Feline related entry : Fall from Grace

- It is both shocking and unbelievable what people dispose of. Almost a week ago a beautiful Persian cat dropped by my house, she had been cast out from the comfort of a home and rejected by a former owner. This cat, which I came to call “Mallouka” meaning Queen, was owned by our neighbors. I do not know what brought them to this cruel decision of throwing her outside and not even feeding her.

Mallouka is an odd-eyed white Persian mom cat. I will clear out the ambiguity in a second. Persian cats are a long-haired breed of cats that is considered the ultimate luxury lap-cat breed, associated with wealth and power. Particular eye colors are associated with the coat colors. Now an odd-eyed white is an all-pure-white Persian cat with different color eyes. Mallouka has one orange eye and one blue. Odd-eyed whites are often deaf in the ear next to the blue eye.

Enough of the technicalities. I do not desire to bore you. I simply want to communicate the story of Mallouka’s owners’ fall from grace. Her coat is severely damaged and dirty, the bath my brother gave her two days ago proved to be of little use. The coat needs to be rehabilitated from the roots. She sleeps outside our house and readily consumes the food I offer. I tried cutting some of the hair lumps but her coat needs much more professional care.

Two days ago she brought me a blue-eyed white kitten, and afterwards she got me her other two kittens. Another blue-eyed white and a blue one (blue is grey). I named the two whites Hector and Hercules, the blue one is Odysseus. All names are, naturally, subject to change. The three kittens are not pure Persian. I assume she mated with an alley cat.

I wonder those people had this beauty, which they invested in, and got rid of it in such a pitiless manner. I wonder they did not think of an alternative, like finding her another home or at the very least giving her some food.
I do not own Mallouka or her kittens. I just take care of them and feed them until I make sure no problems will arise from my taking them. Since when one takes other’s “leftovers” they become of high value.

A picture of Mallouka, Hector, Hercules and Odysseus.

Her Majesty, Mallouka, up close and personal. Note the bad state of the coat and eyes.

Last but not least, Tsuki-San. He has been remarkably friendly with Mallouka and the kittens. My mother,on the other hand, has not been as enthusiastic about the fact that she has to put up with having five cats at all times.

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