Cats in Heat

Yep, you read it correctly, the title of this post is "Cats in Heat."  Why?  Because I'm going to talk about cats in heat, that's why.

Why in the world would I talk about cats in heat on my China blog?  Well, first because there are stray cats all over Beijing.  Seriously, all over Beijing.  Heather and I have had stray cats run by us in the Temple of Heaven park grounds, we've seen them just chillin' out on a cliff above the tiger pen at the Beijing Zoo, and we have stray cats running all around our apartment village.

And this is why I am talking to you about cats in heat.  See, growing up we had cats as pets, and sometimes we had female cats who weren't spayed quite yet (Dr. Seuss, and Rachel Korb, would be proud of that line).  I also personally owned the most annoying cat-in-heat ever, a little, normally darling cat named Mulva (yes, Mulva.....or wait, Delores!!!! (that's a Seinfeld joke)).

So, this morning at 4:41am I was woken up by a sound not all that unfamiliar.  Only it wasn't just one cat....it was two.  I took video of it, but don't worry, it's actually only sound because it was so dark outside all you could do was hear it.....

To be honest, while I was lying in bed I thought the sound of the second cat was actually being made by an old Chinese man bantering back and forth as a way to get the cat to run away so he could go back to sleep.

Just wishful thinking, I guess.

So if there are any veterinarians who would like to visit Beijing for a few days....

Heather and I (and our whole apartment building) would appreciate it!