Friday Cat Blogging

Haven’t taken many pictures lately, but there is this article at the New York Post that my wife sent me this morning.

It’s not easy learning to dog-paddle when you’re a cat.
Here’s 6-year-old Nazzaning, partially paralyzed by a spinal-cord injury, learning to walk again with the help of aquatic therapy at Water 4 Dogs, an animal-rehabilitation center on Worth Street in TriBeCa.

The cat is a Turkish Van, like our late Snoopy.

Since most cats have a maniacal aversion to H2O, there was doubt that Nazzaning would willingly take the plunge.

Er. Not bloody likely. She’s a Van. They love water. They’re called “the swimming cats”:

Unusual for cat breeds, Turkish Vans love to play in the water and will join you in the tub for a dip or help you in the sink and are known as “the swimming cat.”

But anyway, it’s a cute story and the cat is lovely. Unfortunately it appears that the video link is broken. Ah, here it is on YouTube.

And if you need more cute: