Growing up in Lahore in the 1970s and 80s we had both cats and dogs as pets – with dogs in the front yard and cats (all of them adopted strays) in the back yard.
These days Nadia and I are the only siblings with a dog while most everyone else has cats. Nadia and I would love to get a cat as well, it’s just that Nadia is allergic to them.
On our recent trip back home I got the chance to spend some time with some of our family cats and, of course, take lots of photos of them :)
Toffee
My younger sister’s orange tabby cat. Very friendly. Loves to sleep on the corner table in the living room.
Toffee portrait
Photo of an orange tabby cat standing at the edge of a balcony, looking down the lens of the photographer's camera.
Toffee is not impressed with my photography
Photo of an orange tabby cat standing at the edge of a balcony, looking at the photographer behind the camera.
Henry
My younger sister’s white cat with blue/yellow odd coloured eyes. Not very friendly, but very happy for you to open the door to let him in and out of the room.
Henry eating his kibble
Photo of a white cat eating kibble out a bowl that's lying on a counter.
Henry interrupted
Photo of a white cat interrupted by the photographer while eating it was eating its kibble out a bowl that's lying on a counter. The cat has one blue and one yellow eye.
Henry at rest
Photo of a white cat with blue/yellow odd coloured eyes stretched out on a window seat in the sun.
Uloo
My older sister’s orange, black, and white calico cat. Very friendly, curious, and quite demanding when she wants pats and scratches.
Uloo is very interested in something off camera
Close-up photo of an orange, black, and white calico cat looking at something off camera.
Uloo at rest
Photo of an orange, black, and white calico cat sitting half on a marble floor and half on a little rug.
Nunu
My older sister’s black cat. Not particularly friendly with non-family members, so not easy to get photos of. But she is a lovely looking cat.
Nunu keeping an eye on things
Photo of a black cat sitting on a marble floor, next to a chair.
Billi/Billy
My aunt’s medium-haired tabby, a friendly adopted stray who hangs around the garden. I didn’t get to spend any time with her/him, but she/he very much wanted to spend time with us while we were visiting.
Billi/Billy wants to be let inside the house (or for us to come out and play!)
Photo of a medium-haired tabby cat sitting prettily on the verandah of a house, looking in through a sliding glass door.