Paws for thought.

Cats feet are a beautiful creation of nature. Five little islands, nestled in a sea of fur. All are different, like fingerprints, but all uniquely gorgeous.

The Effervescent Eight are good examples of Mother Nature's design. Feelix is a typical ginger, with white fur & pink pads; being a tabby Gizzy has an assortment of pink & black pads intermingled into delicate little feet. Spike, well he has what we lovingly refer to as ETH (Excess Toe Hair); during the warmer months this does not cause any problems but when there is snow about it's another matter. If he stays out for any length of time when the good old white stuff is on the ground then he ends up coming in with snow shoes on! Wednesday is the complete opposite, with petite little feet and long toes. Her little party piece is for my daughter to pick her up in one hand and get her to stretch out her delicate little front legs with the other hand as though she is waving. Jake is another with beautiful long black legs & toes but he hides an impressive set of fisherman's hooks on the end that I try not to argue with. Midge & Lunar both have little compact feet and then there's Oscar. Oscar is not a huge cat but has a very heavy footfall and we always hear him before we see him. And his toes are the most hilarious of all ours cats because his are what we call tings! What on earth are tings I hear you say? Tings are toes that suddenly flair out from the centre of the foot, like a flower suddenly in bloom, or the sun coming out. He does this at will when he's cleaning himself, displaying web-like membranes between the toes as though he's a frog. We have had him over five years now and this NEVER fails to bring a smile to our faces. Oscar just looks at us like we're mad (well, maybe we are!).

The most beautiful little feet that ever graced The Safe Haven belonged to Hazel and you would have to go a long way to beat these. RIP Auntie Bint xxx