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Val and Friday : These are my cats, Valentino (the big tuxedo cat) and Friday XIII (the black Siamese). We just call them Val and Friday. Friday arrived as a 10-week-old kitten when Val was about 3; Val immediately adopted Friday as his little brother. They act just like real brothers. Friday looks up to Val, follows him around, and often comes over and sticks his face in front of Val to be washed. Val snuggles up with Friday and gives him baths, and often plays with him -- but other times, like any big brother, he gets annoyed with Friday's constant horning in on whatever he's doing and just stalks off in annoyance. They're getting older now, and spend more time sleeping together in the warm rays of the afternoon sun coming through the front window. Also check out the hilarious gallery of their reaction to a brand new toy: "The Cat on the (Catnip) Mat." Added: The cats are now gone, but the memories of joy and fun brought back by these pictures live on. Friday died 7/17/07, age 12. Val died 12/2/08, age 16½. R.I.P.

Val and Friday

These are my cats, Valentino (the big tuxedo cat) and Friday XIII (the black Siamese). We just call them Val and Friday. Friday arrived as a 10-week-old kitten when Val was about 3; Val immediately adopted Friday as his little brother. They act just like real brothers. Friday looks up to Val, follows him around, and often comes over and ...

Updated: May 27, 2009 8:50pm PST

The Cat on the (Catnip) Mat : We gave Val a Boogie Mat for de Cat Dee-lux Refillable Catnip Mat because he goes wild on the scent of catnip. Friday doesn't get high -- he just likes to lick whatever has the catnip in it. But when kid brother Friday tried to come over, older brother Val said "mrow!" and swatted him! All Friday could do was try to creep as close as he could and stick his neck waaaay out to try to get in a few licks. It was hilarious! This sequence of photos started when we put the mat -- filled with the Zoom Around the Room High-test Organic Catnip that comes with it -- down for the first time. September 29, 2004.

The Cat on the (Catnip) Mat

We gave Val a Boogie Mat for de Cat Dee-lux Refillable Catnip Mat because he goes wild on the scent of catnip. Friday doesn't get high -- he just likes to lick whatever has the catnip in it. But when kid brother Friday tried to come over, older brother Val said "mrow!" and swatted him! All Friday could do was try to creep as close as ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2007 7:09pm PST