A Meeting of Cats

I attended the Cat Welfare Society "Mad Hatter Tea Party" event last Sunday. It was held at The Garden Slug, the comfy diner just down the road (which explains why we went).  I rather liked was meeting all the cats and hearing a little more about them during the Cheshire Cat competition. 

Let me introduce you to just a few:

 Toto, the big and beautiful cross between a Scottish Fold and a British Shorthair.  Weights almost 7 kg!!  His placid and easygoing temperament made him the favourite at the Cheshire Cat competition.  A creature of routine, he likes sitting by the door to wait for his humans to come back from work.

Juju's  owner informed us that this poor cat had two broken legs.  I forgot to ask how these were sustained.  But Juju's mobility is definitely affected as he stayed most of the time in the little baby chair.  But still, as you can see, a rather handsome cat!

Smokey turned up a little late for the competition but he  is after all a true Deuteronomy amongst cats.  He's 18 years' old, and was carried in by the son of his human (who must be a good 6 years at least younger than him).  Smokey was the only cat who was attired for the occasion, in a handsome Argentinian jersey (by contrast, his humans were in Brazilian strip - what does this mean)?  He's blind but can still find his way around the house.

I'll put up a few photos on flickr later on but in the meantime, photos from the event (by official photographer) can be seen on the CWS Facebook page.

P.S.  My photos here.