Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cats in Cairo

There are a lot of stray cats in Cairo. Tons. There are probably at least ten cats that have made their home around our building. They seem to eat mainly garbage, although a lot of people feed the cats here as well. They’re very cute, and I always want to take one home.

The other day we had one of those Egyptian moments, walking to tennis, when we saw a really cute black slender young cat feasting on something light bright. At first I thought, “Oh, didn’t that cat get lucky!” (as in, that cat must have got its paws on a chicken carcass or something) but then I realized what it was eating: an old, used menstrual pad. It was chewing through the plastic, purring. Yuck!

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2 comments:

Nancy said...

I think I threw up a little in my mouth.

PS. You should ask Rachel one day what cats eat. She almost always answers, "Garbage." Very matter-of-factly, too. It's hilarious.

And very true of what she's known.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:43:00 PM GMT+2
Rachel said...

I also couldn't believe how many cats stray cats were in Cairo.

Great blog! Would you be interested in writing a guest post on my site for women travelers, www.pinkpangea.com? You can email me at rachel@pinkpangea.com.

Thanks,
Rachel

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:25:00 AM GMT+2

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