A lot of cats from Neko-mura! (picture-heavy)

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My husband and I live in suburban Azabu, Tokyo, Japan with seven indoor cats, all older adults and seniors, five ex-ferals, who live in our catio, and of course our TNR cats. (Ten years ago, our cat limit was 1 - now that we have 12 + a TNR colony, I don't really know what to say 

These are our two oldest indoor cats, Aoi (front), who is 14, and Aiko (back), who is almost 15. Both are geriatric - Aoi is an IBD kitty and Aiko is deaf and in her early stages of hyperthyroidism. They're both really mellow and quiet, though Aoi enjoys his share of laser-light time every day.


Black and white DSH is Yumi, our 5 year old. Other than a URI when we rescued her, she's had no health problems. The other kitty is Katsu, our seven year old. He was 23 pounds when we took him in and is now 14-ish and still on his special diet. He's had UTI and bladder stones but all have been treated fairly easily.


These are our 3 indoor cats (we call them the Window-cats): Mei, the dil calico DSH, 8 years old, Daisuke, the middle man, 5 years old; and Taro, the Siamese, 6 years old, on the right. Two were former strays and one is a shelter rescue.

And here are my 5 (semi) ex-ferals (rescued from another colony whose caretaker moved and left them behind) in the catio:


Hiding in the back is shy little Yasu (3 years old), with the black nose splotch is Yoshi (2 years old), brown and white DSH with the blue eyes is Yori (4 years old), orange/white DSH with the golden eyes is Yuina (2 years old), and flame point Siamese mix in the front is Yuki (almost 5 years old). We call them the "Y Cats".

And here are some snapshots of some of the more non-elusive ferals in our TNR colony:



(His fur was shaved in the hindquarters because it was matted badly and he was trying to pull his fur out. Looks a little silly from certain angles.)

I came across this site almost a year ago when researching some tips on trapping the ferals. Thanks to some amazing advice, the effort was largely successful. I look forward to some interesting exchanges here. 
 
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BTW: In the ex-ferals pic, Katsu was trying to be part of the picture (you can see his ears) - he loves hanging out with the five.
 

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Hi. 


Welcome to The Cat Site. Glad to have another member in Japan. I live in Yamanashi Ken, about two hours drive from Tokyo.

There are a lot of feral cats around aren't there? I'm caring for 26 altogether. Some are pets, some are TNR semi-feral cats that live outside.

I'm looking forward to swapping tips on the best brands of Japanese cat food to buy. (And to seeing more pictures of your cats, too.)
 

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Welcome, Maneki, and all of your beautiful kitties! Your photos are fantastic. I thought I counted 12 ears in the catio photo.
Funny how that "cat limit" seems to change, isn't it?
 

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Funny how that "cat limit" seems to change, isn't it?
True--I went from being a one-cat woman to having seven now....  
  I admire all of you who take care of ferals, it's such a caring thing to do.

Welcome to TCS, Maneki!  You have a beautiful tribe.
 

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What a healthy and happy looking kitty crew. That first picture of the grey feral cat - "Stop taking pictures of me, Mom." 
 I also counted six pairs of ears in the catio pic - does the sixth pair belong to Katsu?

Looking forward to hearing and seeing more of your fur-family. 
 

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Welcome! What a beautiful family! I look forward to seeing more pics. It's great to show off the furbabies.
 

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 Hi, I'm new to the site, too.

You're doing such wonderful things with those cats.

I lived in Japan off and on for years, I know the area you live in, even!

Your semi x ferals are so Japanese. Well, for me, anyway, they look like the delicate little street cats that I sometimes encountered in the shadows; their coloring and fine boned faces are just what I used to see. So lovely. I rescued on kitten in Osaka and we all used to take turns caring for her when the others were working (until our agency got wise), but, I guess they thought it was pretty cute that these ditzy foreigners took in a little street beggar. She was awesome and, how original, she was Neko ... until we settled on Noodle because she had a yen for them (no pun intended lol). The happy ending is that the caretaker of the hotel took Noodle home to his wife where she was well loved, and I'm sure enjoyed her fair share of soba


It looks like you have a lovely home. And your Siamese guy favors one of my own (we have semi colony here, too)

Anyway, just wanted to say
 
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