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[@RachelandJunAdventures]

Nekoha/Inuha (cat person/dog person) shirts available until August 31st! crowdmade.com/collections/junskitchen Cat updates!!!

[@gojousatoru4993]

Hi Rachel and jun when will jun make a new video?

[@charmainezara]

i wish i could get a shirt but im broke T_T

[@amethyst5538]

It's wonderful to see how ya'lls little girl has come out of her shell. Beautiful, beautiful fur babies.

[@Faranya]

If the dog person shirt winds up being more popular, you'll have to figure out how to work more dog content into the channel somehow.

[@ms.rccola2327]

I'm glad Poki is doing ok. He and Pichi are so cute together.

[@poffydaisy5134]

Anybody: Hey Poki- Poki: meooaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWHH

[@reneallam793]

Haha

[@AzSmashNBurn]

Correct

[@adhamhazwan231]

Every, Single, Time!

[@Polkku]

Begins to sing opera

[@ninavishnevsky3641]

Please give this to them and don't say I like it it's been years and years and years you've been kick saying I love I like it I like it give it to the people who started doing this to me I know you hate me but do this

[@LadyMiir]

Poki: I have a set of vocal chords and I'm going to make that EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. Operatically.

[@zerofox641]

The Songs of Poki: in C minor

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

i have a mouth and i must scream

[@sanguineluv9371]

I have not been fed, I must make it clear that I'm wasting a way

[@potato686]

i have this much of noise i can make and i gonna use it all

[@mabelpinessweater]

@@potato686 he's dialed it up to ELEVEN!!

[@Lhyllis]

I do love how Pichi trusts Poki with her fully blind side.

[@nanyummyify]

I had a gut feeling thise two would get along.

[@vancek8586]

@@nanyummyify Yup both were street cats and probably relate with each other more.

[@RatOfTheWoods]

I think she might always sit blind side to him so that he can watch out on that side :0!!! Little kitty team work thing going on

[@elliot_rat]

the street cats looking out for each other is so cute 😭

[@Yahriel]

Poki and Pichi's interactions warm my cold, angry heart

[@almostkentish3042]

Poki: *dead silent* Jun: "poki-" Poki: *Begins his air-raid warning*

[@littlelilacbunny]

😂😂😂

[@SHMidlerPlays]

That is funny

[@Reneeishere]

"poki uses his abdominal muscles" i actually noticed this at the beginning to the video!! in the over-poki shot, he had an hourglass figure then BOOM flexed and meowed HAH

[@sakurakushinada3694]

Ohhhhh now I see it … he looks like a supercat

[@lax4359]

whos the new cat when did they get her/him?

[@sakurakushinada3694]

@@lax4359 That's Pichi. Rachel found her on the streets somewhere and noticed that one of her eyes was shriveled up-ish and attempted multiple times to take her home and to a vet. There are videos on their channels of her doing this.

[@Turtletoots3]

I was thinking "woah, he's thin" and then he just inflated :D

[@lydiaalexian1435]

" Oh no, why is poki so thin?! His belly caves in on the side, why does it look like that?!" Poki: _releases the scream_ "Oh..."

[@Rose01bloom]

"Poki uses his abdominal muscles like an opera singer" I laughed so hard, that's amazing

[@bluelamp8183]

Pavarrotti Poki!

[@ItsJustLisa]

@@bluelamp8183, Poki-do Domingo.

[@mariselabravo5669]

My daughter had actual tears from laughing so hard when she said that!! Lol.

[@MrsJolene-]

I also see this with one of mine, you can actually see his belly muscles tighten when he Meooows 😂

[@easytoslipE2S]

is it just me or does Poki have a white heart on his tushy 2:23. Also I have recently gotten a black and white kitty with half mustache and she too is very loud meowy and a little licky! that thumbnail with pichi is so cute

[@Olivia-lx9tq]

"Poki, your girlfriend is coming!" Poki, projecting his magnificent meow: "Yes and she's beautiful"

[@chaimeansteabro]

Ikr! Poki and pichi's bond makes me so warmmm

[@kotarubi]

I feel like they're more like soul siblings. Either way I agree, their bond is so wholesome

[@kaiju4765]

Potato escape umbrella racing sunshine wood

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@kaiju4765 ?

[@kaiju4765]

@@ReptilianTeaDrinker No Yes, True?

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

"How are the cats doing?" I don't even have to watch to know they're doing cutely. They are always cute.

[@sophieholdsworth9240]

Kawayote genki desu

[@MikeJF85]

Don't HAVE to watch, and yet have never clicked so fast.

[@ButtersTheBean]

The love between Poki and Pichi is so sweet!

[@crystalanimates5858]

*b u t t e r s t h e b e a n*

[@munuoctopus3085]

Hello bean

[@Kenjaku508]

Both of them are japanese that's why

[@mary-janereallynotsarah684]

Power couple 💛💛💛

[@pyroromancer]

Poki be like "we aren't pure breeds like Haku and Nagi so we should be friends."

[@japansace]

I'm not a vet, but as to whether Pichi is blind or not, the fact that her pupil was wide throughout this whole video while your other cats' eyes were slitted (as is normal in a well-lit area) implies she cannot see or differentiate light very well. She might not be /totally/ blind, but her eye is certainly reacting as though she's constantly in the dark.

[@awushuful]

Christine Ha, the blind chef, has this same problem! I think she has optic nerve atrophy (I’m not sure though)

[@kirby-impostor5594]

My cat has big eyes constantly because he ALWAYS focusses on everything around him. I believe Pichi has a big pupil because she has to focus more on things she sees as well.

[@MothSalesman]

I’m not a vet, but I work at a vet clinic - Medically, Consistently large pupils can also be an indication of hypothyroidism in cats. Hypertension can also cause blindness, and thus permanently dilated pupils. If your cats pupils are *always* large, even during the day or when they are relaxed, you should consider taking your cat to the vet and doing some blood work, check blood pressure, and check the eyes. Hypothyroidism is common, and can be sneaky!

[@Sakachi18]

@@kirby-impostor5594 Is your cat also a siamese? Because I have 7 cats and 2 of them are siamese, and they are the only 2 that always have big eyes. Siamese cats eyes are weird and they don't handle light well, yet I have never seen either of mine with slitted eyes.

[@carollynch8319]

@@MothSalesman Thanks for that information. I haven’t had a cat for a very long time because my daughter was allergic. She’s out grown the cat allergy and we’re thinking about getting a cat. Right now I’m researching to reacquaint myself with cat care and health before making a decision. Especially since veterinary medicine is much more advanced since the last time we had a cat. So your information was very good to know.

[@stargirl7646]

HAHAHAHA Poki uses diaphragmatic breathing! My singing teacher would be proud haha!

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

he's using meow-ro-dah is what hes using

[@MadameTeqi]

​@@ogladaczr.t.3168 fus-ro-nya

[@ameliebhuiyan5452]

I actually noticed how he flexed his abdominal muscles when he was begging for food, poki’s just built different I guess

[@fossilfighters101]

poki's got a six pack

[@thechaoticgremlin4099]

Flex for food

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Poki's gotta show off on camera.

[@user-ff6lp5pk9k]

😂

[@pranavr0y]

whats the time stamp

[@angelbechtol7873]

"Poki your girlfriends coming~" SO EVERYONE WAS THINKING IT TOO

[@thesoap_fan]

POCHI CANNON

[@amaikurusu188]

@@thesoap_fan POCHI I LOVE IT

[@nekopurinchan]

I SHIP PIKI

[@rain-vo8ib]

@@nekopurinchan PIKI - 😭

[@ery8492]

time stamp

[@fuzzybeatle]

As someone who does have a fully blind cat (his eyes were removed), I’d have to say that Pichi must have some eyesight. She confidently jumps off of things. My cat will always tap and feel around in front of him before jumping. But otherwise he does play normally with toys.

[@nikkif6871]

Yup! I have a fully blind kitty (eyes are there, but no corneas) and there is a slight hesitation in everything he does. I love him to pieces though, and he has forced me to keep the house extremely neat and organized :)

[@skullsnbones_]

@@nikkif6871 the guilt whenever you add something new or move something to clean and they bonk into something :[

[@lizard3755]

If you don't mind me asking, what caused him to need his eyes removed? One of my parents' cats has dealt with recurrent eye infections so we've been worried she may eventually lose the eye because of it.

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

I've never seen cats let themselves be handled so casually. They are so trusting and comfortable with you guys and I love it.

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

Even with abandoned or feral cats, it's a matter of patient, consistent and frequent working with them to build trust. With my last two cats, my normal carry position for them was on their backs in my arms like babies. Good for belly rubs. Took over a year to get there with an older boy who'd been abandoned and was living feral

[@marialindell9874]

Thing is that Jun and Rachael respect the boundaries their cats set. Most people don't do that and just invade their pets personal spaxe, resulting in a bad relationship, aggression and abuse.

[@harukrentz435]

Especially Poki. R&J mustve treated him really well. 😭

[@Fenrispro]

If u watch Maru channel theyre also v tame

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@harukrentz435 I don't think Poki ever had boundary issues. His boundary is wherever the food is at 😂😂😂

[@katiewilliamson7494]

It’s like Pichi knows Poki was a stray before so that’s why she trusts him so much, like this boy knows what life’s like on the streets he understands me so lick my head sweetie

[@gggthsb]

I think thats because stray cats have a different body language or a better understanding of body language. Not understanding what another cat wants to tell you can be fatal on the streets, so strays learn to communicate better than breeder cats or cats who grow up with humans, because they use other cues to communicate with us that might seem aggressive to a feral or stray cat. So I just think that Poki is able to understand her better and communicates on a level that she can understand. In the end trust is always achieved in understanding each other :)

[@mrdaym]

@@gggthsb What an amazingly beautiful comment. Thank you.

[@randomuser5977]

@@gggthsb aww this makes me so happy

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Living on the streets changes a cat.

[@rokhyunbaek1157]

What if they knew each other as strays?

[@MoistCrumpet]

I’m honestly really glad that Poki is back to screaming. That’s an iconic part of him. He would be way too different if he meowed normally.

[@Kiki-reads]

I always look forward to his screams 😂

[@bonniecreevy2642]

I totally agree. Love him!

[@Zack_Zander]

Gotta love the Classic screamin’ Poki

[@ieatdust8666]

"Our three shrimp, collectively named Lightning."

[@keshavbansal5148]

Rachel probably started a trend there.

[@manami3164]

My friend has 3 rats all collectively named remi

[@wyretm]

I absolutely adore how Poki replies every single time he is addressed.

[@vickenator]

I read somewhere that cats 'talk' like that for human's sake, not for other cats, so he really is responding to Rachel and Jun when they talk to him. I have a black kitty that has conversations with me and squeaks away as I talk to her. It's really cute.

[@tiamia7139]

He is my favorite! 🥰

[@FSFSFS101]

I politely refuse to believe Poki can scream “normally” Glad to hear he’s okay though 🙏🥺

[@Zack_Zander]

Gotta love the Classic screamin’ Poki

[@mrsbasia122]

What I've learned from Poki: Scream so loud you develop abs.

[@tiinalaine7560]

Or develop abs so you can scream loud.

[@sierra4603]

😆

[@serguardian17]

And u can get a Girlfriend

[@RioDancesOnTheSand]

Jun: [feeding Haku and Nagi] Me: *wait why can't I hear Poki* - Jun: Poki! Poki: S C R E A M Me: Ahh, never mind, he's fine

[@flowercat7008]

Poki: *MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaAAaAaAaAaaaaaAaaaAaAaaaaaAaaAA* Jun: OH MY GOD YOUR SO LOUD *ahhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@chariiteee]

Poki uses his diaphragm to scream 😂

[@Nate9273]

Vocal students, take note!

[@canned_can_chan4590]

Such a theater kid

[@Trisha_Yuu]

You can actually see his middle section expand in 0:29 haha

[@choirkitty]

Opera meow!!!

[@chariiteee]

@@Trisha_Yuu LOLOL that's fantastic, an icon for singers everywhere

[@LyriaSiders]

15:01 Rachel: ''Hi Poki, your girlfriend is coming'' Poki: ''yeey'' That was so adorable

[@necrolix274]

Rachel with 4 cats: "So many cats!" My grandma with 10 cats: "What do you mean 'many'?"

[@alainapristine3305]

Living in a somewhat, smaller place does give it an illusion that 4 grown cats are too many lol

[@heavenlysadist]

Sounds like me when there are so many stray cats around the house of mine lmao

[@crystaltse9174]

Not just how many cats, it is the love for the handicap cats. I had six cats one time, but now I have only three. I wish I could discover this video earlier. My Coco developed stomach cancer. If I could treat him earlier, he might live a little bit longer, even he had 18 years of life

[@ronanmcdonald6386]

My grandparents have 20 indoor cats (they have a big house) and spend some amount of time feeding stray cats. This is on top of selling antiques and building houses for habitat for humanity

[@arevixie]

0:29 you can see his lungs EXPANDING as he screams

[@nothinkin69]

Omg i didn't even notice

[@--m1347]

I love that Poki is doing the equivalent of opera singing. All this time we've just been interpreting his meows as screaming when actually maybe's he's just been projecting to an audience about the glory of food, wondrous food. Maybe in Poki-speak it's like the Hallelujah choir every time he hears the food bag open.

[@frederikl.1642]

Poki virtuously performing "Food, Glorious Food" from "Oliver!" is now my favourite image of the week 😂😂

[@deekeller9562]

@@frederikl.1642 Fooooooood meowrious foooooood, we're anxious to try it ... threeeeeeee meowquets a dayyyyyyy Meowr favorite diet

[@ameliesayshola8854]

The Alleluia choir 😆 the choir used to sing the Alleluia chorus when I went to church growing up!

[@deekeller9562]

@@ameliesayshola8854 the kingdom of Japan...is become the kingdom of our Jun and of our Rachel and they shall feed us forever and ever. Forever and ever, forever and ever.

[@mdee860]

@M1347 - 😆🤣😅😂 ♥️ it! 🎼🎙🎶📢🐾

[@saniainez]

Now I just imagine every time Poki screams he's like an opera singer in a tuxedo.

[@maggotbitch]

WITH one of those crazy mustaches that curl on both sides

[@NitroIndigo]

He's already got the tuxedo part down.

[@sodagozan2618]

As soon as I heard the phrase "He uses his abdominal muscles" I lost it 🤣🤣🤣. I had flashbacks to all my choir and band teachers telling us to engage our diaphragm for better air support because breathing with your chest is asking for trouble. They repeated it so much I will never forget it. I don't know why Poki having better technique than most singers is funny to me. Nice job buddy 😂😂💀

[@chococtopus]

I'm very amused that apparently most cats *don't* have good vocal technique lol. I vividly remember a voice coach teaching us that babies are great at voicing things from the diaphragm and usually stop because their caregivers are telling them to quiet down

[@sodagozan2618]

@@chococtopus that's really interesting actually! Babies using their stomach muscles is not something you'd expect. But then again they are able to swim instinctively until a certain age. Guess they aren't weak in everything lol

[@sasquatchhadarock968]

Hard to believe people actually pay attention to news about like, celebrities, royal families, etc when they could be following the adventures of cats

[@somebuttitouchinmespaget6953]

Yay! I can’t believe that Pichi “loafed” it’s a sign of comfort in cats, she must be getting more used to people.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Poki seems to help her a lot which and she has now gotten comfortable with the other boys too, another cat by their side helps ferals get used to people faster from my experience. My formerly feral cat definitely wouldn't be as sweet and cuddly as she is now without our oldest cat having been such a good mentor for her.

[@fossilfighters101]

pichi loaf pichi loaf pichi loaf

[@elisalemart]

As someone who has had a fully blind cat that got progressively blind, no, Pichi is not fully blind. She's probably "legally" blind though, where she sees lights and shadows in very indistinct blobs, which is more than enough for cats to live their life normally. My cat Salem used to be like that, unfortunately with age, he completely lost his eyesight and was not able to climb confidently anymore. You could tell because he would use his paws and whiskers almost like a cane, to estimate the distance between steps, height, etc. It seems like he was also losing his sense of smell and hearing towards the end too, so that didn't help, but yeah I don't think Pichi is too bad eyesight wise ! She's clearly very active and confident, I hope her eye stays stable :)

[@_Fizel_]

Yeah this is what I came down to say. You can tell when a cat is fully blind. Watching Pichi confidently leap to above the stove, you can easily tell she isn't. Our boy Pumpkin also went fully blind, though his was because of an infection. He never truly got off the ground after that. He would hop onto the couch because he could reach up and feel it, then onto the shelves behind it because he could also touch them. He couldn't use the towers anymore because they were just out of his reach.

[@deefarhei3617]

legally blind hahahaha give her a little handicap sign for parking

[@demonduck132]

You can also tell because her pupil is always dilated to bring in as much light as possible.

[@MikeJF85]

I was kind of noticing in a few early videos that that she has a kind of transition where she'd be very on-guard when she saw someone reaching out at a distance and then relax a bit when they got close enough, which made me wonder about that and if her remaining eye was bad enough she couldn't tell who it was until they were very close. Just speculation, of course, haven't seen enough to properly say.

[@milkteamachine]

I think so too - when she's climbing around the kitchen imo she couldn't move around as securely if she was fully blind. It would definitely explain why she was very scared at first, in addition to the stressful situation she probably had to learn the layout of their apartment way longer than a cat with clear vision.

[@bellaloves2815]

Anytime Poki starts yelling, I have to turn down my volume cause he breaks the sound barriers

[@RachelandJunAdventures]

We also lower the volume in the video when he screams. I'm not sure the world is ready for full volume Poki

[@MissAJ-here]

Tuxedo boys are so so loud 😂

[@omarwanace23_45]

@@RachelandJunAdventures 😂 but it’s so cute 🥰

[@unfortunatepineapple9922]

@@RachelandJunAdventures Release the cut of Poki screaming at full volume!

[@beth_elsewhere369]

@@RachelandJunAdventures Full volume Poki would probably break the internet tbh, you're doing the right thing lol

[@sandrajohnston85]

Poki looks so content with his Pichi there and she seems to trust him so much. I almost shed a tear when I remembered how you found him. Look at him now! Meowing like an opera singer!

[@HikariTheGardevoir]

Rachel and Jun: Poki- Poki: *OOOOOH SOLE **_MIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO_*

[@lotta_kannfastalles]

Poki is so misunderstood, he doesn't scream, he just projects his voice! They are all so cute and Nagi always has the air of the slightly wimpy slightly shy youngest sibling, I think it's just his polite face :D

[@yourlocalpotato1289]

animals join the battle! nagi has entered the battle! nagi strikes his opponent with polite face! oh no it is effective! his opponent has fainted -100. nagi wins!

[@ndrpspsty]

11:17 Jun : “nagi is a bit upset” Me : “nooo why? poor baby ☹️” Jun : “here’s why” *shows haku in the box* Me : “...oh 🙂”

[@tiina7143]

Many blind cats can seem like they have eyesight, thanks to all their other senses. I've seen some cats who were born blind, but still moved and acted just like any other cat. Pichi may not be completely blind (maybe she still can make out shapes, figures, movement etc.), but it's likely her eyesight isn't great.

[@rexana_rexana]

Thats what I was thinking.

[@Anna-dr3qh]

If she were human she’d need glasses

[@brissygirl4997]

Exactly! One of the cat pages I follow on instagram has a cat with no eyes and he can seem like he has sight even though he literally has no eyeballs. He can track toys better than the other cats in the house who have eyes because he has to rely on his other senses.

[@ohdeer-sabrina8132]

Definitely! We took quite a while to notice one of the kitties at the shelter I work at was blind, because she was just as active as the other ones!

[@miunya]

could be impaired

[@Hexepresso]

Pichi fits in so well it's like she was always a part of your family. It's wonderful to see her progress!

[@theoverseer393]

This was exactly what caught me off guard. “Was she always there?” “Oh wait, there’s a vid that came out literally a year ago”

[@missjo5ie]

I’ve started training my cats and engaging them in similar ways that you guys do, and they’ve become a lot more affectionate and trusting. I think more cat owners should be like you!!! It makes for happier kitties!

[@belindanguyen1905]

What specific techniques have you been using for your kitties? I am planning to get a kitten soon and would love to know!

[@missjo5ie]

@@belindanguyen1905 The thing Rachel and Jun do where they let their cats smell everything they’re doing. When we started that, our cats became a lot more interested in us! Then also training them with treats to come & sit. I think they have a video on how they trained their kitties!

[@katherinehawes5390]

@@missjo5ie I also like to let my cats smell whatever I am using. And so now my one cat will sometimes yell if you don't let her sniff something you're holding XD

[@astraltoast]

the sniffing thing works on one of my cats, the other one just tries to bite everything that gets close to his face xd

[@neznor]

You can totally see poki's muscles change for the yell in the beginning he goes from 8 slim to 0 figure. You might actually be able to tell if peachy is blind from using a laser pointer, her eye didn't change at all when you turned the lights on... it's also very sweet how concerned Rachel was that we be shown that your fish was still doing well

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Pichi's eyes did change, but not at all as much as one would expect. That suggests to me that she has some vision, but probably very poor. I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems likely to me.

[@yukiandkanamekuran]

Her eyes changed throughout the video but never went into slits

[@patrikhjorth3291]

@@yukiandkanamekuran Yeah, that's my observation too. To be fair, I had to look carefully to see it.

[@ScrawnyTreeDemon]

@@yukiandkanamekuran Yeah! I noticed that, too.

[@neznor]

@@patrikhjorth3291 perhaps she can see but only shadows like how we can see light through our eyelids?

[@cutiehoru]

I love how Pichi and Poki are glued to each other. Cutest couple of 2021.

[@MsNoMeGusta]

I'm starting a petition to replace our national emergency alarm/sound with Poki's cat screams. Now, that is a sound people will take seriously 😂

[@Basementjacks]

We will freak out and run in different directions and check our bins if poki is there

[@yourlocalpotato1289]

@@Basementjacks yea lol

[@yuidonati6321]

@@Basementjacks tbh I would look for my cat (she likes to scream too) and would panic until I find her and check if she’s hurt or just upset 😅

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Poki just has such an official-sounding voice.

[@Jenny-sq2pr]

I was thinking a cell phone ringtone. This is so much better. :)

[@DarioB_]

One way to check if she's blind would be to see if she chases after a laser pointer. The laser pointer won't make any sounds and can't be felt, so she would have to rely on her ability to see.

[@shadowcattt]

To be fair my cat never showed any interest in laser pointers so it’s not a definite test

[@i_am_bisexual_or_something3132]

The point of the laser is too small for her to see

[@GopherCakeStuff]

One of my cats has a meow like Poki's and he does it each time he enters my room 😩 he doesn't even do it for food, just to announce his presence at my door

[@lizzie31]

A king's gotta have his royal fanfare!!!!!

[@that_dwayneee]

M O T H E R I H A V E A R R I V E D

[@EspurrNya]

There's almost 0 update about Nagi, which means he's pretty much the healthiest of the gang, hope everyone is keep going well till the distant future

[@cocoabutter-n7l]

Toof Nagi 😸

[@shellyr104]

She’s doing Zoomies with the boys!! Look how far she’s come!! She’s a confident member of your pack. 💖💕💖

[@Toyon95]

I'm so proud!

[@madeofcastiron]

knowing that poki meows like an opera singer, i'm just imagining him in a tuxedo and singing that famous opera song by luciano pavarotti lmao

[@z_ed]

Nessun dorma!! For real, lol

[@melissaexton8680]

Pavarotti Poki!

[@solarpanda3401]

That little meep Poki makes at 15:04 just made my heart melt😭😭

[@ArclightLain]

I noticed at 13:23 that when the light is turned on, Poki squints his eyes because of the sudden brightness, but Pichi's eye didn't react at all. :o

[@yvonneburns2786]

If you get an eye patch for Pichi then she could be the first mate to Captain Poki.

[@wayneessar7489]

Arrr Matey!

[@HeyItsZee_]

YES

[@idah5496]

I thought u where suggesting they put an eye patch so they could check if she was truly blind at first, when I hadn’t read the whole comment XD I love the idea tho. Second in command Pichi!!

[@quarantinedcosmonaut4082]

OMG! YES!!!!

[@starspiritthedutchangeldra8140]

Jun: Poki! Poki: *Becomes air raid siren-*

[@bweb6]

So cute how Poki seems to have taken Pichi under his wing. They always seem so close. 💕

[@gretelmolgora5688]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@saltymermaid1766]

I think Pichi loves Poki for screaming loud. She can hear him everywhere.

[@raipikapi1986]

"I wonder how long I can do this until he gets annoyed." -Said every cat owner EVER!

[@XXcullenhaterXX]

When you said "Hey, your girlfriend's coming" Poki probably meowed to let Pichi know where he is since she can't see well and that is probably one of the cutest things ever

[@Grahamcracker6366]

Poki, the opera kitty. Wasn’t he found on the side of the road? He’s such a sweet boy!

[@Elliott_666]

Yes he was!

[@Leetah36]

Yep. And he loved going into the garbage, and trying to open up all their cabinets to get to the food. Looks like he still does!

[@rhymedelacruz8552]

Yes he was. That's why i think he trained himself to meow loudly because that was his survival mechanism for begging for food so that he has a higher chance of not starving. Poor boy. It's heartwarming that poki and pichi found each other ❤ 10:58 Hungry boiii, and now we also have hungry girl 😂

[@10tonhamster]

@@rhymedelacruz8552 “FEEEEED MEEEEE SO THAT I SHUT UPPPPPPP AND EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CAN GO TO BEDDDDDDD”

[@argella1300]

@@rhymedelacruz8552 he’s also a Siamese mix, and Siamese cats are just loud as a rule

[@steadyvertigo7687]

Poki yells just like my cat. She thought it was a contest so she yelled back. Also my wife just ordered 2 shirts, so excited

[@ShinningCrys]

"Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!!"

[@annyviana21]

My cat meows like that too!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

They could perform an opera duet.

[@polagna5186]

I have an abdominal meower aswell. The funny part about it is that he's deaf, so he doesn't know how lowd he's screaming. He just knows that we react to him when he makes a noise without him even knowing he's making any noise at all (which is super impressive in my opinion). This also very often causes him to think he's meowing, when he's actually letting out a little squeak or not making any noise. It's adorable and we love him so much for it :)

[@TheEmery223]

OMG. Jun mimicking Poki and his loudness as he went to feed him was the wholesome laugh I didn’t expect to have 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@japangurlangel]

That is actually how I lost my baby girl. Vivian was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with mass cell tumor and it was cancerous and she had it right by her jaw and throat and was inoperable. I had to say good bye to her last year November 19th. I am glad you were able to catch it and that it was not cancerous. I love watching you babies💜

[@ItsJustLisa]

I’m sorry you lost your fur baby. They really do leave their paw prints on our hearts.

[@dalehoward3704]

I sorry for your loss 😿 May you heal and be happy again 😸❤️

[@joanne1dreams]

So sorry you lost your baby 💜💛💚

[@kinggrace631]

I'm so sorry for your loss 😢

[@Luana-go6jh]

im so sorry for you loss

[@TM-dq5lr]

Poki and Pichi hanging out together is the cutest thing in the world. The two luckiest cats ever.

[@argella1300]

Poki is the theater kid of the kitties. Also Pichi might be the cat equivalent of legally blind/vision impaired

[@nanwijanarko1969]

Them projections are no joke.

[@ItsJustLisa]

Definitely.

[@mashaga]

I love Poki's and Pichi's special friendship. Street cats unite!

[@Jyster370]

I love the 2 orange boys are like pals and the two street kids are besties. SO CUTE.

[@margarete5920]

Poki an Opera Singer?? I knew he's born to be a star!!!

[@Trisha_Yuu]

Noticed Pichi didn't react at all to the sudden change in brightness in the room while Poki did blink in 13:22 . Her pupils also seem always fully dilated most of the time based on this video. It's interesting because aside from the fact that she's able to play with the cat toys, she's also able to maneuver around obstacles in 10:12 just fine! Maybe she really is like Daredevil!

[@indigothecat]

10:14 On a few of her steps, Pichi seems unsure of her footing, you can even see her paw shake a bit before she sets it down. I had a cat with vision problems once and she sometimes did this. This isn't conclusive, but added onto 13:25 when Pichi's eye doesn't really react when you turn on the light, but Poki's eyes do, and that her eye seems to be permanently dilated quite wide throughout the video, she most likely has very weak vision remaining in the eye. It's better than no vision of course, but my guess is that it's very dark and she can just make out basic shapes and movements.

[@SleeplessinOC]

Are there foods that can strengthen or improve their eyesight ?

[@indigothecat]

@@SleeplessinOC Probably, but given that Pichi had pretty bad eye problems when they first found her (nystagmus in her "good" eye and the other eye being pushed back), and given just how doting of Cat Parents Jun & Rachel are, I don't think there is much more that can be done except to make sure that they make it easy for Pichi to find her way around and keeping things like cat beds, the litter box, food, and water dishes in easy to find places, and keeping the floor and cat trees/towers clear of clutter so she can find her way around easier. I imagine the transition to the new home will be a lot for her, but I'm confident in J&R to do a good job in helping her through it. :)

[@MrsJolene-]

That paw shake is just like my cat does, but he can see very well. He's just very careful of where he puts his paws, because I used to tell him off for getting on the table. Unfortunately he now considers everything that's up as "the table". I also got mad when he pushed things off, so now he'll do anything to not make things fall. This makes him put down his paws sooo slowly and carefully, shaking sometimes and touching lifting touching, often balancing on three legs. Didn't realize he was so sensitive before, now I forgive his clumsiness, but he hasn't forgotten. It's been three years, he's four now, and completely over his wild years, it was just a phase, but I didn't know... I'm really sorry. I tell him all the time it's okay, pets, encouragement, but he's just very careful most of the time. At least on the floor he can play and run. If you can, learn from my mistakes. 😽

[@MikeJF85]

14:40 it's good to see Pichi's getting much better with random boy attacks, too.

[@FITZIEBLUE]

Jun is a cat whisperer...love watching the cats and him interact

[@vd2485]

If pichi is partially blind, maybe that’s why her pupils are always so huge? She could be taking in more light to compensate for her poor vision

[@bidarade7736]

That actually makes sense

[@justnailingit7466]

It makes me so happy to see how far Pichi has come and how she looks so much more comfortable and happy, especially cuddling with Poki. Warms my heart everytime. I hope they all continue to do well

[@madeinbusanjkjm]

I don't think Pichi is fully blind. She jumped from that ledge at 10:17 pretty precisely. I don't think her other senses can help with assessing the distance before a jump.

[@RoryRulan]

Look at 13:25 Poki closes his eyes from the light, she does not.

[@kayjavis5482]

Recently my 17 year old cat went completely blind. And now she cannot play with toys like Pichi, she cannot jump on tall objects (only on a chair) and sometimes she crashes into everything. I don't think it's the same with Pichi .

[@sadgemoggy]

She’s probably jumped to that ledge so many times already that she’s memorized it.

[@Whatlander]

She also jumps differently than our (99%) blind cat did. Ours would throw herself as high/far as she could with her claws out like little grappling hooks, then try to catch hold of something on her descent. (Like if she wanted up on the couch, she'd spring straight upwards & reach out to catch the ledge.) Pichi doesn't seem fully sighted, but she's probably somewhere in between poor eyesight and blindness.

[@prcervi]

pichi is definitely seeing something, blind cats react noticeably worse(read crashing into) to things being moved around

[@maryudomah4387]

Jun: “Poki! :D” Me: *Immediately turns volume down.*

[@lizzie31]

Underrated comment

[@zakurolettuce]

Me in 2015: i love rachel and jun, wonder what their content will be like in the future? Me in 2021: *listening to them describe their cats potential ibs*

[@jessekilpatrick428]

Blind cats generally do pretty well, but with the way Pichi moves and navigates gaps, I doubt she's fully blind - she probably has at least partial sight! Either way, its good to see her coming out of her shell!

[@ilznidiotic]

Poki: *is quiet, with no appetite* Time and Space: *C O L L A P S E S*

[@marcelinechan]

I was kind of sleepy and Poki just woke me up. Thanks Poki.

[@shuuvi]

Best alarms clock 👍

[@funtimelillyafton6568]

@@shuuviAgree i need a cat alarm

[@lagrange777able]

Poki: "I paid for all the vocal chords, i'm using all the vocal chords!"

[@Lady_Meowmalade]

Pichi's whiskers probably help a lot as whiskers feel the vibrations in the air. She seems like she does have vision but probably reduced vision at distances than what cats have already (compared to humans).

[@kairallison]

if the collective names of the 3 shrimps sounds like/is lightning, then would that mean that their individual names are something like Lye, Tea, and Ning?

[@RachelandJunAdventures]

I like this

[@marialindell9874]

99/100 likes

[@tiff8346]

Whoa when did they get aquatic pets?

[@Rouxchan]

Seeing Pichi so comfortable makes me so happy!

[@timelybee]

I laughed so hard at Poki's sides suddenly inflating with his big yell at 0:30, and then when they talked about his opera-trained lungs later on 😂

[@Zixea_a]

I have a half blind cat who only sees differences in light, and his eye acts exactly like Pichi’s.

[@julieD5508]

I love how Jun says "margins" when you were talking about Poki's mast cell tumor. His english IS really good.

[@herecomeskelsey28]

i cannot get over how poki and pichi were just like made for each other

[@amaikurusu188]

Y E S . I wanna like it but 6 9 -

[@Nitrinoxus]

Poki and Pichi snuggled up together is the most precious thing I'll see all day.

[@adde9506]

Okay. We need a "Conductor Haku and the Meow Club" mug. Other people want T-shirts, but I have WAY to many shirts and not enough mugs.

[@gisela1122]

Right!! It looked sooo cute!

[@Miragemage]

Why not both?

[@morganbiddlecom]

I would LOVE a Poki mug

[@tiamia7139]

My British Bombay, Tia (15) has been in perfect health her entire life until just recently. I was petting her one evening and felt a cartlidge-type growth on her upper hind leg near her tail. I could feel a tentacle like growth extending from it. My heart sank immediately and my blood ran cold. I knew it wasn't good because of that tentacle, hat it was probably cancerous. It was. My vet told me that 90% of bumps on cats are never good unlike dogs where it's 50/50. Tia had a fibroid sarcoma that was vaccine-related. She had had the Purevax rabies vaccine, considered the safest, every year without any problem. They don't know why it can suddenly develop years later, but she had her vaccine shot in February and I discovered the growth in early April. My vet is very proactive and believes in taking out tumors right away in cats - and taking a wide margin with it. He doesn't wait for the results to come back from a lab to determine whether or not it's cancerous. He says "We can find that out later. When I see a bump in a cat, I remove it asap. If it is benign, no harm done. If it's malignant, then we got it as soon as we could." He's' almost my age and I'm 70. His wife is a vet also. He is very warm and exudes kindness. I call him the Mister Rogers of Vets. Tia couldn't have a better vet. Good luck with Poki. ❤

[@cynoglav9665]

I hope Tia is recovering well! Do you know if it was cancerous?

[@tiamia7139]

@@cynoglav9665 Thank you. Yes, fibroidsarcoma is a very aggressive type of cancer so I must remain vigilant for any new bumps/growths. I check Tia daily whenever I'm petting her or brushing her. If I feel anything at all, I will be at the vet's office immediately. So far so good, but we're only at the 5 month mark since her tumor excision. Fibroidsarcomas are so aggressive that they will frequently return after a period of 6-12 months after a tumor has been excised. You REALLY have to remain vigilant. Tia goes to the vet every 4 to 6 weeks to have her anal glands drained and I have her vet give her a thorough going over to see if he feels anything that shouldn't be there. I've had Tia for 15 years now, since she was 6 months old, and am very attuned to her little moods and how she normally behaves; so I am being very watchful day-to-day for any changes in her behavior. In general, she's an extremely chill, laid-back cat .What I want cat owners to know is, if you feel a bump on your cat, don't wait to get it checked out. Run don't walk to your vet because most bumps in cats are cancerous, over 90%. Dogs are different. He said bumps in dogs are around 50/50 malignant. Thank you for asking about Tia. It was very kind of you. She is my little love and best friend. I'm getting emotional just typing this because I can't imagine my life without her in it. She is so devoted and loves me so much. She has stood by my side whenever I've been sick, such as pneumonia, and when I had an emergency double hysterectomy and appendectomy when a large but benign ovarian tumor almost killed me in 2009. "Nursecat Tia" only left my bed to eat her food and use the litter box. She literally lay by my side for 2 weeks watching over me like my feline guardian angel. She would follow me to the bathroom and lay her head on my feet when I was on the toilet. She was afraid to leave me alone whatsoever. I am her person and she was standing guard over me. She has a very nice fluffy, expensive marshmallow bed to sleep in, but she prefers to sleep next to me at night with her head resting in the curve of my arm. I have had many pets (all rescues) in my life, I loved them all, but Tia is an exceptionally sensitive, devoted companion. 🐱💖

[@Wubadubadub1967]

@@tiamia7139 oh my god you're making me cry, I'm so glad your little lady is alright, last year my girl Ruby had a gash on her stomach and the vet said it had a chance of being a cat version of breast cancer, and I cried everyday, didn't help it was exam week, she didn't end up having cancer thankfully but I always tear up thinking about how I could've lost my first baby. Cats are really amazing animals, they can and are so sweet and affectionate, she's a bit of a diva, but I wouldn't trade her for any other cat, I'm sure you're the same, but shes always there when I'm sad, sitting by me, comforting me. I feel sad for anyone who fails to see the significance of them

[@tiamia7139]

@@Wubadubadub1967 I'm glad your kitty was okay. I take Tia in for regular checkups every 4-6 weeks. So far there's been no regrowth and it's been 8 months. I love my cats and they get the best care, food, lots of attention, etc. I threw away their old cat tree when I moved in with my daughter and son-in-law. It was getting a little ratty looking and I was worried that it was too tall and they might fall and hurt themselves since they are now 15. I got them a new cat tree for Christmas. It is only 4 ft. tall but they absolutely love it. They have much more room on the perches and can fully stretch out in the condo. Tia is very lanky and weighs 14 lb. They're snuggled next to me now. I retired last year so they love having me home all day. 😍🐱🐱

[@Wubadubadub1967]

@@tiamia7139 aww that's just great! Make sure you spoil Tia immensely for me, ok?

[@lisah-p8474]

Poki and Pichi cuddling and grooming each other. 🥺💕💗

[@ZeldaWolf2000]

As a blind person, technically a legally blind person, meeting my vision is under 20/200(mine is 400 and one in the other eye) I feel uniquely qualified to explain how sense compensation works in blind people. Obviously, although we wish we could do this, our senses are not like daredevils. All we do is learn how to get information from the other senses, which is something that sighted people can't usually do, because they put way too much faith in their site. It's quite amusing what you guys can't do without vision. Anyway, you guys could do it too if you took the time to practice. We also assume things a lot. We're taught, for example, if the TV is on, odds are somebody's watching it, and you could, if you want to, go watch it with them. We get really good at statistical probability. Does it mean we're always right, but, for the most part, most of us learn, a equals B, and therefore C, or most likely C. I doubt that cats and other animals can do the letter of that, but their senses still compensate, and I still learn to pay more attention to their other senses once they have lost their site, or if they were born blind. My sister's dog recently did this. She's a lot more confident in her own home, obviously, but she knows where her bowl is, she knows where her the couch is. Actually, she knows how to get around very similar to how I do it. For instance, there is a rug from the stairs in the garage leading into the house, to the outside, and she knows, when she's found that rug, follow it to get back inside. She also has basically the whole house and yard mapped out, so she doesn't get lost. Not sure how much vision Pichi has, but she's definitely doing these things, and using the vision that she does have, as I do. Hope this helps. Glad your cats are all feeling better.

[@twentysheds___5967]

Thank you for taking the time to share this.

[@shadowedaethyr]

I’m legally blind, also (20/400 in worse eye) and I can vouch. When a sense is limited, you work around it. I memorize things a lot. So, if there’s construction near my doctor’s office or my software updates and buttons move, I have to start over and build new pathways. If Pichi is in this house with minimal changes, she’s probably memorized a lot, too.

[@satoukazuma168]

Im crazy dumb but how do you guys type this?

[@nanwijanarko1969]

@@satoukazuma168 Accessibility features are great in today's gadget! They can help you navigate the phone (I.e. having the phone speaks to you about which button/icon/option is being selected, or use voice commands), and also help you read and write. For writing comments, some options are voice-to-text and using Braille keyboard. Voice-to-text is pretty explanatory, your phone writes what you dictate. Braille keyboard is just like a usual keyboard where you spell out letters, but instead keys to signify a certain letter, you use a combination of gestures from both thumbs to spell out the letter. I'm not blind but I worked closely with one, so I might be missing something! Edit: you may want to check Lucy Edwards! She has tiktok and a KZbin channel where she explains her daily life as a blind person, like "How does a blind girl watch a KZbin video" or "How does a blind girl cook egg fried rice". She also explained your question. She's a darling and super fun.

[@satoukazuma168]

@@nanwijanarko1969 oh i see, thank you for enlightening me

[@victoriab7148]

Poki and Pichi are sooo adorable together! I love how they lick each other and cuddle!

[@nope_118]

Long boi ✨ Sweet boi ✨ Loud boi ✨ Thriving girl ✨

[@dma93-ch]

About the invisible fleas problem, it can happen when you have rodents living in the walls of your building. A few years back we had a cat that got intestinal parasites from the feces of mice we didn't even know were there. We were really confused as to how he caught those parasites, as he we had adopted him from a shelter that did full workups, and even then he developed symptoms like a year later. He never went outside or ate anything other than his store-bought food or tiny human-grade nibbles. The mice were really discreet and left their feces in a spot that only the cat was able to reach (a gap in the counter adjacent to the dishwasher that inexplicably attracted food debris like dry pasta and rice, and which I often tried to vacuum and clean with limited success). It didn't smell, either, because there was only a couple and I guess the cat scared them into not leaving too many trails. Not too long after the parasite incident we saw one coming out of the gap and called the exterminator. And we understood why our cat was obsessed by that spot. So I would start suspecting that if the problems persists even after treating the cats.

[@johnsharplin]

It is SO awesome to see Pichi playing and being close with everyone! She's settled in so well!

[@rayreineu]

Awwww poor Poki, so glad his tumor wasn’t cancerous! He seems back to his old vocal self which is wonderful. What a handsome and sweet professional opera singer 😂 Our household has our own chaotic little soprano version of Poki, her name Moon Pie and she says hello from NY! 📢😸💞

[@espai99]

The easiest test for Pichi and blindness would be to use a laser pointer and see if she can follow it, rather than a cloth mouse or something where she could feel the vibrations through air. You need something that can only be detected Vis sight

[@muckitymuck6111]

Jun yelling back at Poki screaming is me with my cat

[@meimei]

going from one video where pichi just started being in the room with the others, not understanding play, and seeing haku jump at her and play was the best ;w;