Hello. My name is Neko...well, actually, it is Manieki Neko...but I go by Neko for short. That is my picture at the top of the page. Don't you just love my starburst face?
Did you know that Neko is Japanese for "cat"...how clever my people were to name me "cat", eh?
Speaking of my people...there are these people who live in my house...I let them wait on me. It seems to make them happy to please me...so I let them...sometimes....when I am in the mood to be sociable. This one person seems to like me a lot. She was the one who "rescued" me from the farm where I was born. I thought I was doing fine...my momma and my siblings and me...we were gettin' by, ya' know? Then, along comes this lady and takes me home with her. She seemed to like to hold me...and it did keep me warm...so I let her. Of course, i was only about 6 weeks old and couldn't have done much to stop her...but she was nice to me.
I didn't know it at the time, but I was kinda sick. My new people took me to the doctor. The doctor found out that I had a couple of infections and gave me some shots. I didn't like the shots at all. But a couple of days later I was feeling much better. I had chills at night those first few nights...so my person put me under the blankets with her. I snuggled up real close and went sound asleep. It was great! I decided that I liked this new house better than the barn...even if it did seem cold at night.
I'll catch you later....after my nap!
Neko
