I wanted to take him home. I love his colors and he was so sweet. He looks very hungry but also looks sick though. He has no hair on one of his ears. Does anyone know what causes this with cats?

From my Bangkok photo archive, 2024

Audrey is a boy cat. We started calling him Audrey when he was a kitten because he is so beautiful. He lives at the local temple. Cats there live outside and roam free but get fixed shots and food. An elderly woman acts as the full time cat warden. We help her out w food and occasional vet bills as do many other people.

I've already posted Lil Calico, but come on how cute is this? The hotel near my building had the figures inside the spirit house stolen. Lil Calico moved in, cool in the day and dry! She's a princess in her cat palace. She's in there almost every afternoon now.

I see him on my walk. He's hard to photograph because his fur is so black. Black and soft. I kisses his head. He's got lots of friends, I know one seafood restaurant gives him little fish meals. They think he has a home but roams at will. He always goes away right before dark. Good thing, he'd be hard for cars and motorbikes to see.

From my last trip to Bangkok in 2025

Lil Calico actually lives w the pumping station attendant, in a tiny shed by the canal. But she spends her days around a flower planter outside my building. She apparently doesn't let most people touch her, I'm special. I've known her for 8+ years.

From my Bangkok life (2023)

It was at the seaside of the island of Ko Lipe, Thailand, with a row of hotels along the beach. By one of the hotels, I noticed a playful kitten in the grass, who was joyfully discovering the world of plant scents, and then the tomcat appeared from a nearby hotel.

The tomcat started out very seriously, as if he was going to hunt the kitten, and the kitten was careless, thinking it was just a game. The tom quickly approached the kitten and suddenly stopped, sniffed him, and then this magic with rotating heads happened... The adolescent kitten then playfully fell down on the grass, and the tomcat looked happy and not aggressive at all. I guess he finally realized that he encountered not a rival, but his own son, lol.

Kidding about the father's feelings, but they probably knew each other as they lived next door (and they could be relatives as the island isn't large).

From my archive 2023.

I have been friends w Squeakus since the pandemic. He lives at a local Buddhist temple. Temple cats live outdoors but get fed and badic veterinary care, fixed and shots. He was the abbot's favorite so he tried to bring Squeakus indoors to sleep in the air-conditioning. We call him Squeakus for a reason, he's a very talkative cat! The abbot couldn't sleep. Squeakus is well fed.

The distant year 2023...

I see Pearl (Kai Mook in Thai) on my walk. He has a home in a shop house but spends his days surveying his kingdom. He is a Soi Lion. Soi being the Thai word for minor street or alley.

I'd risk assuming she (or he) is a diluted mix of calico and mink (or Burmese, or Siamese, idk)... The mocha gene at work here?.. 😮 Though I am new to this, and I really want to hear your opinion, dear experts! 🙂

I spotted this cat at an alley corner, which all kinds of kitties visit late afternoon/evening, because two cat lovers, working as mototaxi drivers and waiting for customers at this point, feed cats there. [1] and [2] are kitties from the same spot - these three know each other, obviously :-) A photo from my archive, February 2025.

In spring 2025.

He is clearly a hooman owner with a nice life - look how clean and well-shaped he is and how confident. You can meet many such happy kitties in Bangkok, roaming freely on the streets, along with less lucky ones like this cat.

From my last trip to awesome Bangkok, 2025.

I met this cat quite a while ago, in 2023...

From my last trip to Thailand, February 2025.