Thursday, October 24, 2013

Bebé's Bidet

Josephine wrote to tell me she had a good laugh while reading yesterday's blog post (click here if you missed it). My bidet story was a big surprise to her (so all those years of mortification were a waste of energy). Josephine is an animal lover. She sent me this recent photo of one of her cats, Frances (aka Bebé), in her exquisite Sicilian porcelain cat bed. Frances is 18 months old and deaf — all the time — as opposed to our cats who seem to suffer from selective deafness.


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14 comments:

  1. Jim24 October, 2013 16:51

    What a perfect conclusion to a great tale, Mitch!

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    1. Moving with Mitchell24 October, 2013 19:40

      Jim:
      I cracked up when I opened Josephine's email and saw this.

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  2. Jo24 October, 2013 17:43

    Loved yesterday's blog! Haven't laughed like that in a long time. Oh, to be skinny like you and have such thick long hair like you did.

    What a cute picture of Bebe. Our cat has selective deafness, too. Wonder if it's in the cat genes? Thank for sharing your adventures. Hi to you and San Geraldo.

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    1. Moving with Mitchell24 October, 2013 19:42

      Jo:
      Oh... to have HAIR!

      I think selective deafness is a trait of all domestic cats. They're similar to teenagers in that way, I think.

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  3. Ms Sparrow25 October, 2013 02:06

    I love your point about "feline selective deafness". I read once that blue-eyed white cats are usually deaf. I wonder if Bebe has blue eyes.

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    1. Moving with Mitchell25 October, 2013 09:09

      Ms. Sparrow:
      I had no idea about blue-eyed white cats. Apparently, 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf; 40 percent if the cat has one blue eye; 65-85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue. Wow!

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  4. stephen Hayes25 October, 2013 03:42

    Cute kitty, even if she does kinda look like a rabbit.

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  5. Raybeard25 October, 2013 07:00

    I heard many years ago the story that many, or even most, all-white cats are deaf. I didn't believe it then - the family had had one whitey but he definitely was hearing. Maybe there is some truth in it after all, or at least maybe a higher proportion are so than with other kinds.

    Such a winner of a pic, though. She looks like an Easter bunny, albeit a short-eared one.

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    1. Moving with Mitchell25 October, 2013 09:11

      Raybeard:
      I had never heard that, but Ms. Sparrow also mentioned it. I just looked it up and according to Cornell University Medical College, it is in fact true! See the details above.

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  6. Ur-spo25 October, 2013 07:16

    a perfect fit.

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    1. Moving with Mitchell25 October, 2013 09:12

      Spo:
      Wherever a cat decides to sleep is always a perfect fit.

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  7. Raybeard25 October, 2013 16:03

    Well I never! (re deaf white cats) So it wasn't just an old wives' tale.

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    1. Moving with Mitchell25 October, 2013 20:37

      Raybeard:
      Isn't that something! I had never even heard the old wives' tale. Look how much we've learned!

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