Drogon puts on airs
You’ve met Drogon (full name Drogon Targaryen-Targaryen Hiddleston-Cumberbatch), who moved in with us in September last year. He just turned up on our doorstep, looking adorable. When we hesitated to invite him into the household, he developed a respiratory ailment and refused all food, so we took him to the vet and before we knew it, he was living with us.
Earlier this year, Juan found out that Drogon is a Khao Manee (White Gem or Diamond Eyes), a Thai breed which has just been accepted by cat fanciers’ associations. The other day we were Googling idly when we discovered that a Khao Manee, the kind with one blue eye and one golden eye, goes for around 240,000 baht.
327,266 in Philippine pesos! We already knew that Drogon is a rare and valuable cat, but now we have a price. Not that we’d ever sell him. (We do not buy our cats, either. They are ex-strays who chose to move in with us.) Besides, we’ve had him neutered so he is of no use to breeders, hah. One of his eyes is slightly cloudy and the iris is shaped like the Death Star under construction.