In an entry for the second month, sixth day of the same year (March 11, 889) titled For the Love of a Cat, Uda gives a detailed and humorous description of the physical characteristics of his cat and goes on to ascribe her a yin and yang spirituality.
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This is an incorrect translation, though the original is similarly cute, see here:
https://www.linfamy.com/p/this-popular-cat-loving-letter-from
The above is roughly in line with the published translation.
That's WAY better!
The emperor sure is defying XKCD's "cat proximity" theorem.
Wikipedia seems to corroborate the entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpy%C5%8D_Gyoki
Non-cat owner, have heard cat owners, can confirm; this is how all cat owners sound :p
Cats are colossal dickheads and total assholes, but I love mine more than anything and I would die for them.
I think this only covers "cat owners who only own one cat".
...Let me tell you about my four different cats and how they are uniquely special and different to each other...
At least it is a normal reaction to a cute animal.
Unlike all those "doggo parents of fur babies".
I have said "this cat is best cat" about each of my 5 cats on different occasions.
The brain damaged one is probably the best best cat because she is the purest.
I'd like to have met this Kanno, of demeanor similar to the cat.
"It can extend its spine." never thought of a tail as an extended spine, but... yeah. That's one way to say it.
Longcat is looooooooooooong
I think they’re describing the cat arching its back
I love cats