto Santa’s lap.

Oh! It was so exciting, he even spoke to me in meow’s, he asked me if I had been a good girl this year and what I wanted for Catmas, I said I’d been as good as I possibly could and whispered quietly to him (so no one else could hear) what I wanted for Catmas. – I can’t tell you coz it’s a secret just between me and Santa, if I told you I’d probably end up on the naughty list! Santa and mummy and I hung out for a while just chatting and stroking and meowing away, it was such fun and he’s just so nice.

I had been so good and brave Santa even gave me a little goody bag to take home with me! Then all too soon mummy said it was time to go as there were other pets lined up to see him too but as I was the only kitty I got to meet him first, so we said our final goodbyes and I had a final stroke and then we wandered back off to the bar to relax a bit.

I was so excited I climbed back up mummy and sat on her shoulder all proud of myself, then the chaos started…the dogs started to arrive so I hopped into my backpack that mummy had put up on a chair next to her and chilled out in there whilst many, many very excited (and noisy) dogs came to see Santa Paws too. Every so often mummy reached into the backpack to give me a reassuring stroke or said “you ok in there Jen” and I just stayed in there quite happy. Every so often, a slightly unfamiliar hand would pop in to give me a stroke but always accompanied by mummy’s voice saying something like it’s ok to stroke her if you want so I knew they were good people. Some were surprised to see a kitty (let alone a blind one) in a pub with a whole heap of doggies but for us that’s all part of our lives as an adventure cat. I even met my furriend Benson who I meet out on walkies in the woods sometimes.

Soon though mummy said it it was time to go as the really excitable boundy dogs were starting to come in and so off we went home. Normally after I’ve been out in my backpack I get home and have a little snack and then I sleep the night away but that night I was just so excited, I was running on my wheel, wanting to play and I just couldn’t relax and go to sleep – I MET SANTA!

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24008518.local-celebrity-cat-joins-pets-meeting-santa-paws/

It was such a fun occasion and meowmy said I helped raise money for some good causes – Guide dogs and Oak Tree Animal Rescue – and yes, mummy found it funny that a blind cat was helping Guide dogs 😹. I even made two local newspapers and was called a ‘local celebrity’!

Jenny the Blind Cat meets Santa Paws

We’ve also had a whole load of boxes and cards arrive from all out furriends around the world who are celebrating Precious first Catmas with us, we’re so lucky to have so many wonderful caring friends to make this time extra special. Lil P even got a new little hooman fan club who sent her a little card and video message. It made mummy and daddy’s eyes all teary.

We all feel so spoilt and I hope you all have as wonderful Catmas as we have and that you have a meowvellous New Year too. Thank you for following my stories, I hope you have enjoyed our adventures and I’m sure they’ll be many more to come.

And Merry Catmas to one and all 🎄 🎅

I’m sorry I haven’t written for some time but we’ve just been so busy with taking care of Lil Sweet P and making the time she has left the most special, love filled time she could ever imagine. Every day is Catmas day in our house and she gets to try a new treat or food or get another present or card to open, we love getting mail and the litttle hoomans overseas keep a steady supply of cards and letter coming, along with our furriends from all around the world. Were truly touched by the kindness, love and generosity that has been shared with us. Each and every present or card we get is just oozing with love and we treasure each and every one and just for a little while Lil P gets to forget about being poorly. I really hope you have had the chance to see some of the love that we’ve been sent through my Facebook and Instagram posts and stories it’s been truly overwhelming.

Anyway today is Precious 6 month adoptaversary and we’ve been celebrating all weekend, starting off with fulfilling one of her secret wishes of seeing snow for the first time. Santa Paws must have been watching in on Lil P’s dreams as we all woke up to our first little flurry of snow this weekend, on the first morning of her big adoptaversary pawty. ‘How can a blind cat tell it’s snowed? I hear you ask’ well, other than listening to Millie running around shouting about it, I can hear the snow falling, it makes a special almost sparkly noise as it flutters down and rests on the ground, it’s much lighter than rain or anything else that falls from the sky which is why it sounds so unique. I can smell it too, it doesn’t smell like rain but it smells wet similar to rain but kinda fizzy, tingly on the senses in my nose, it’s fresh and cold but slightly damp. Then once we’re allowed outside to play in it it feels extra tingly on the paws, slightly crispy as you walk and each pawstep goes crinkle, crackle like well worn tissue paper.

Mummy and daddy thought Precious might want to see the snow and maybe have a little play in it so daddy scooped Lil P up in his arms and we all went out to the cons club (mummy edit – the cons club is our conservatory) and opened the door to the catio, whilst we all piled out to make snow cat 🐾 mummy, daddy and Lil P stayed just inside, daddy knelt down to see if Lil P wanted to try the snow but she wasn’t having any of that and scampered back to the warmth of the house and warmed up under the Catmas tree. It might be just as well meowed Millie as Lil P is completely snow coloured and might have easily got lost in the snow as she would have blended right in! It’s far too cold for a little sun worshipping Cyprus kitty but it was fun to have had this as part of our Catmas celebrations.

Just coz it’s freezing cold and snow covered doesn’t mean I don’t want to go out for walkies, perhaps a little shorter than normal but getting tingly paws doesn’t matter to me. As I explore outside with mummy the smell of the other animals seems to float on the snow, it doesn’t seem to stick to the ground like it normally does but flutters on top of the snow much like a little aura. The sounds of the animals rustling about in the leaves is different too, almost echoey and muffled at the same time, it’s quite intriguing for a little blind kitty out for walkies.

As part of our Catmas celebrations mummy cooked a whole Catmas dinner and we had the whole furramily round to celebrate with us, mummy put the Catmas tree up weeks and weeks before normal. She cooked a full on three course dinner – which of course we all shared, prawn cocktail and smoked mackerel pate for starters, turkey and all the trimmings for mains and then catmas pudding and cheese and biscuits for afters.

Everypawdy was stuffed but it didn’t stop there we all then got to open loads and loads of presents that the family brought for us. Mummy drank fizzy, bubbles and we pawtied and played and snacked well into the evening when we all fell into a catmas dinner food coma nap time. Lil P really, really loved turkey and a bowl that was meant for the four of us to share she pigged all on her own! Since then as I said there’s been something every single day for Lil P (and us) to try.

Sometime we get jealous of all the attention Lil P is getting, all the lap cuddles, breakfast, lunch and dinner in bed, a daily lick-e-lik and one on one playtime. Sometimes I get really up tight about not getting as much attention as normal but when mummy and daddy explained what they’re trying to do I kinda understood. They’re trying to fulfill the promise they made to Lil P, that she would have a furrever home here but coz she’s poorly they need to cram all the experiences that we have had over the years we’ve been part of the furramily into whatever time is left. They’re showing Lil P as much of life in a furrever home as they can, giving her as many things to try as they can think of and as many toys to play with that they can find. Mummy and daddy always share everything with us, a little bit of breakfast or dinner and over the years we’ve tried so many different things so I can see what they’re doing for Lil P – cramming as much life into every day so she doesn’t miss out on anything, making fun and happy memories, driving out those memories of a hard life on the street and filling her head and heart with love and happiness.

She’s tried everything mummy and daddy could think of, cat milk, turkey, ragu, chicken soup, tattie pot (Cumbrian beef stew), clotted cream and strawberry jam, salmon, turkey dinner, ham, chicken, mushy peas, fish, prawn toast, you name it if mummy and daddy have eaten it she’s tried it

The best way to tell you what we’ve been doing to celebrate each and every day with Lil Sweet P is what meowmy calls a Precious photo shoot or a ‘meowntage’ so here it is, we hope you enjoy it.

We also celebrated this special day with a home made gotcha day cake, gourmet gold tuna pate cake topped with a chicken churu glaze, tuna sprinkles and stick treat ‘candles’ all served on mummy’s best China. Lil P was sooo excited she didn’t quite know where to start but she got stuck in once mummy removed the candles which were getting in the way (mummy didn’t want them to hurt Lil P’s nose) but don’t worry they didn’t go to waste, Millie, Me and Angelin scoffed the candles 😺 leaving the whole cake for Precious to enjoy.

Happy adoptaversary Lil Sis we weren’t sure you’d make this milestone but yet again you have surprised us all with your courage and determination and here we are celebrating YOU. Life isn’t easy as a street kitty, we all know that but you seem to have had more than your fair share of misfortune and bad luck but you didn’t let that stop you, you’re a true little fighter and it’s that spirit that got you to your furrever home here with us. You are and always will be part of the ‘Purrfectly Imperfect’ crew and that’s what we’re celebrating today.