Happy 13th Birthday to our Golden Girl Jazmine!

Ginger cat Jazmine is posing on a crochet blanket for her 13th birthday

Happy 13th birthday to sweet Jazmine!

It’s hard to believe our golden girl, once a tiny kitten who Dan and I adopted in March of 2014 after meeting her at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, FL (love at first sight, of course…), is now a golden girl herself at thirteen years old! She is certainly a young-at-heart thirteen, but according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), she is now the equivalent of seventy-four human years.

Photo collage of an orange fluffy kitten named Jazmine in various poses, including laying on the floor, looking out a window at a lizard, resting on a counter, and a center portrait insert, with text reading "World's cutest kitten!"

Jazmine stole our hearts from day one!

Every day of those thirteen years, Jazmine has brought endless joy, smiles, and sunshine to our lives. She can be a sweet, silly snuggle bunny and your best friend, and then, on a whim, she can decide she would prefer her own company to yours.

Despite her beautiful, feminine looks and irresistibly sweet meow-chirp, she is a true huntress with the best of them—from her beloved plush Angry Bird toys that she drags all over the house to communicate with us (feed me, pet me, come take a nap with me) to a few not-so-lucky lizards that have crossed her path.

Ginger cat Jazmine outside peering into a cinder block at a lizard that is hiding

Come on out and play, Mr. Lizard…I promise I won’t hurt you…

Unlike her other cat mates—Mia, Peanut, Rolz, Kizmet, and Shadow—she prefers not to cuddle-nap with them. Kizmet has been her steady buddy from day one, and they nap near each other, but not curled up in an inseparable ball like they did in years past. Shadow? He’s still a four-letter word in her mind, but at least the fur flying between the two has calmed down considerably.

Tabby cat Kizmet and orange and white kitten Jazmine are cuddled together in a circular ball

In the first few years of their friendship, Kizmet and Jazmine were nearly inseparable

Happy Birthday, sweet girl. We look forward to many more years together. And thank you for inspiring my love for ginger cats, which led to my newest book project: Orange Crush: Television, Cartoons, Movies, Housecats, and More—The History and Love Affair with the Ginger Cat. This epic book will hopefully be published by mid-2027, with details to follow in the coming months.

Side view of a gorgeous fluffy longhaired ginger and white cat named Jazmine

Like a fine wine, Jazmine only gets more beautiful with age

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  1. Happy Birthday Jazmine!
    You are a teenagert, LOL! A beautiful one for sure!

    I hope you get to catabrate your birthday in many special ways!

  2. Ingrid King says:

    Happy Birthday, sweet girl! I still remember when your human mom and dad first met you!

  3. Brooke Nesbitt says:

    Happy birthday, Sweet Baby! ❤️

  4. How can it be 13 years already? We remember when you brought Jazmine home. Happy Birthday to your beautiful girl!

  5. Leah says:

    A very Happy Birthday to beautiful Jazmine! Cheers and Meows from our kitties and us!

  6. Bernadette says:

    This is when you realize how long we’ve all been at this. I remember when she joined your feline family! Happy Purrs Day baby.

  7. Jasmine ~ Happy Birthday to you beautiful and precious kitty ~ Hugs ^_^
    Lovely photos ~ Happy week to you ”~ ^_^

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  8. jmuhj says:

    Best wishes for the happiest of Happy FURteenth PURRthdays to you, Jazmine! May you enjoy it thoroughly, and wishing you many, many more, in safety, good health, happiness, comfort and LOVE!

  9. Mary McNeil says:

    Happy Purrthday sweet Jazzmine !

  10. Ellen Pilch says:

    Happy Birthday beautiful Jazmine. XO

  11. Wishing you a purrfect day, Jazmine!

  12. Sue Brandes says:

    Happy Birthday. Seems like just yesterday you got her.