[justkate]

No way do I question the intelligence of some cats...but when someone tells me their (prolly somewhat deaf &/or blind) 36 yr old cat “ventures” out to the street, it makes me cringe.

ps: I love your cat’s name! If you don’t mind, I’d like to borrow it for my next kitty.

[B-Chan]

Please feel free to borrow the name. Bat was named due to her skinny body and huge ears; as a kitten, her ears were literally bigger than her head, giving her the appearance of a wingless bat. Our next-door neighbor actually named her, but I'm sure he won't mind.

We also call her Kômori, which means "bat" in Japanese.

I don't have a recent photo of Bat online right now, but here's on from a couple of years ago, leeching warmth from sleeping peacefully with a then-newborn Baby Chan. As you can see, she grew into the ears!