A Blog About My Cat, Miro

Lonesome George, Iconic Giant Pinta Galapagos Tortoise (picture from The Christian Science Monitor)

I have taken so many photos and a couple of random videos of my cat and he looks nothing like this turtle.  My cat is definitely one of a kind; Devonshire Rex (a.k.a. Devon Rex).  Now it's time to add some words about my furry lamb-cat-dog-monkey-human-alien little stinker.  I named him Milo, after the Australian chocolate sports drink and some Greek (athlete) God, but he is neither of these things and always mispronounced as my-low.  So I changed it slightly to my favorite artist Miro (Joan Miró).

His fur is like a lamb, only softer.  The color of his curly cotton like locks are not chocolate, but "buff"cream colored with stripes and a warm bow of gradient sun-kissed shades.  I picked him up at a cat breeder in St. Joseph, Ill., and he has always been a very social cat from the first day we met.  He is by far, the best companion pet I ever had.  I picked him up in the winter of 2006 when he was only 8 weeks old.  He looked like a creature resembling a little piece of raw chicken back then, but there was a sweetness to his face that still remains til this day.  If I could compare him to a cookie, it would definitely be a snickerdoodle.  He no longer looks as freakish as he did back then with his fur finally together as one complete little cloud.

My little monsti, Miro.

Reading about "Lonesome George" I read about how he wasn't very lonesome after all.  He was loved by so many reporters, photographers, animal lovers, turtle lovers, his caretakers and in the span of one hundred years of life, he was unable to reproduce his breed to an offspring prior to his passing.  This made me think about my cat.  I know he won't live to 100 (at least in human years) and he was neutered when I picked him up.

His parents were Ozzy (A beautiful all-black Devon Rex with the same Amber eyes as Miro) and Shelby (Also a Devon Rex that looks exactly like Miro).  He was born 10/15/2006 and I believe he had 2 or 3 siblings in his batch.  It was a long and memorable 4 hour road trip from Chicago to St. Joseph.  I am so happy to have a friend like Miro to cuddle with 24/7.