Teemo and Arya are Umi and Somi’s aunt and uncle.
I found out while researching ragdoll breeders that Umi’s mom is Arya and Teemo’s older sister.
I thought there will be a higher chance her kittens will be just as cute as them.
I reached out to the cat butler because I wanted to thank him for inspiring me to get Umi.
I wasn’t really expecting much of a response, but he has been so kind and so friendly.
I also connected to Harvey and Olivia’s owner who was previously featured on this channel.
I just think it's so sweet to have his family be connected.
Hi I am Joanna and these are my cats Umi and Somi.
Umi is a cream bicolor ragdoll and Somi is a blue cream tortie ragdoll.
When I first saw Umi and Somi I fell in love with their personalities.
Umi reminded me of my cat Teemo when he was a baby.
Both love food and meow a lot when they were little.
As I got to learn more about Joanna, she is an individual who shares a deep
and caring relationship with her cats. Umi and Somi are family to her and today I
want to share with you their story. I am the Cat Butler and my two
Ragdolls cats are Teemo and Arya. Both are brother and sister from the same litter,
and we visited their mother and brother last year in Seattle which is 808 miles away.
I am hoping to do this family reunion again in the future, but this time Umi and Somi may join us.
This is their family tree. It starts with Olivia and Crackernuts.
Harvey, Luna, Teemo, and Arya are their babies. Umi and Somi’s mom is Luna.
Their mom Luna is a huntress and loves pets on her own time.
Their dad Cash loves cuddles all the time and is a laid back cat.
I would say that they have really taken after the parent of their matching gender
I have wanted to get a cat for some time,
but I wasn’t sure what breed to get or whether to adopt or buy.
One of the Cat Butler’s videos was in my recommended videos on YouTube
and when I watched it I fell in love with Teemo and Arya on first sight.
It was then I decided I wanted a Ragdoll and preferably a cream ragdoll.
I remember walking into the breeder’s house and just seeing this kitten and playing on the carpet
right in front of the door. And this kitten was the
cutest kitten I had ever seen. And the first thing I asked was is that him.
It was a three hour drive from the breeder’s house
and he meowed the whole way to the point where his voice was hoarse.
He was a little scared once he got to our place,
but immediately explored and played and again wanted to leave his room almost right away.
Umi means ocean in Japanese and corn in chinese. Ocean of course for the beautiful blue eyes that
ragdolls are known for and corn because my partner loves corn.
There is a third reason, but that one is a secret.
Originally I just wanted one cat, but when I got Umi I noticed he was pretty clingy and
meowed a lot whenever I left him alone. Umi and I use to to play hide and seek
but it was clear that he really wanted someone he can bite and wrestle with.
It's generally advised that you get kittens in pairs, and I wanted him to be happy.
Luckily Somi was still available from the same breeder so we
agreed to buy her as soon as we could. The breeder had originally decided to keep Somi,
but had a change of heart a month later. Umi and Somi are from the same litter
and Umi is actually 11 minutes older. So when Joanna reached out to find Umi a friend,
by sheer luck Somi was available and she was able to reunite Somi with her brother Umi.
That is amazing. Due to some medical things that came up, the
breeder met up with us halfway to pick up Somi. She had half the tough ride, but she also
meowed the whole way. We including the breeder
all thought that Umi and Somi would get along immediately, but we were in for a surprise.
Umi was so scared and didn’t recognize her. We had to separate them, but after a few hours
Umi calmed down and they started pawing at each other under the door.
The next day they were grooming each other and they have been inseparable since.
For Somi we wanted a name that was similar in sound to Umi and easy to pronounce.
I noticed her colors were similar to Miso soup. With the cream being the miso, the blue being
sort of this seaweed color and the white being the tofu.
Miso seemed kind of hard to pronounce so we switched it to Somi,
which happens to mean beautiful in korean. Umi was a playful curious kitten from the start.
I was told that kittens might need a few days to be introduced to a home but Umi
wanted out of the room his first night. He got into places that we didn’t we had
to clean and we had to give him quite a few baths as a result.
Somi also got adjusted to the house really quickly and seem to want to play with all our toys.
She didn’t seem to mind her hissing scared brother at all.
She is a natural athlete and can jump extremely high,
but as a result she gets tired really fast to the point where she pants.
Umi and Somi are ragdoll cats so they are known to be super affectionate.
They may be the life long companion you are looking for.
I could talk quite a bit but, the biggest thing is that
they clearly show their love and affection. Whether it is Somi crawling into our
laps for cuddles or Umi lying on my keyboard demanding pets, they have changed my life.
Umi and I are very close and he is almost always by my side
If he feels he is not getting enough attention he will demand it.
He also seems to know when I am sad and will stay by my side and lick my hand.
He likes to greet me by bumping noses, but for some reason his nose is always wet and cold.
Somi loves me, but she is closer to my partner.
I am mostly just a food bringer for her and she will go to him for pets and cuddles.
Umi is a smart social cat. He will greet any human that he meets
and he purrs anytime he is picked up. He is very food motivated so he will
basically do anything for food. Somi is a brave, independent
and friendly shadow. She follows you all the time.
Isn’t scared of any strangers whether they be other animals or humans or the vacuum.
But she doesn’t mind being left alone. All of the cats are very vocal.
Umi was much more vocal before we got Somi, but now she kind of speaks for both of them.
Both cats will let you know if they are hungry but Somi will especially complain
if you close the door on her. Two cats is better than one.
Your cat will have a lifelong playmate and someone they can snuggle with when you are not home.
It's clear that Umi and Somi have a very strong bond like my cats Teemo and Arya.
It's a beautiful sight to see.
One time Umi was scared by the mop and Somi comforted him all night by grooming him.
They love the coco bed, but it gets too hot at night so I usually see
one of them in the bed and the other will steal the spot if they leave.
Umi bullies his sister a bit and won’t let her his food or his toy.
Umi gets super jealous if I give too much time to Somi.
Somi doesn’t really seem to care even if my partner is giving attention to Umi.
Somi is very possessive over her favorite blanket and will bite at you if you dare use it.
Now the two of them constantly chase each other and play and groom
each other when things have calm down. I asked Joanna what her favorite memories
of Umi and Somi were. This is what she said.
Unfortunately I only have a very dark video of this,
but one time I was playing a rhythm game on my nintendo switch and Umi played alongside me.
It was so cute and surprising. One time Umi got frustrated that
We have a caterpillar wand toy that Somi loves. And one time we wrapped it around her body and
Umi didn’t recognize her and he started getting scared.
One time Umi got frustrated that Somi wouldn''t brush her teeth and pawed the toothbrush to be like I know how to do it.
Umi is very intelligent and always seems to be observing you to understand what you want.
He learned clicker tricks almost immediately and give his paw, sit, come, and stay.
On the contrary Somi relies more on instinct.
She can track a wand toy better than Umi, but we are still
working on teaching her to give us her paw. The tofu cat litter has really been great overall.
I tried a different litter that just got all in Umi’s paws and when we
had to give him an emergency bath it was insane how much came out in the water.
So what does their day look like? They have their own room so in the morning
the first thing I do is I let them out. Somi likes to stretch and run off and
Umi will follow me around. I am lucky enough to work from home so
I feed them at lunch and dinner and try to get a 10 minute play session in when I have the time.
While they are waiting for us to get off work they usually play with each other or sleep.
As a cat parent you try to do what is best for your children.
Sometimes they may not thank you, but deep down you know they love you.
After all, we are all butlers to our cats. I want to thank Joanna for doing this video and
sharing her beautiful cats with us. I find her story inspiring.
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