Kohaku and Chihiro [redux]

August 23, 2013

Neal says: Kohaku and Chihiro are twin tuxedo cats who live in western Massachusetts. There was a large, aggressive dog in the house where they were born so they lived the first three months of their lives in an upstairs bedroom with two grade-school girls. They were never put down as babies so they're very friendly and always want to be with their humans. Their names come from the two characters in the anime classic Spirited Away. Kohaku was the river spirit and Chihiro was the girl who helped him escape from an evil wizard.

True to his name, Kohaku is a water cat, always running to get in the bath tub for a drink after someone finishes showering, and he often leaps to the kitchen counter and begs a drink straight from the faucet. When they first arrived they were quite concerned about the spaniel, Zoe, who already lived in the house. They soon settled down, began sleeping together, and now Zoe and Kohaku wrestle sometimes. Chihiro is dainty and proper -- no rolling around on the floor with the dog for her.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Neal Rauhauser

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CarolB57 - 10 years, 8 months ago

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What cuties- love their tuxedos! ;P

katzenmother - 10 years, 8 months ago

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Such cuties!

MissyofMissylandia - 10 years, 8 months ago

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It seems Zoe through a full wasari on Kohaku :-))))

MissyofMissylandia - 10 years, 8 months ago

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sorry threw

Natthecat - 10 years, 8 months ago

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Twice the joy! Just lovely.

crashnandicoot - 10 years, 8 months ago

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such handsome tuxedos! They're beautiful!

mma - 10 years, 8 months ago

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they look to be a very happy family; I love the distinctive markings on these cuties.

megatha427 - 10 years, 8 months ago

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These two definitely look like twins! Their markings are very similar. So cute!

Where in western MA do they live?! I currently live near Boston but grew up in Sturbridge.

KittyMom - 10 years, 8 months ago

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aww, they are very cute! Love their markings. So nice that you took both kitties. A feral cat had 3 kittens in my backyard so we pulled in the kittens at 5 weeks and adopted them out when they were a bit older. I love that two went to the same home. From what I hear they are loving being together and with their new family. I took one... now have four cats.

judymack812 - 10 years, 8 months ago

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