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Description Mo (awake) + Mi (asleep). Twenty days. Female ♀


We took them in when they were about two weeks old.
These orphans were rescued when they were about one week old, by the security staff of an office building, and given to a cat-loving lady who worked in that building. She had a demanding job that required very long hours, and so didn't have the time to feed them as often as was required. After one week, they didn't put on any weight, and even started having diaorrhoea (probably a reaction to the formula they were drinking). They would surely die if things continued that way. So we took them in.

After we had them a few days, we noticed that the strange hairless patches round their mouth were getting larger and started looking and feeling damp. You can see the 'teddy bear' patches in the pic. The vet said it was fungal infection, but they were too young and the medication for that would be too toxic for them.

We were getting desperate. We couldn't just standby and do nothing while they suffered. So we went to the library to do research (oh yah, those were our pre-internet days! )... and stumbled upon the remedy as noted in pic (6) below.

Given their history, we have no idea which of these sisters was the elder; but we always felt that Mo was, as she appeared more "big-sisterly" ^^ Maybe it was just that she was a little less frail than Mi, but it sure looks like big-sister-concern in this pic and in pic (3) and (4).

This is the part of a set of five pics taken on the same day, that tells a part of their story...


(1) (2)
(3) (4)

These pics taken days later showed the improvement ...

(6) (7)
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Comments: 229

pergamjee In reply to ??? [2011-02-17 22:26:01 +0000 UTC]

thanks for commenting!

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Masanohashi In reply to pergamjee [2011-02-18 00:11:26 +0000 UTC]

you are very welcome ^^

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SakuraBellStudios In reply to ??? [2011-02-16 10:06:00 +0000 UTC]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!! X3

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pergamjee In reply to SakuraBellStudios [2011-02-17 12:08:46 +0000 UTC]

heeheehee ... are you out of breath after that loooooooooooong scream?

Are you game for more baby kittens? Daze [link]

Hey, say WHOA if you have enough, ok? It's alright, I don't mind!

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SakuraBellStudios In reply to pergamjee [2011-02-17 13:36:00 +0000 UTC]

nah! no way am i out of breath! I love these little ones, they are too adorable to miss!

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InnocentChild27 In reply to ??? [2011-02-10 09:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Can I kiss them?NOW!

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pergamjee In reply to InnocentChild27 [2011-02-10 10:05:07 +0000 UTC]

lol...sure! READY! ON THE MARK! GET SET! GO! GO! GO!

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InnocentChild27 In reply to pergamjee [2011-02-10 11:16:12 +0000 UTC]

Muah,muah,muah..yeah baby!

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pergamjee In reply to InnocentChild27 [2011-02-16 11:13:44 +0000 UTC]

hehehe ... have you seen these sisters in an earlier submission? "LIPTON teabags" [link]

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InnocentChild27 In reply to pergamjee [2011-02-16 11:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanx, I love them!

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Laeneris In reply to ??? [2011-01-20 15:24:27 +0000 UTC]

AWW. Friends for eveeeeer.

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-22 03:08:15 +0000 UTC]

yup! They are from the same litter, but that doesn't guarantee anything ... we know of many same-litter siblings that fight like crazy. One of my sisters have 3 cats from the same litter, and she has to keep them separated or fur flies! We are talking serious entanglement here, not just fisticuffs. These sisters' closeness really touches the heart.

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-22 11:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Really? We've had a few litters, but they never fought! Other than just playful things and such. I actually didn't know that they could D:

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-22 13:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Yup, we are lucky in that sense too, as our cats don't. We also didn't know nor believe that same-litter siblings can be so dreadful towards each other! Our naivety was shattered years ago during one cat-sitting job, when one of the male cats seriously attacked his female same-litter sibling. We were so shocked and horrified! But then, that was a horrible house and many of the cats there were turning psychotic ... but that's another story.

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-23 11:00:06 +0000 UTC]

Well, that certainly doesn't sound like a nice story TwT..

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-23 13:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Not nice at all ... we don't even like thinking about that place. We stuck with that job because we felt the cats needed us. In the end, we catnapped/rescued 10 of the 33 cats in that house - the 6 oldest and 4 of the most heavily-victimised/bullied. That was almost 10 years ago. Only one of the 10 is alive today, and he's 14 years old. Four of them died in 2010, aged between 15 and 18 - it was a year of heavy losses.

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-23 13:12:49 +0000 UTC]

33?! Holy crap! Isn't there a law against that or something?! I would call that rescuing indeed...

I'm really sorry to hear this ._. I wish everyone would give animals the respect they deserve.

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-23 13:22:38 +0000 UTC]

I think perhaps I gave the wrong impression ... the victimisation of the cats was by the other cats in the house ... so there is no law against that! The owner's crime was in not looking after the cats well, over-crowding, dirty conditions, and all sort of stress that turn the cats psychotic, attacking each other. She didn't physically abused them, although one could argue that what she did (or didn't do) in caring for them constituted abuse, or at the very least, neglect.

33 itself is not a crime, surely. Several years ago, the number of cats in our household peaked at 36! Then old age and natural attrition... now we have 18, aged 8 to 20 years, with the largest cluster around 15/16 years.

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-23 13:45:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh geez, I feel so dumb now..

I thought you meant that the woman abused them so they turned psychotic and attacked eachother D:

And you reaaaaaaaally have a lot of cats. I can't top that, even though people already tell us we have so many cats. I want to have 10 more o:< xD

-still feeling dumb-

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-23 13:58:13 +0000 UTC]

no no no, it's me ... I wasn't clear in my wordings!

ahhh ... our neighbours across the street have about 60 cats, 1 dog, a few birds. And that's down from 13 years ago when we first moved into this neighbourhood, when they had more than 160 cats, 3 dogs, 1 turtle, about 10 birds - all rescued from the streets, abandoned by other people, etc., all with their own stories to tell. We haven't taken in any cats for 8 years now, and don't intend to for some years as our aging population requires a lot of time and care. But in this time, we did take in a couple of rabbits (abandoned) and a chinchilla (my sister's) - they have all died since.

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-24 19:23:54 +0000 UTC]

60?!
-faints-



Okay, I'm conscious again. How does that fit?! O:
But anyway, I'm really glad people take in animals that were abandoned and such! Although it would be better if they were never alone in the first place >< But I guess that kind of thing goes for a lot of stuff...

(btw, you use so many fancy words~ Imma try and remember them. I wish I knew more but my vocabulary is kinda standard since it's not my native language TwT)

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-24 19:29:37 +0000 UTC]

heehee ... "fancy" eh?
actually, I think you write extremely good english ... much much better than many from UK and USA !!!!
and you can practise your vocabulary with me!^-^

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-24 19:33:41 +0000 UTC]

You do?! YAY! -runs around screaming-

I already am practising! I'm stealing all your awesome words. 8D

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pergamjee In reply to Laeneris [2011-01-24 20:39:47 +0000 UTC]

My sis read your comments on the deviation "Glowing Eyes" about ducking lasers, and said you are really funny! So, there are at least 2 people enjoying your humour and english wits halfway around the world!

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Laeneris In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-25 13:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Really?! That's so nice of you guys - sniff-

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StaciNadia In reply to ??? [2011-01-17 00:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Awwwwwwwwwww, how sweet! Are they still best friends? =3

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pergamjee In reply to StaciNadia [2011-01-18 12:55:15 +0000 UTC]

ahhh ... maybe you can find the answer here [link] and here [link] ^-^

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StaciNadia In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-18 15:58:40 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww, looks like they were friends to the end...

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xkitty96x In reply to ??? [2011-01-11 14:08:46 +0000 UTC]

ooh so cute! ^^

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pergamjee In reply to xkitty96x [2011-01-12 10:16:59 +0000 UTC]

we think so too! thanks for dropping by to comment!

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xkitty96x In reply to pergamjee [2011-01-12 11:09:07 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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RainySkyz In reply to ??? [2010-12-09 07:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Awwwwwwwwwwww!

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pergamjee In reply to RainySkyz [2010-12-09 07:37:48 +0000 UTC]

yayyyyy! gets me every time too! Thanks for the fave!

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NekoLati In reply to ??? [2010-12-04 21:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Aw, this is my favourite photo of Mo & Mi. They are too cute. ^^

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pergamjee In reply to NekoLati [2010-12-06 04:35:36 +0000 UTC]

heehee..it's hard for us to pick a favourite photo...we like so many!!
Thanks for the fave!

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NekoLati In reply to pergamjee [2010-12-09 20:48:28 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. ^^

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InsaneXade In reply to ??? [2010-11-22 08:56:54 +0000 UTC]

d'awe! so cute!

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pergamjee In reply to InsaneXade [2010-11-22 09:42:46 +0000 UTC]

hehheh...I have to admit...this pic kills me every time!
Thanks for commenting and faving!

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InsaneXade In reply to pergamjee [2010-11-22 12:51:13 +0000 UTC]

yeah, theyre cute!

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MeltedSculpture In reply to ??? [2010-10-28 04:05:19 +0000 UTC]

Aww,,,, they are absolutely adorable... i wanna hold them !! lol

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pergamjee In reply to MeltedSculpture [2010-10-28 12:06:22 +0000 UTC]

aaw...I shall hold them for you!!
and thanks for the

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MeltedSculpture In reply to pergamjee [2010-10-28 17:33:52 +0000 UTC]

Awww thanks

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GiuliaDepoliART In reply to ??? [2010-10-10 17:33:41 +0000 UTC]

they're so cute and... OMG the one sleeping looks like my kitty O.o XDXD

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pergamjee In reply to GiuliaDepoliART [2010-10-10 23:10:19 +0000 UTC]

haha...you mean little Moka? ahh...your Moka is prettier than my Mi! ^-^

Thanks for coming in to comment.

Would you like to see more of these two cuties? [link]

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GiuliaDepoliART In reply to pergamjee [2010-10-11 12:35:50 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! ^^
aww, they're sooo cute *-*

... And Mi is as pretty as my little Moka

have a nice day! ^^

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OkamiTakahashi In reply to ??? [2010-10-05 16:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Awwww! :3

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pergamjee In reply to OkamiTakahashi [2010-10-05 16:05:02 +0000 UTC]

...thanks for the fave on this and :Litter Tray Trainig:!

wanna see another of them? Oreo-Cream and Choc-Chip [link]

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OkamiTakahashi In reply to pergamjee [2010-10-05 16:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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ReiBara In reply to ??? [2010-09-28 02:24:28 +0000 UTC]

Awww....

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pergamjee In reply to ReiBara [2010-09-28 14:56:04 +0000 UTC]

I knowww ....
Thanks for taking the time to comment!

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