What is a NinjaCat?!

Hi! I am AprilKitty, your NinjaCat Guide.

For the record I am a Cinnamon Point Siamese. The Man, the guy we all live with, took me in years ago when I was a homeless and about to be a MomKitty. I was hiding under his deck and came out to look around. He put out food and water for me, The Man loves kitties!

He didn’t know I was about to give birth. When I did, he continued to put out food and water for my kittens and me. He took us all in and named me April, and my three kittens: Buster, Zoë & StripeyPants. The Man took Miles the NinjaCat in late 2018. MtNC was FreeRange after some unkind person abandoned him in The Man’s neighborhood. This is Miles’ story…

忍者猫

“NinjaCat” in Kanji

While there is scant historical record, it is believed that NinjaCats first appeared in Japan during and after the Shogunate Dynasty. It is said that NinjaCats were kept by the Samurai. Unlike the way Samurai used Ninjas to do the jobs that were supposedly without Bushido (honor), NinjaCats were highly revered pets not only for the tendency of black cats to be loving, loyal, and great mousers, but for the NinjaCat’s other characteristics…

About CatJutsu: CatJutsu is the ancient Japanese art of Being. CatJutsu could be a deadly martial art if the cat’s other (more dominant art) wasn’t CatNapsu, the ancient Japanese art of just plain being a cat. Both CatJutsu & CatNapsu have their roots in even more ancient CatYoga. There are several Catas practiced in CatJutsu, most involve forms used in stalking and capturing prey, then playing with the captive. This is normally followed by the CatNapsu Cata form, involving curling up and taking a nap.

The primary weapon of NinjaCats are the NinjaCat’s KittyClaws. [Zoë’s KittyClaws are deadly, according to The Man.] While real Ninjas had metal claws that they had to bind to their hands, NinjaCats KittyClaws are just a natural part of being a cat.

NinjaCats are a rare find. This photo is of Miles NinjaCat when he was a FreeRange NinjaCat. Not all NinjaCats are black, but that is probably the dominant color. Being a NinjaCat is more of a Cattitude? NinjaCats are (almost) always on guard, watching for interlopers; other cats intruding on their territory, lizards carelessly wandering into their Cattio, birdies unaware, or even the NinjaCat’s fellow Kitty roommates. Sometimes even “The Man” is prone to a NinjaCat attack…

A note from Steve a.k.a. “The Man”…

Ninja Cats can be a pain to live with. April’s earsies got bitten frequently, Zoë got chased around the house, yadda, yadda, yadda. Usually, NinjaCats can be loving and nap right next to everyone. Zoë used to complain that in the morning (before I, “The Man,” was fully awake), when she tried to curl up against me to have KittyCuddlePuddle time, Miles the NinjaCat would come right up between Zoë and me, not trying to make her move; he just wanted to be a part of CuddlePuddle time. This usually didn’t end well…