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Hi Rachel and jun when will jun make a new video?
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It's wonderful to see how ya'lls little girl has come out of her shell. Beautiful, beautiful fur babies.
If the dog person shirt winds up being more popular, you'll have to figure out how to work more dog content into the channel somehow.
I'm glad Poki is doing ok. He and Pichi are so cute together.
I do love how Pichi trusts Poki with her fully blind side.
I had a gut feeling thise two would get along.
@@nanyummyify Yup both were street cats and probably relate with each other more.
I think she might always sit blind side to him so that he can watch out on that side :0!!! Little kitty team work thing going on
the street cats looking out for each other is so cute 😭
Poki and Pichi's interactions warm my cold, angry heart
I actually noticed how he flexed his abdominal muscles when he was begging for food, poki’s just built different I guess
poki's got a six pack
Flex for food
Poki's gotta show off on camera.
😂
whats the time stamp
"poki uses his abdominal muscles" i actually noticed this at the beginning to the video!! in the over-poki shot, he had an hourglass figure then BOOM flexed and meowed HAH
Ohhhhh now I see it … he looks like a supercat
whos the new cat when did they get her/him?
@@lax4359 That's Pichi. Rachel found her on the streets somewhere and noticed that one of her eyes was shriveled up-ish and attempted multiple times to take her home and to a vet. There are videos on their channels of her doing this.
I was thinking "woah, he's thin" and then he just inflated :D
" Oh no, why is poki so thin?! His belly caves in on the side, why does it look like that?!"
Poki: _releases the scream_
"Oh..."
Poki: *dead silent*
Jun: "poki-"
Poki: *Begins his air-raid warning*
😂😂😂
Anybody: Hey Poki-
Poki: meooaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWHH
Haha
Correct
Every, Single, Time!
Begins to sing opera
Please give this to them and don't say I like it it's been years and years and years you've been kick saying I love I like it I like it give it to the people who started doing this to me I know you hate me but do this
Poki: I have a set of vocal chords and I'm going to make that EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. Operatically.
The Songs of Poki: in C minor
i have a mouth and i must scream
I have not been fed, I must make it clear that I'm wasting a way
i have this much of noise i can make and i gonna use it all
@@potato686 he's dialed it up to ELEVEN!!
The love between Poki and Pichi is so sweet!
*b u t t e r s t h e b e a n*
Hello bean
Both of them are japanese that's why
Power couple 💛💛💛
Poki be like "we aren't pure breeds like Haku and Nagi so we should be friends."
I'm not a vet, but as to whether Pichi is blind or not, the fact that her pupil was wide throughout this whole video while your other cats' eyes were slitted (as is normal in a well-lit area) implies she cannot see or differentiate light very well. She might not be /totally/ blind, but her eye is certainly reacting as though she's constantly in the dark.
Christine Ha, the blind chef, has this same problem! I think she has optic nerve atrophy (I’m not sure though)
My cat has big eyes constantly because he ALWAYS focusses on everything around him. I believe Pichi has a big pupil because she has to focus more on things she sees as well.
I’m not a vet, but I work at a vet clinic - Medically, Consistently large pupils can also be an indication of hypothyroidism in cats. Hypertension can also cause blindness, and thus permanently dilated pupils.
If your cats pupils are *always* large, even during the day or when they are relaxed, you should consider taking your cat to the vet and doing some blood work, check blood pressure, and check the eyes. Hypothyroidism is common, and can be sneaky!
@@kirby-impostor5594 Is your cat also a siamese? Because I have 7 cats and 2 of them are siamese, and they are the only 2 that always have big eyes. Siamese cats eyes are weird and they don't handle light well, yet I have never seen either of mine with slitted eyes.
@@MothSalesman Thanks for that information. I haven’t had a cat for a very long time because my daughter was allergic. She’s out grown the cat allergy and we’re thinking about getting a cat. Right now I’m researching to reacquaint myself with cat care and health before making a decision. Especially since veterinary medicine is much more advanced since the last time we had a cat. So your information was very good to know.
It’s like Pichi knows Poki was a stray before so that’s why she trusts him so much, like this boy knows what life’s like on the streets he understands me so lick my head sweetie
I think thats because stray cats have a different body language or a better understanding of body language. Not understanding what another cat wants to tell you can be fatal on the streets, so strays learn to communicate better than breeder cats or cats who grow up with humans, because they use other cues to communicate with us that might seem aggressive to a feral or stray cat. So I just think that Poki is able to understand her better and communicates on a level that she can understand. In the end trust is always achieved in understanding each other :)
@@gggthsb What an amazingly beautiful comment. Thank you.
@@gggthsb aww this makes me so happy
Living on the streets changes a cat.
What if they knew each other as strays?
"Poki, your girlfriend is coming!"
Poki, projecting his magnificent meow: "Yes and she's beautiful"
Ikr! Poki and pichi's bond makes me so warmmm
I feel like they're more like soul siblings. Either way I agree, their bond is so wholesome
Potato escape umbrella racing sunshine wood
@@kaiju4765 ?
@@ReptilianTeaDrinker No Yes, True?
I absolutely adore how Poki replies every single time he is addressed.
I read somewhere that cats 'talk' like that for human's sake, not for other cats, so he really is responding to Rachel and Jun when they talk to him. I have a black kitty that has conversations with me and squeaks away as I talk to her. It's really cute.
He is my favorite! 🥰
I've never seen cats let themselves be handled so casually. They are so trusting and comfortable with you guys and I love it.
Even with abandoned or feral cats, it's a matter of patient, consistent and frequent working with them to build trust. With my last two cats, my normal carry position for them was on their backs in my arms like babies. Good for belly rubs. Took over a year to get there with an older boy who'd been abandoned and was living feral
Thing is that Jun and Rachael respect the boundaries their cats set.
Most people don't do that and just invade their pets personal spaxe, resulting in a bad relationship, aggression and abuse.
Especially Poki. R&J mustve treated him really well. 😭
If u watch Maru channel theyre also v tame
@@harukrentz435 I don't think Poki ever had boundary issues. His boundary is wherever the food is at 😂😂😂
"Poki uses his abdominal muscles like an opera singer" I laughed so hard, that's amazing
Pavarrotti Poki!
@@bluelamp8183, Poki-do Domingo.
My daughter had actual tears from laughing so hard when she said that!! Lol.
I also see this with one of mine, you can actually see his belly muscles tighten when he Meooows 😂
is it just me or does Poki have a white heart on his tushy 2:23. Also I have recently gotten a black and white kitty with half mustache and she too is very loud meowy and a little licky! that thumbnail with pichi is so cute
What I've learned from Poki:
Scream so loud you develop abs.
Or develop abs so you can scream loud.
😆
And u can get a Girlfriend
As someone who does have a fully blind cat (his eyes were removed), I’d have to say that Pichi must have some eyesight. She confidently jumps off of things. My cat will always tap and feel around in front of him before jumping. But otherwise he does play normally with toys.
Yup! I have a fully blind kitty (eyes are there, but no corneas) and there is a slight hesitation in everything he does. I love him to pieces though, and he has forced me to keep the house extremely neat and organized :)
@@nikkif6871 the guilt whenever you add something new or move something to clean and they bonk into something :[
I politely refuse to believe Poki can scream “normally”
Glad to hear he’s okay though 🙏🥺
Gotta love the Classic screamin’ Poki
"How are the cats doing?" I don't even have to watch to know they're doing cutely. They are always cute.
Kawayote genki desu
Don't HAVE to watch, and yet have never clicked so fast.
"Poki your girlfriends coming~"
SO EVERYONE WAS THINKING IT TOO
POCHI CANNON
@@thesoap_fan POCHI I LOVE IT
I SHIP PIKI
@@nekopurinchan PIKI - 😭
time stamp
Hard to believe people actually pay attention to news about like, celebrities, royal families, etc when they could be following the adventures of cats
As soon as I heard the phrase "He uses his abdominal muscles" I lost it 🤣🤣🤣. I had flashbacks to all my choir and band teachers telling us to engage our diaphragm for better air support because breathing with your chest is asking for trouble. They repeated it so much I will never forget it. I don't know why Poki having better technique than most singers is funny to me. Nice job buddy 😂😂💀
I'm very amused that apparently most cats *don't* have good vocal technique lol. I vividly remember a voice coach teaching us that babies are great at voicing things from the diaphragm and usually stop because their caregivers are telling them to quiet down
@@chococtopus that's really interesting actually! Babies using their stomach muscles is not something you'd expect. But then again they are able to swim instinctively until a certain age. Guess they aren't weak in everything lol
I’m honestly really glad that Poki is back to screaming. That’s an iconic part of him. He would be way too different if he meowed normally.
I always look forward to his screams 😂
I totally agree. Love him!
Gotta love the Classic screamin’ Poki
HAHAHAHA Poki uses diaphragmatic breathing! My singing teacher would be proud haha!
he's using meow-ro-dah is what hes using
@@ogladaczr.t.3168 fus-ro-nya
Rachel with 4 cats: "So many cats!"
My grandma with 10 cats: "What do you mean 'many'?"
Living in a somewhat, smaller place does give it an illusion that 4 grown cats are too many lol
Sounds like me when there are so many stray cats around the house of mine lmao
Not just how many cats, it is the love for the handicap cats. I had six cats one time, but now I have only three. I wish I could discover this video earlier. My Coco developed stomach cancer. If I could treat him earlier, he might live a little bit longer, even he had 18 years of life
My grandparents have 20 indoor cats (they have a big house) and spend some amount of time feeding stray cats. This is on top of selling antiques and building houses for habitat for humanity
Poki looks so content with his Pichi there and she seems to trust him so much. I almost shed a tear when I remembered how you found him. Look at him now! Meowing like an opera singer!
"Our three shrimp, collectively named Lightning."
Rachel probably started a trend there.
My friend has 3 rats all collectively named remi
Glad to see Poki is still as loud as ever, and Haku is almost as fluffy as he used to be too
I'm just wondering why did they shave hakus stomach? Was it a operation?
@@HUYI1 they made a video about him getting an allergic reaction on his skin.
@@ifujoshiiweeb8991 ah ok, I think I remember that issue, such a long time ago
15:01
Rachel: ''Hi Poki, your girlfriend is coming''
Poki: ''yeey''
That was so adorable
One of my cats has a meow like Poki's and he does it each time he enters my room 😩 he doesn't even do it for food, just to announce his presence at my door
A king's gotta have his royal fanfare!!!!!
M O T H E R I H A V E A R R I V E D
As someone who has had a fully blind cat that got progressively blind, no, Pichi is not fully blind. She's probably "legally" blind though, where she sees lights and shadows in very indistinct blobs, which is more than enough for cats to live their life normally. My cat Salem used to be like that, unfortunately with age, he completely lost his eyesight and was not able to climb confidently anymore. You could tell because he would use his paws and whiskers almost like a cane, to estimate the distance between steps, height, etc. It seems like he was also losing his sense of smell and hearing towards the end too, so that didn't help, but yeah I don't think Pichi is too bad eyesight wise ! She's clearly very active and confident, I hope her eye stays stable :)
Yeah this is what I came down to say. You can tell when a cat is fully blind. Watching Pichi confidently leap to above the stove, you can easily tell she isn't. Our boy Pumpkin also went fully blind, though his was because of an infection. He never truly got off the ground after that. He would hop onto the couch because he could reach up and feel it, then onto the shelves behind it because he could also touch them. He couldn't use the towers anymore because they were just out of his reach.
legally blind hahahaha give her a little handicap sign for parking
You can also tell because her pupil is always dilated to bring in as much light as possible.
I was kind of noticing in a few early videos that that she has a kind of transition where she'd be very on-guard when she saw someone reaching out at a distance and then relax a bit when they got close enough, which made me wonder about that and if her remaining eye was bad enough she couldn't tell who it was until they were very close. Just speculation, of course, haven't seen enough to properly say.
I think so too - when she's climbing around the kitchen imo she couldn't move around as securely if she was fully blind. It would definitely explain why she was very scared at first, in addition to the stressful situation she probably had to learn the layout of their apartment way longer than a cat with clear vision.
Jun: [feeding Haku and Nagi]
Me: *wait why can't I hear Poki* -
Jun: Poki!
Poki: S C R E A M
Me: Ahh, never mind, he's fine
Poki: *MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaAAaAaAaAaaaaaAaaaAaAaaaaaAaaAA* Jun: OH MY GOD YOUR SO LOUD *ahhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
"I wonder how long I can do this until he gets annoyed."
-Said every cat owner EVER!
One way to check if she's blind would be to see if she chases after a laser pointer. The laser pointer won't make any sounds and can't be felt, so she would have to rely on her ability to see.
To be fair my cat never showed any interest in laser pointers so it’s not a definite test
The point of the laser is too small for her to see
Anytime Poki starts yelling, I have to turn down my volume cause he breaks the sound barriers
We also lower the volume in the video when he screams. I'm not sure the world is ready for full volume Poki
Tuxedo boys are so so loud 😂
@@RachelandJunAdventures 😂 but it’s so cute 🥰
@@RachelandJunAdventures Release the cut of Poki screaming at full volume!
@@RachelandJunAdventures Full volume Poki would probably break the internet tbh, you're doing the right thing lol
Now I just imagine every time Poki screams he's like an opera singer in a tuxedo.
WITH one of those crazy mustaches that curl on both sides
He's already got the tuxedo part down.
Pichi fits in so well it's like she was always a part of your family. It's wonderful to see her progress!
This was exactly what caught me off guard. “Was she always there?”
“Oh wait, there’s a vid that came out literally a year ago”
Rachel and Jun: Poki-
Poki: *OOOOOH SOLE **_MIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO_*
0:29 you can see his lungs EXPANDING as he screams
Omg i didn't even notice
Yay! I can’t believe that Pichi “loafed” it’s a sign of comfort in cats, she must be getting more used to people.
Poki seems to help her a lot which and she has now gotten comfortable with the other boys too, another cat by their side helps ferals get used to people faster from my experience.
My formerly feral cat definitely wouldn't be as sweet and cuddly as she is now without our oldest cat having been such a good mentor for her.
pichi loaf pichi loaf pichi loaf
I noticed at 13:23 that when the light is turned on, Poki squints his eyes because of the sudden brightness, but Pichi's eye didn't react at all. :o
I have an abdominal meower aswell. The funny part about it is that he's deaf, so he doesn't know how lowd he's screaming. He just knows that we react to him when he makes a noise without him even knowing he's making any noise at all (which is super impressive in my opinion). This also very often causes him to think he's meowing, when he's actually letting out a little squeak or not making any noise. It's adorable and we love him so much for it :)
11:17
Jun : “nagi is a bit upset”
Me : “nooo why? poor baby ☹️”
Jun : “here’s why” *shows haku in the box*
Me : “...oh 🙂”
Poki uses his diaphragm to scream 😂
Vocal students, take note!
Such a theater kid
You can actually see his middle section expand in 0:29 haha
Opera meow!!!
@@Trisha_Yuu LOLOL that's fantastic, an icon for singers everywhere
I think Pichi loves Poki for screaming loud. She can hear him everywhere.
Poki: "I paid for all the vocal chords, i'm using all the vocal chords!"
Poki is so misunderstood, he doesn't scream, he just projects his voice! They are all so cute and Nagi always has the air of the slightly wimpy slightly shy youngest sibling, I think it's just his polite face :D
animals join the battle!
nagi has entered the battle! nagi strikes his opponent with polite face! oh no it is effective! his opponent has fainted -100. nagi wins!
I love that Poki is doing the equivalent of opera singing. All this time we've just been interpreting his meows as screaming when actually maybe's he's just been projecting to an audience about the glory of food, wondrous food. Maybe in Poki-speak it's like the Hallelujah choir every time he hears the food bag open.
Poki virtuously performing "Food, Glorious Food" from "Oliver!" is now my favourite image of the week 😂😂
@@frederikl.1642 Fooooooood meowrious foooooood, we're anxious to try it ... threeeeeeee meowquets a dayyyyyyy Meowr favorite diet
The Alleluia choir 😆 the choir used to sing the Alleluia chorus when I went to church growing up!
@@ameliesayshola8854 the kingdom of Japan...is become the kingdom of our Jun and of our Rachel and they shall feed us forever and ever. Forever and ever, forever and ever.
@M1347 - 😆🤣😅😂 ♥️ it! 🎼🎙🎶📢🐾
I’ve started training my cats and engaging them in similar ways that you guys do, and they’ve become a lot more affectionate and trusting. I think more cat owners should be like you!!! It makes for happier kitties!
What specific techniques have you been using for your kitties? I am planning to get a kitten soon and would love to know!
@@belindanguyen1905 The thing Rachel and Jun do where they let their cats smell everything they’re doing. When we started that, our cats became a lot more interested in us! Then also training them with treats to come & sit. I think they have a video on how they trained their kitties!
@@missjo5ie I also like to let my cats smell whatever I am using. And so now my one cat will sometimes yell if you don't let her sniff something you're holding XD
the sniffing thing works on one of my cats, the other one just tries to bite everything that gets close to his face xd
OMG. Jun mimicking Poki and his loudness as he went to feed him was the wholesome laugh I didn’t expect to have 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm starting a petition to replace our national emergency alarm/sound with Poki's cat screams.
Now, that is a sound people will take seriously 😂
We will freak out and run in different directions and check our bins if poki is there
@@Basementjacks yea lol
@@Basementjacks tbh I would look for my cat (she likes to scream too) and would panic until I find her and check if she’s hurt or just upset 😅
Poki just has such an official-sounding voice.
I was thinking a cell phone ringtone. This is so much better. :)
She’s doing Zoomies with the boys!! Look how far she’s come!! She’s a confident member of your pack. 💖💕💖
I'm so proud!
That little meep Poki makes at 15:04 just made my heart melt😭😭
I love Poki's and Pichi's special friendship. Street cats unite!
There's almost 0 update about Nagi, which means he's pretty much the healthiest of the gang, hope everyone is keep going well till the distant future
Toof Nagi 😸
You can totally see poki's muscles change for the yell in the beginning he goes from 8 slim to 0 figure. You might actually be able to tell if peachy is blind from using a laser pointer, her eye didn't change at all when you turned the lights on... it's also very sweet how concerned Rachel was that we be shown that your fish was still doing well
Pichi's eyes did change, but not at all as much as one would expect. That suggests to me that she has some vision, but probably very poor. I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems likely to me.
Her eyes changed throughout the video but never went into slits
@@yukiandkanamekuran Yeah, that's my observation too. To be fair, I had to look carefully to see it.
@@yukiandkanamekuran Yeah! I noticed that, too.
@@patrikhjorth3291 perhaps she can see but only shadows like how we can see light through our eyelids?
Jun: “Poki! :D”
Me: *Immediately turns volume down.*
Underrated comment
14:40 it's good to see Pichi's getting much better with random boy attacks, too.
I love how Pichi and Poki are glued to each other. Cutest couple of 2021.
Many blind cats can seem like they have eyesight, thanks to all their other senses. I've seen some cats who were born blind, but still moved and acted just like any other cat. Pichi may not be completely blind (maybe she still can make out shapes, figures, movement etc.), but it's likely her eyesight isn't great.
Thats what I was thinking.
If she were human she’d need glasses
Exactly! One of the cat pages I follow on instagram has a cat with no eyes and he can seem like he has sight even though he literally has no eyeballs. He can track toys better than the other cats in the house who have eyes because he has to rely on his other senses.
Definitely! We took quite a while to notice one of the kitties at the shelter I work at was blind, because she was just as active as the other ones!
could be impaired
I have a half blind cat who only sees differences in light, and his eye acts exactly like Pichi’s.
I love the 2 orange boys are like pals and the two street kids are besties. SO CUTE.
knowing that poki meows like an opera singer, i'm just imagining him in a tuxedo and singing that famous opera song by luciano pavarotti lmao
Nessun dorma!! For real, lol
Pavarotti Poki!
So cute how Poki seems to have taken Pichi under his wing. They always seem so close. 💕
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Me in 2015: i love rachel and jun, wonder what their content will be like in the future?
Me in 2021: *listening to them describe their cats potential ibs*
About the invisible fleas problem, it can happen when you have rodents living in the walls of your building. A few years back we had a cat that got intestinal parasites from the feces of mice we didn't even know were there. We were really confused as to how he caught those parasites, as he we had adopted him from a shelter that did full workups, and even then he developed symptoms like a year later. He never went outside or ate anything other than his store-bought food or tiny human-grade nibbles. The mice were really discreet and left their feces in a spot that only the cat was able to reach (a gap in the counter adjacent to the dishwasher that inexplicably attracted food debris like dry pasta and rice, and which I often tried to vacuum and clean with limited success). It didn't smell, either, because there was only a couple and I guess the cat scared them into not leaving too many trails. Not too long after the parasite incident we saw one coming out of the gap and called the exterminator. And we understood why our cat was obsessed by that spot.
So I would start suspecting that if the problems persists even after treating the cats.
If you get an eye patch for Pichi then she could be the first mate to Captain Poki.
Arrr Matey!
YES
I thought u where suggesting they put an eye patch so they could check if she was truly blind at first, when I hadn’t read the whole comment XD I love the idea tho. Second in command Pichi!!
OMG! YES!!!!
Oh my god Poki was using his cat abs to project his meow
0:29 you can actually see his abdomen expanding as he starts to meow!
Oh you can 😂 no human army’s, just Army’s of Opera cats please
Woaaaahh
That explains a lot KSJDLDK
I love how Jun says "margins" when you were talking about Poki's mast cell tumor. His english IS really good.
Jun is a cat whisperer...love watching the cats and him interact
Poki, the opera kitty. Wasn’t he found on the side of the road? He’s such a sweet boy!
Yes he was!
Yep. And he loved going into the garbage, and trying to open up all their cabinets to get to the food. Looks like he still does!
Yes he was. That's why i think he trained himself to meow loudly because that was his survival mechanism for begging for food so that he has a higher chance of not starving. Poor boy. It's heartwarming that poki and pichi found each other ❤ 10:58 Hungry boiii, and now we also have hungry girl 😂
@@rhymedelacruz8552 “FEEEEED MEEEEE SO THAT I SHUT UPPPPPPP AND EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CAN GO TO BEDDDDDDD”
@@rhymedelacruz8552 he’s also a Siamese mix, and Siamese cats are just loud as a rule
Jun: Poki!
Poki: *Becomes air raid siren-*
I think Pichi does have some vision issues looking at her behaviour sometimes, but I think it most likely she can still see light and shapes so she's not completely unable to figure out where things are
going from one video where pichi just started being in the room with the others, not understanding play, and seeing haku jump at her and play was the best ;w;
That is actually how I lost my baby girl. Vivian was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with mass cell tumor and it was cancerous and she had it right by her jaw and throat and was inoperable. I had to say good bye to her last year November 19th. I am glad you were able to catch it and that it was not cancerous. I love watching you babies💜
I’m sorry you lost your fur baby. They really do leave their paw prints on our hearts.
I sorry for your loss 😿 May you heal and be happy again 😸❤️
So sorry you lost your baby 💜💛💚
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
im so sorry for you loss
Poki yells just like my cat. She thought it was a contest so she yelled back. Also my wife just ordered 2 shirts, so excited
"Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!!"
My cat meows like that too!
They could perform an opera duet.
Poki and Pichi cuddling and grooming each other. 🥺💕💗
Pichi's whiskers probably help a lot as whiskers feel the vibrations in the air. She seems like she does have vision but probably reduced vision at distances than what cats have already (compared to humans).
Long boi ✨
Sweet boi ✨
Loud boi ✨
Thriving girl ✨
When you said "Hey, your girlfriend's coming" Poki probably meowed to let Pichi know where he is since she can't see well and that is probably one of the cutest things ever
My British Bombay, Tia (15) has been in perfect health her entire life until just recently. I was petting her one evening and felt a cartlidge-type growth on her upper hind leg near her tail. I could feel a tentacle like growth extending from it. My heart sank immediately and my blood ran cold. I knew it wasn't good because of that tentacle, hat it was probably cancerous. It was. My vet told me that 90% of bumps on cats are never good unlike dogs where it's 50/50. Tia had a fibroid sarcoma that was vaccine-related. She had had the Purevax rabies vaccine, considered the safest, every year without any problem. They don't know why it can suddenly develop years later, but she had her vaccine shot in February and I discovered the growth in early April. My vet is very proactive and believes in taking out tumors right away in cats - and taking a wide margin with it. He doesn't wait for the results to come back from a lab to determine whether or not it's cancerous. He says "We can find that out later. When I see a bump in a cat, I remove it asap. If it is benign, no harm done. If it's malignant, then we got it as soon as we could." He's' almost my age and I'm 70. His wife is a vet also. He is very warm and exudes kindness. I call him the Mister Rogers of Vets. Tia couldn't have a better vet. Good luck with Poki. ❤
I hope Tia is recovering well! Do you know if it was cancerous?
@@cynoglav9665 Thank you. Yes, fibroidsarcoma is a very aggressive type of cancer so I must remain vigilant for any new bumps/growths. I check Tia daily whenever I'm petting her or brushing her. If I feel anything at all, I will be at the vet's office immediately. So far so good, but we're only at the 5 month mark since her tumor excision.
Fibroidsarcomas are so aggressive that they will frequently return after a period of 6-12 months after a tumor has been excised. You REALLY have to remain vigilant. Tia goes to the vet every 4 to 6 weeks to have her anal glands drained and I have her vet give her a thorough going over to see if he feels anything that shouldn't be there. I've had Tia for 15 years now, since she was 6 months old, and am very attuned to her little moods and how she normally behaves; so I am being very watchful day-to-day for any changes in her behavior. In general, she's an extremely chill, laid-back cat .What I want cat owners to know is, if you feel a bump on your cat, don't wait to get it checked out. Run don't walk to your vet because most bumps in cats are cancerous, over 90%. Dogs are different. He said bumps in dogs are around 50/50 malignant. Thank you for asking about Tia. It was very kind of you. She is my little love and best friend. I'm getting emotional just typing this because I can't imagine my life without her in it. She is so devoted and loves me so much. She has stood by my side whenever I've been sick, such as pneumonia, and when I had an emergency double hysterectomy and appendectomy when a large but benign ovarian tumor almost killed me in 2009. "Nursecat Tia" only left my bed to eat her food and use the litter box. She literally lay by my side for 2 weeks watching over me like my feline guardian angel. She would follow me to the bathroom and lay her head on my feet when I was on the toilet. She was afraid to leave me alone whatsoever. I am her person and she was standing guard over me. She has a very nice fluffy, expensive marshmallow bed to sleep in, but she prefers to sleep next to me at night with her head resting in the curve of my arm. I have had many pets (all rescues) in my life, I loved them all, but Tia is an exceptionally sensitive, devoted companion. 🐱💖
@@tiamia7139 oh my god you're making me cry, I'm so glad your little lady is alright, last year my girl Ruby had a gash on her stomach and the vet said it had a chance of being a cat version of breast cancer, and I cried everyday, didn't help it was exam week, she didn't end up having cancer thankfully but I always tear up thinking about how I could've lost my first baby. Cats are really amazing animals, they can and are so sweet and affectionate, she's a bit of a diva, but I wouldn't trade her for any other cat, I'm sure you're the same, but shes always there when I'm sad, sitting by me, comforting me. I feel sad for anyone who fails to see the significance of them
@@Wubadubadub1967 I'm glad your kitty was okay. I take Tia in for regular checkups every 4-6 weeks. So far there's been no regrowth and it's been 8 months. I love my cats and they get the best care, food, lots of attention, etc. I threw away their old cat tree when I moved in with my daughter and son-in-law. It was getting a little ratty looking and I was worried that it was too tall and they might fall and hurt themselves since they are now 15. I got them a new cat tree for Christmas. It is only 4 ft. tall but they absolutely love it. They have much more room on the perches and can fully stretch out in the condo. Tia is very lanky and weighs 14 lb. They're snuggled next to me now. I retired last year so they love having me home all day. 😍🐱🐱
@@tiamia7139 aww that's just great! Make sure you spoil Tia immensely for me, ok?
I find it interesting that Rachel's favorite cat has the same color fur as Jun's hair, and Jun's favorite cat has the same color fur as Rachel's hair.
Poki and Pichi hanging out together is the cutest thing in the world. The two luckiest cats ever.
Poki is the theater kid of the kitties.
Also Pichi might be the cat equivalent of legally blind/vision impaired
Them projections are no joke.
Definitely.
You had me at "trained himself to scream rly loudly"
Flea allergy dermatitis would make sense for the symptoms Haku was having, those little buggers are a pain, even sometimes when you treat them regularly (especially with long fur, they are sooo good at hiding). I'm sure you're coordinating with the vet, but it could be a situation where switching to a different flea product may help. Also I can't get over how adorable Poki and Pichi are together 💙 So glad to see both of them doing so well after all they've been through!
If pichi is partially blind, maybe that’s why her pupils are always so huge? She could be taking in more light to compensate for her poor vision
That actually makes sense
Poki an Opera Singer?? I knew he's born to be a star!!!
Those are Poki's heels actually, not his knees.
Having the money to care for your animals is so nice, I was unemployed when I got my baby kitty. He is two years old now and I'm able to take him to vet if I feel like it, it's been amazing to just call and make an appointment without worrying if I will have the money for him or not.
Noticed Pichi didn't react at all to the sudden change in brightness in the room while Poki did blink in 13:22 . Her pupils also seem always fully dilated most of the time based on this video. It's interesting because aside from the fact that she's able to play with the cat toys, she's also able to maneuver around obstacles in 10:12 just fine! Maybe she really is like Daredevil!
if the collective names of the 3 shrimps sounds like/is lightning, then would that mean that their individual names are something like Lye, Tea, and Ning?
I like this
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Whoa when did they get aquatic pets?
When they moved Poki away from the food on the counter he's like "But I hacked the system fair and square!"
It is SO awesome to see Pichi playing and being close with everyone! She's settled in so well!
Blind cats generally do pretty well, but with the way Pichi moves and navigates gaps, I doubt she's fully blind - she probably has at least partial sight! Either way, its good to see her coming out of her shell!
It makes me so happy to see how far Pichi has come and how she looks so much more comfortable and happy, especially cuddling with Poki. Warms my heart everytime. I hope they all continue to do well
I love how Pichi looks so comfortable around everyone! I remember when you found her and she could not be approached and now she’s happy with her family
Poki and Pichi snuggling together is too cute, I can't handle it! 🥺🥰🥰🥰
"Poki!"
"NYAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAA"
meows intensifies
10:14 On a few of her steps, Pichi seems unsure of her footing, you can even see her paw shake a bit before she sets it down. I had a cat with vision problems once and she sometimes did this. This isn't conclusive, but added onto 13:25 when Pichi's eye doesn't really react when you turn on the light, but Poki's eyes do, and that her eye seems to be permanently dilated quite wide throughout the video, she most likely has very weak vision remaining in the eye. It's better than no vision of course, but my guess is that it's very dark and she can just make out basic shapes and movements.
Are there foods that can strengthen or improve their eyesight ?
@@SleeplessinOC Probably, but given that Pichi had pretty bad eye problems when they first found her (nystagmus in her "good" eye and the other eye being pushed back), and given just how doting of Cat Parents Jun & Rachel are, I don't think there is much more that can be done except to make sure that they make it easy for Pichi to find her way around and keeping things like cat beds, the litter box, food, and water dishes in easy to find places, and keeping the floor and cat trees/towers clear of clutter so she can find her way around easier. I imagine the transition to the new home will be a lot for her, but I'm confident in J&R to do a good job in helping her through it. :)
That paw shake is just like my cat does, but he can see very well. He's just very careful of where he puts his paws, because I used to tell him off for getting on the table. Unfortunately he now considers everything that's up as "the table".
I also got mad when he pushed things off, so now he'll do anything to not make things fall. This makes him put down his paws sooo slowly and carefully, shaking sometimes and touching lifting touching, often balancing on three legs.
Didn't realize he was so sensitive before, now I forgive his clumsiness, but he hasn't forgotten. It's been three years, he's four now, and completely over his wild years, it was just a phase, but I didn't know... I'm really sorry.
I tell him all the time it's okay, pets, encouragement, but he's just very careful most of the time. At least on the floor he can play and run.
If you can, learn from my mistakes. 😽
I wonder if Poki and Pichi trades "war" stories of being outside XD