Yeah, totally in agreement here - they "own" us.

So, how's Lulu now? Hope she's given birth. I think it should be quite alright. Some cats take 69 days before they give birth, I think. Blackie's mum was abandoned when she was about 6 months or so. Her owner put her out in our mail box room. She didn't venture out of the mail room until nearly 2 weeks later. She then started following me to my doorstep and I would feed her when she came a-calling.

Anyway, I think she was pregnant for more than 66 days. But unfortunately she died shortly after - crushed by a car in the car park. Blackie and his litter-mate Brownie had not opened their eyes yet, so I took them home.

Brownie was not a healthy kitten, was born without opening for urine to pass through and the vet said too young to operate on, could not see his organs. Could only take him to the hospital in UPM on alternate days to extract the urine. Finally had to put him to sleep when he was almost 3 months old. He was suffering - and his belly had started to swell. The vet was concerned that the toxins had spread.

So now there's only Blackie, and he's one spoilt but very manja cat.