First off, Menandcats.com wants to wish a special, happy holiday to Sandhya, Gaurev, Bond, and Shere Khan! By special request, here’s a timely post on this merry group.

Sandhya first adopted Bond (007) with her ex-boyfriend and the cat (not the ex) became the love of her life. After her favorite feline “licked away the tears during the break-up” Sandhya met her current boyfriend, Gaurav. She knew he was special when she heard him say to Bond one morning, “Come on, double-o, let’s go out and let Mama sleep.” This man and cat became fast friends and enjoyed napping together.

Apparently Gaurav has real cat power, because “the moment the volunteer brought the kitten out, she crawled up right into Gaurav’s lap and promptly started purring.”

Sandhya says both cats “come when called, perform tricks, and show constant affection.” Next up for this family of animal lovers? They plan to adopt a dog. I know the cats will still get plenty of love and affection as the crew grows!

Rafael’s wife, Clarisse, sent in so many adorable photos of Rafael & Horus that I have to post more than one, so extra bonus photos are after the jump.

Rafael and Clarisse already had 2 cats when they rescued Horus, a kitten who just turned 7 months old. Horus was found alone, starving, and with an eye infection. Although the other cats didn’t immediately fall in love with Horus, Rafael did. Rafael had to feed the kitten and give him medicine around the clock – even taking a day off work and sleeping next to the kitten and feeding him every half hour. Finally, Horus got better (in time for Rafael’s birthday, no less!)

Clarisse reports, “Since then, Rafael is Horus’  ‘mother’  as you can see in the pictures.  Rafael even created a website dedicated to his kitten with videos and photos : http://horus-le-chat.blogspot.com/.” (the website is in French, so it’s perfect for those who are both ailurophiles and Francophiles).

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