Yoda and Domo's Christmas

Domo would actually wear the santa hat for a few seconds before turning it upside down into a bib and trying to eat the ball and the string.



Yoda really enjoyed his Christmas catnip.

Domo Looking Endlessly Cute Next to Human

Domo and Yoda in the Window

Domo barks at a bird and the kitties have a visitor.

Winter Domo in Bed

Domo enjoying some blankets in bed. House temperature: 62F

Cat Paper Grader

Domo was helping me grade papers, but he fell asleep pretty quickly...

Domo Blanket

Domo enjoys an inside-out shirt from Taiwan as a blanket. I hope it doesn't smell like his butt later.

Fruity Cat

Domo eats (part of) a strawberry. He also loves to chase baby tomatoes around for a few minutes and then gobble them up.

Waterproof Cat

Does Domo like water?



[Thinking...]


Yes, he does!

Domo Roadkill

Domo and the Giant Pomegranate

Was trying to get Domo to pose in a cute way with the pomegranate, but this was the best the little hunchback could do.

Cat in the Dryer and Theme Song

Domo is obsessed with the dryer. Hopefully we won't have any accidents.

Incidentally, Domo has a theme song: "Domo is a little shit," to the theme of "Mary had a little lamb":
Domo is a little shit
little shit
little shit...

Domo's Mirror Stage

A bit late but better than never comes Domo's understanding of the self, Lacan's mirror stage, when Domo looks in the mirror and no longer sniffs and paws, and accepts that this is him.

Domo Training: A Scientific Study by Chao, Chen, et al.

Siamese Smiles in Sink

Happiness is hogging the sink when the human needs it, and looking so cute the human has to go to another bathroom to wash her face.

Domo Pillow

Here's a Domo pillow I saw in a store in Cambria, California. It was an expensive place so I didn't even bother looking at the price tag, but maybe one day I can make one.

Kitty Hacker

Here's something one step above butt-dialing: Domo dialing. The other human asked me why I called him, so I went downstairs and caught Domo on the counter (which I had been removing him from all afternoon) next to my charging phone. Domo had called his other human.


His hacking isn't limited to phones. Early on, he fixed my temperamental Dell laptop, which got the blue screen of death the first day it arrived and whenever a stupid human presses the "Dell media center" button instead of the "On" button, the laptop gets stuck in a blue screen that says "Missing NTLDR" and refuses to enter Windows. It's very hard to fix that. Below is a picture of Domo fixing the laptop the day after he arrived (by walking all over it). He also IMs my family members and friends and presses enter after he types his secret message to them.

Cat Under Bed

Domo head coming out from under the bed. He'd fallen asleep with just his head poking out, but by the time I took this picture his eyes were just about open. His face looks like a creepy Japanese fox spirit.

The Kitties are Finally Sleeping Together!

Well, until Yoda saw me and walked away, annoyed.
Domo: o_o Big Kitty, come back...


Fifteen minutes later, they were fighting again.

Domo Smiles in His Sleep

Domo right now. An upside-down V is a Domo smile.


Stretchy stretchy!

Video Game Kitty

Domo seems to think people/things live inside laptops and televisions. He sniffs, paws, listens, and is utterly fascinated. Here, he's enthusiastically following Esther's character on the screen in Harvest Moon. He's also been known to take off with the Wii sensor.


After Esther left we played a video with Esther's voice on the laptop, and he began sniffing it like crazy, rubbing it and pawing the screen. Domo loves Esther.

Domo in the Sink

While the human fixed her hair before going out to make a special cat litter run, Domo demonstrated for the first time his ability to jump on top of the bathroom counter and also how much he enjoyed a nice oval sink. Later, he fell asleep there.

Domo Likes Decaf Green Tea

Domo, stealer of human tea and tormentor of old kitty, stops to enjoy some decaffeinated green tea in a special cat bowl from human's mom. (Apparently, green tea helps prevent/fight cancer in kitties. Go Domo.)

Domo Loves Catnip Fish

Many thanks to Aunt Mimi for her handmade catnip fish. Domo humped it and then licked himself, and Yoda is still snuggling with it like it is the love of his life.

Domo x 3

Domo's had many encounters with the "real" Domos, and here's what usually happens:

1. Kitten's boundless curiosity piqued. Approaches and sniffs. NHK Domos have terrified looks on their faces as they huddle closer together.


2. LET'S PLAY!!

Domo's Shelter Days

Photo by Esther.

Domo from his shelter days, ID#A071364--he looked so unhappy even his facial shape seemed different. He does still do the opened-mouth thing, though.


Photo by Esther.

Happy and curious Domo. Domo is constantly in "LET'S PLAY!!" mode, especially since we were away for the weekend and old kitty, who is practically in a coma, obviously did not play with him at all.


Photo by Esther.

Before going to the shelter, we almost adopted this pair of Siamese twins, a snowshoe and a flamepoint from Pet Smart, but decided somebody else would take them, and besides, two kittens would make the old cat want to die.

Catnap after Catnip

Domo after catnip.

Some kind folk gave us a white envelope labeled catnip so the kitties enjoyed some tonight. Yoda rubbed his face in it, Domo writhed in it, then they boxed each other. Eventually Yoda punched Domo out of the area with catnip and hogged it himself, rolling in it like a piggy. Soon, they each passed out, not too far from each other.

First Encounter of Two Kitties

Video by Esther.

Yoda was mad with jealousy when Domo came home. As soon as he saw the adorable kitten head coming out of the top of a cardboard box, he began a low growl. He inspected the cute little bowls with cute little food and water and seethed and glared. When Domo came near him, he hissed, or if Domo was close enough, Yoda repeatedly punched the poor kitten.

Domo continues to follow and try to make friends with the big kitty, though.

Domo's Accident

I had blocked the banister rails with large pieces of cardboard before bringing Domo home to prevent the tragedy of instant death of a newly adopted kitten. The other human was skeptical that any animal would be so stupid and without instinct as to suicidally plunge one story between wooden posts (unless chased by the big cat) and a few days later I removed a cardboard piece closest to the top of the stairs.

Sure enough, today, we hear a thump and witness poor Domo roll partway down the stairs and scramble all the way down the rest. No broken bones or brain damage, at least from the looks of it. My brother suggested the possibility of the big cat pushing him, but seemingly the big cat was sulking on the master bathroom floor at the time of the incident.

Naming Domo

Photo by Esther.

Domo might not have been Domo at all had he not screamed and farted all the way home from the animal shelter in his happypet.com cardboard box.


Previously considered names:

Mochi (the dessert)

Dan Dan (eggs, testes, as in he had GIANT, dangly chocolate-colored balls when we first met him but since we paid for his surgery and adoption fee two days before picking him up, he no longer has any. Later on the vet explained that they made incisions and removed his balls from the now greatly diminished chocolate sacks. He still occasionally enjoys licking his glistening little pink dicky, though.)

Domo (I love Domo. I've slept with a small stuffed animal Domo every night for the past half year, ever since I bought it from Danshui in Taiwan, and since my youngest brother gave me a big Domo, I now awkwardly sleep with both. Domo has a permanent scream on his face and farts when he is upset.)

Although once we were home the new kitten Domo never screamed again and only farted one or two more times before the vet orally administered a deworming pill, the name stuck. Do-Mo!