Wonder twins activate: shape of a cat

Last week, we had my mom over for the 4th of July (why yes, I am behind in posting, why do you ask?). This was a major accomplishment, as it required her to stand up from her wheelchair long enough to get into and out of the car. She enjoyed her excursion out of the nursing home (she's only there for physical therapy, but it's slow going and frustrating, and she feels a bit trapped). She especially enjoyed seeing her cats, who are currently taking an extended vacation at our house where they can be cuddled and played with on a more regular basis-- driving 20 minutes to her house to feed them every day was killing us.

However, she got confused about which cat was which. See, she has a black cat and a tiger-striped cat, and we have a black cat and a tiger-striped cat. The two black cats are sufficiently different that it's easy to tell Inky (her fully-black cat) from Kira (our white-pawed, white-chested black cat). But the tiger-striped cats look very much alike, especially to a woman who last saw our tiger-striped kitten when he was half the size he is now.

So, without further ado, I present a guide to the cats in our house. Fair warning, it's ( picture-intensive )

Wonder twins activate: shape of a cat

Last week, we had my mom over for the 4th of July (why yes, I am behind in posting, why do you ask?). This was a major accomplishment, as it required her to stand up from her wheelchair long enough to get into and out of the car. She enjoyed her excursion out of the nursing home (she's only there for physical therapy, but it's slow going and frustrating, and she feels a bit trapped). She especially enjoyed seeing her cats, who are currently taking an extended vacation at our house where they can be cuddled and played with on a more regular basis-- driving 20 minutes to her house to feed them every day was killing us.

However, she got confused about which cat was which. See, she has a black cat and a tiger-striped cat, and we have a black cat and a tiger-striped cat. The two black cats are sufficiently different that it's easy to tell Inky (her fully-black cat) from Kira (our white-pawed, white-chested black cat). But the tiger-striped cats look very much alike, especially to a woman who last saw our tiger-striped kitten when he was half the size he is now.

So, without further ado, I present a guide to the cats in our house. Fair warning, it's ( picture-intensive )