Pet Questionnaire

A while back I did a questionnaire/tag thing for Pochi -- the Furry Friend Tag. He's considered the family pet, and he lives in the states with my mom. Living in Japan, I always thought that one day I would have my own pet; a pet I would take care of as if it were my own child. I didn't think it would be so soon, but I guess it was that time and I got a kitten for free. And her name is Kuromi. Yes, I know what you guys are thinking...ANOTHER black cat?! Well, I love any kind of cat in general, but my favorite are black cats. They're just absolutely gorgeous and honestly, you don't see many black cats around here. Out of all her siblings, she was the only black cat. I was very lucky to find her. Now that I have my own pet, I thought I would make a questionnaire for Kuromi too. Here's a short questionnaire that is slightly different from the Furry Friend Tag.


1. How many pets do you have? How many did you have in the past and what were they, if any?
Right now I have 1 that I can consider as my own. I don't plan to get another pet. I did have 2 pets named Patches and Pepe (3 including Pochi, is still alive and like I said, living with my mom) in the past and they were all cats. Patches lived for 20 years, and Pepe had a very short life at 8 years. My family has always been cat people.

2. What gender is your current pet(s)?
Female.

3. What breed are they?
The people that gave her to me didn't say anything about what breed she is. I always thought she could be an American shorthair, just by looking at her siblings, but I'm thinking she could be a Bombay??? I don't know. I wish I knew! Any cat experts out there?!

4. What is your pet's name? How did you come up with their name?
Her name is Kuromi; Kuu-chan for short. The people who gave her to me already named her Kuu which could be a name for both boy/girl. When I chose her, I couldn't think of any names, because the people couldn't confirm if she was a boy/girl. Once they finally confirmed it, I wanted to give her a name with "kuro" in it (meaning "black" in Japanese) and how she can still have "kuu" as a nickname. Then, I thought I wanted a part of my name to be part of hers, so I took the "mi" in my name and came up with "Kuromi". Which coincidently is the name of my favorite Sanrio character.

5. When is their birthday? How old are they?
The people I got her from didn't know (goodness, they didn't know anything), but once I got her, she was already 2 months old and at the time when I got her, it was May. So I thought going back 2 months, she was born somewhere in March. And the day I got her was on the 30th of May, so I just made her birthday March 30th. She is now 1 year and 1 month.

6. What are some things you enjoy doing with your pet(s)?
I love playing with her. She loves playing with the cat toys. I also love to just sit down or lay down with her relaxing next to me. Just having her around, even if it means her just sleeping, makes so much of a difference. Her presence just makes me feel so comfortable.

7. Does your pet(s) have any special tricks or unique habits?
I don't know if I would say they're special tricks/unique habits. Ever since Kuromi was a kitten, I always sat her on my lap, and when we slept, I always had her close to my stomach area. I always thought that when she grows up, she's never going to do those things anymore, but she still does! She gets on my lap and sleeps there sometimes (omg she's heavy!) and she sleeps super close to me at night. She even takes up half the bed! To the point where we even fight over it LOL. Also, what I thought was funny was that when it's just the two of us, she would always give me kisses! But when someone is in the room, she doesn't do it. I think in a way she feels embarrassed to show people. Because in front of other people, she's so cold and she acts like a "queen". And showing people that she kisses me, looks like it's a sign of weakness or something. She also is very protective of her food. She knows how to protect herself by smacking animals around haha. I also recently noticed that she knows how to unlock doors...which is good for us if we ever get locked out, but if a burglar gets in or something...

8. (Optional) Post a picture of your pet(s). Or describe them.