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Playful leaping cat melts hearts online as it entreats its fellow feline to play

Preston Phro Oct 8, 2015
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An energetic cat can sometimes seem less like a fuzzy animal and more like a spring bouncing wildly around the house. Fortunately, not every cat is so hyperactive, but there certainly plenty that are — and they love attention too! But nothing shows the dichotomy of excitable kitties and lazy cats like these tweets of one Twitter user’s adorable rescue cats.

The adorable springy white cat pictured above is Miruko, one of @ccchisa76‘s four rescue cats. The lazy feline trying hard to nap is named Ushio, one of the first two cats she rescued in 2012.

https://twitter.com/ccchisa76/status/646555561534709760

“Miruko is bouncing all around the lazing Ucchan, as if begging him to play. It’s like a little kid pestering his father on the weekend.”

To be fair, it seems like Miruko, whom @ccchisa76’s husband found in the parking lot at work around the end of August, is the youngest of the group. When the white cat was found, he was so dirty he looked brown!

Even though they already had three rescues, @ccchisa76’s husband simply couldn’t leave Miruko where he was and brought the young cat home. While some cats have trouble getting along with others in new environments, the photos of Miruko leaping up and down were taken only a few weeks after the cat was brought home. He apparently started jumping around after becoming friendly with the other cats…and hasn’t really stopped since!

先日撮ったミルコの写真。
主人に見せると「迫りくるジンオウガのようだ」と一言。ジンオウガってなに？！ pic.twitter.com/MYDqR9l1Yq

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 7, 2015

As you may expect, Miruko is a big hit online, and his photos have gotten plenty of comments.

“All that jumping is amazing!”
“I saw these photos in the morning, and it put me in a good mood.”
“This is what it means to be peppy!”
“He’s jumping so much…”
“Are you sure that’s not a rabbit in cat’s clothes? Maybe if you check his back, you’ll find a zipper or something…”

Hmmm…rabbits invading our homes by dressing as cats. That’s just about the cutest thing we’ve ever heard. Studio Ghibli should definitely make a movie about that! In the mean time, you’ll just have to enjoy these photos of Miruko leaping around.

▼ Miruko leaps for joy! Ushio just lies on the ground content.

ぴょん！
ミルコはとんで、うっちゃんは動じず。
スピード感は違うけど、いつも近くにいる。凸凹同士惹かれ合うみたい。
人間と一緒だね？！ pic.twitter.com/7kmt1vwhj1

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 6, 2015

おもちゃ待ちのミルコ。
猫だけど、犬っぽい？！ pic.twitter.com/9WUUdinFra

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 6, 2015

▼ Miruko almost looks like an angel flying backwards here…

@sonoko_sonoko @neko_occhan @garioda7 @nekotimcha @lumba_lumba_ @usagichan5 @dayan7341 @mokkomiku
手が羽にみえる時も（笑） pic.twitter.com/vaAqFI5MEJ

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 4, 2015

「うっちゃん遊ぼう」
ミルコは今日もとんでます。 pic.twitter.com/ygE2M7gdne

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 4, 2015

▼ Another rescue cat, name Peach

あれ？ピーちゃんいないなぁと探していると･･･廊下でオヤジ座りしている姫猫ピーちゃんと目が合った。
我が家に来た当初。３日間カゴから出ず、ご飯も食べないほど心を閉ざしていた子だったとは。今の姿から想像も出来ない。 pic.twitter.com/HkL0GZQuD7

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) September 14, 2015

▼ Peach getting bored with Miruko’s jumping

ピーちゃんの前で陽気に遊んでいるミルコ。
ピーちゃんは最初興味津々だったのですが、しばらくすると、飽きたのかな？アクビしてます。飽きないで~~~！ pic.twitter.com/wIlogaywo7

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) October 5, 2015

▼ The first photos of Miruko after he was found in a parking lot.

主人が帰宅しない。心配で電話すると「駐車場に仔猫がいる。ほっとけない」と言う。慌てて私も駆けつける。
という訳で･･･家族が増えました！
先住猫とは少し距離感がありますが、意外とみんな平常心。名前はまだない新猫、宜しくお願いします。 pic.twitter.com/bNMQJ5GUlE

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) August 27, 2015

▼ Miruko in a moment of not jumping around.

https://twitter.com/ccchisa76/status/642653392771244032

If you’re feeling moved to rescue a cat yourself and you live in Japan, be sure to head down to Neco Republic and see if you fall in love. We’d be surprised if you didn’t!

Source, top image: Twitter/@ccchisa76
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