Average Jane and Her Kitten

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I’m Friday catblogging again as I try to recover from staying up past my bedtime seeing Dweezil Zappa and the amazing band he put together to play Frank Zappa’s music. Even without guest players Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio, it would have been fantastic.

This photo shows my cat, Kato, when I got him in early 1990. He’ll turn 17 in December and he’s still quite playful. Just try to tie your shoes in his presence and you’ll see what I mean.

Because of his age, he’s our most high-maintenance cat. He gets 1/4 of a Prilosec tablet every day to maintain his appetite despite some kidney problems. Then he gets special canned food and special dry food that the other cats would desperately like to take away from him.

I wish I still looked that young…although I’m well rid of the giant, blonde mullet and the acid-washed jeans!

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9 responses to “Average Jane and Her Kitten”

October 20, 2006

blaugra

Thanks for the reminder about Dweezil’s show. My husband and I want to go when he hits the east but we forgot about it momentarily… and yes, nice acid wash!

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October 20, 2006

cagey

The hair? THE HAIR. hee hee
It’s so cute to see Kato when he was so teeny. And yes, he is still such a sweet kitty.

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October 21, 2006

monkey

Does Kato have a beautiful gown?

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October 21, 2006

Jane

Monkey – Kato doesn’t have a beautiful gown (that wouldn’t be manly enough for him), but he’s currently sporting a red collar with a quartz crystal hanging from it. 🙂

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October 22, 2006

Joy

What a sweet picture Jane…hair and all. Kato sure was adorable. 17 years…it’s amazing how fast it goes…in human AND cat years, isn’t it? Take care….

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October 22, 2006

Blondie

OMG. Love kitten pics. And your hair is nothing. In high school, I had to walk through doors sideways because my hair was so big.

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October 23, 2006

Aimee

Hee! I was hoping that was an old picture. Your Kato looks like my Salem. ADORABLE!!

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October 24, 2006

The Misanthrope

I am really sorry that I missed Dweezil’s show when they were out here. I think I may have mentioned this before, but my first concert was to see Frank Zappa at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. I believe Tom Waits was the opening act.

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October 26, 2006

DinerGirl

You look like a young Bonnie Raitt in that photo — cool!

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