This Grandma And Her Cat Are The Cutest Best Friends Ever

BuzzFeed ^ | Unknown | Matt Bellassai

[Altariel]

Thirteen years ago, photographer Miyoko Ihara began snapping pictures of the budding relationship between her now 88-year-old grandmother, Misa, and her odd-eyed kitten, Fukumaru. Since Misa found the cat abandoned in a shed, the pair have barely ever been apart. Their beautiful friendship is documented in a photo book, Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat.

[Altariel]

I'm told kitty pictures have a calming effect on the human nervous system.

Fortunately, of course, I am immune to their effect.

[doc1019]

I’m a cat lover ... nuff said.

[skr]

Lol!

[Beowulf9]

Omg. This story is beautiful, and cute!

Thank you for something refreshingly nice to read:)

[dynachrome]

awwwww.

kitteh ping

[submarinerswife]

Best Buddies

[Girlene]

Those are beautiful photos. Thanks for posting this.

[Jeff Winston]

Well worth clicking through to.

Lots of pictures worth seeing. But I think this one might be my favorite:

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

That’s soooo cute! I have a golden tabby who will do that when I tell him “washa-muh-face”. He will do it when I sense he’s in ‘play mode’. He’ll start with pawing behind his ears and writhe around on the floor. But don’t DARE try to touch him. LOL! I have the scars to prove it. :>3

[Slings and Arrows]

Misao and Fukumaru - 2nd ping!

[Slings and Arrows]

Misao and Fukumaru - 2nd ping!

[Saundra Duffy]

Just adorable!

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Great find! SO freakin’ cute! And the photographer is truly talented! Thanks for sharing! (Yes, I am using lots of exclamation points!!! But I am crazed about CATS! And good photography! Can’t stop! LOL! :o)

[LADY J]

Such beautiful pictures. What wonderful lifetime of memories this talented photographer will have forever of her Grandma & Grandma’s Cat.

[LucyT]

awwwww.

[ArmyTeach]

cats n’ dogs n’ horses - oh, my!

[expat1000]

For dog lovers - The King of Thailand with one of his dogs (when he was in better health). This is dog is a mixed breed 'mutt' not an expensive pedigreed animal. Sets a good example for people in a country that is so obsessed with 'face'.

[goat granny]

last week a freeper posted a beautiful picture of a tiger that is now my wallpaper. Feel bad I forgot his name but also posted some pictures he took of tigers at a zoo..Most God awful beautiful cat ever created, unless he thinks your dinner, and you will be if he thinks hard enough LOL.....GG

[goat granny]

That is the freeper that posted the tiger picture. I had to go back about 4 pages to find it in myaccount...STONEWALL JACKSON

[Daffynition]

Want.

[Daffynition]

"The Only Companion by Igor Sechinov"

[oldteen]

Such devotion!

Back in the 80s we had a pure white cat with a blue eye and a green eye. She was also deaf. What a great cat she was!

[Daffynition]

"Old man with cat. Photo by Андрей Старченко"

[Vigilanteman]

Great pix and exactly what I needed to feel better about the human race again.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Tabi shoes.

[CORedneck]

I thought I taw a putty cat, I did taw a putty cat !

[afraidfortherepublic]

How much is 3800 yen? And how do you transmit such a sum in order to buy the book?

[Slings and Arrows]

Very good!

[LucyT]

Thanks, Daffy.

Lovely photos at 22 and 24.

[Daffynition]

I have a very small file labeled *Seniors & Cats*...some of the images are delightful. Glad to be able to share them. :)

[Daffynition]

[thecodont]

Book available on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Miyoko-Ihara-Fukumara-Japanese-Edition/dp/4898153194/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353190603&sr=8-1&keywords=Misao+the+Big+Mama+and+Fukumaru+the+Cat

[Gefn]

Cats are little miracles in fur. I am so grateful to have shared my life with mine.

Hurray for the kitteh ping list!

[Slings and Arrows]

CAT: “Ya gotta help me, doc! I’ve got this huge growth on my butt!”

[Daffynition]

"zzzzzzz"

[LucyT]

Seniors and Cats...so sweet. Thanks again, Daffy.

Click on thumbnails to see more delightful images:

http://www.amazon.com/Miyoko-Ihara-Fukumara-Japanese-Edition/dp/4898153194/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353190603&sr=8-1&keywords=Misao+the+Big+Mama+and+Fukumaru+the+Cat

[Daffynition]

Wonderful images showing the unconditional love between the two. Thanks for the link LT.:D

[Altariel]

3800 yen = approximately 46.7864 US dollars

Get the book from Amazon.

[Fawn]

BUMP....CATS RULE!