A token of her infection...?

A couple of weeks ago (see 29 October) I told you of my little medical adventure, when I was accidentally scratched while rescuing a cat. I'm pleased to report that the antibiotics got rid of the infection, and the swollen arm eventually returned to its normal size. An interesting sequel to the story, however, is that the cat in question (pictured here on the right hand side) has recently begun "visiting" me at my house - popping round for an hour or two, and then disappearing again. "Is this a token of affection and appreciation for the fact that I risked life and limb to undertake such a heroic rescue?" I ask myself.

Anyway, I nicknamed the cat Tamba, which is a name given in some African languages (such as in the Gio, Kissi and Kono tribes) to mean "second child." I called her by this name because she looks almost exactly like Tibo (pictured here on the left), my first little cat that I had to leave behind in Cape Town. In fact, they could be twins, so I had to laugh when a friend (a mother of twins) mentioned that TAMBA is actually the acronym for the twins and multiple births association!

Now that she has visited two or three times, my Spanish "Tamba" has even begun coming when I call her by name. It's been kind of fun to have this occasional "visitor" and I wonder how long the visiting will continue!