In May 2014, I was living the dream (home with the cats on a Saturday night ) when an Instagram friend in Cebu (@themaxsociety) posted a call for help. She was reposting for a Manila lady, @pawsomecats who had found four baby kittens on the side
We had a few months of stability after Kai joined us and before the next batch of fur-faces arrived. The apartment was filled with happy galloping and playing and the kitties fell into two pairs – Pip and Maxi, Asha and Kai. They were thriving
The backstory to my acquisition of kitties is that after a year in India and 6 months leading up to it, I was completely burnt out. In that 18 months I hadn’t spent more than 3 weeks straight in the same location, frequently travelling between
After a few sad attempts by Asha to join in the fun when Pip and Maxi were playing, it became clear she was going to be a mummy’s girl, lonely for feline fun. Pip had so much energy he was just a bit too rough, and
In January 2014, when I arrived in the Philippines from India, I decided I needed a kitty. No wait – I did actually decide that I should have two. My former ginger in Sydney was a very friendly kitty and was lonely when I worked
Pip and Maxi were settling in nicely, enjoying their new condo that overlooked the busy streets of Makati. I noticed that since the condo arrived, they didn’t come for a cuddle much any more. I would sit in my bare lounge room in the evening
31 August, 2015 | Michelle In September 2014 we were settled back in our apartment and I was making plans. It was almost a year since I had left India completely burnt out from my previous job and while I still had bouts of fatigue,
