I was just curious how many of you out there celebrate your cats' birthdays in one way or another. I know it's probably harder when you have a whole bunch, but we only have 4, so we try to celebrate each one in a special way - whether it's giving them special canned food (they regularly eat dry food) and getting out a new toy, etc...

The b'day we picked for Bailey is probably pretty close to the day he was really born, since he was approx 4-6 weeks old when we took him in as a stray on Oct 25, 2002. We chose Sept 17, 2002 as his birthdate.

Leila was approx 5 months when we adopted her May 1, 2003 - the rescue group guessed her birthdate as being Nov 25, 2002, so that's what we stuck with for her.

Leo was tougher, b/c when we adopted him, the rescue group and the vets could only guess between 1 and 2 years and that was in April 2004 - so, we guessed that he might be a little older than or close to Bailey's age - we made his birthdate July 10, 2002.

Claudia is our 4th, and our youngest. We adopted her on June 25, 2004, and it said that she was approx 1 year old in June 2004. I'm not sure if that was entirely accurate, since it seems she grew in those first few months we had her, and she still acts like a kitten, but I think that's part of her breed background. So, we still have to pick an exact birthdate for her. My birthday is June 13, so I want to keep it a few days away from that. Any suggestions on what to pick?

How about the rest of you? What's the story behind your cats' birthdates and birthday celebrations?