Shaan, Shivu and Simi! A Psychic Bond

If there is any cat crazy person, it is Shaan Khattau. She simply adores all cats. Here she tells us more about her bond with her feline beauties

“My love affair with cats began when I was 10 years old. The jamadaars in our building had this beautiful black cat who I used to play with. They had called him Motilal. I wanted to take the cat home, but my dad said, “No!” He didn’t like cats, though he was fond of dogs.

Then one day Motilal was killed, a car ran over him, in our very compound! I was very, very upset and since that day, I have wanted a cat of my very own.

The story continued through my entire childhood with me playing with cats on the street, looking after them, feeding them etc., but with no thoughts of having one of my own, since it was made clear to me that I couldn’t get one home. Then, years later, an opportunity presented itself at the faculty where I was studying psychology, where there were many new kittens which they were giving away. I pleaded with my dad, who once again said, “No!” Just imagine I was now 28 years old!