Kiri the wonder cat

So I spent last week in Rochester with my brother, Eric, my father, and my sister's cat, Kiri. I'm very allergic to cats, and I planned to keep a polite distance from Kiri, but this quickly proved impossible. For one, she wasn't having it, and for another, she's so darn cute I couldn't resist playing with her. She's an ocicat, and I don't really know what that means, but I think maybe it means a cat/dog/bird mix. I say this because this cat sounds like a bird, and acts like a dog; it's quite funny. She has a high, little meow that almost sounds more like a bird's chirping to me than a cat's meow. And Kiri plays like a dog. She plays fetch, something I didn't think cats do. Oh sure, they'll chase things, anything, but I've never seen a cat bring it back before. Kiri has a collection of little colored balls, and when you throw them, she chases it (or sometimes catches it in midair), and then runs back and drops it at your feet to throw again. It's pretty fun and funny, at least for the first half hour; after that I would try with limited success to convince her we were done playing. She also does somersaults - although not intentionally. She likes to flop at your feet, or if you're scratching her chin, she usually rolls around on her back. She'll do this even if there's not really room to (say if you're standing next to the wall, or sitting in the corner of the couch), and the result is often her rolling right over her head and onto her back. Don't know if you can picture it without seeing it, but trust me, she does somersaults. Anyhoo, next time you're in Rochester, be sure to spend some time with Kiri the wonder cat; it's pretty fun.