If you were around in the early 1960s, you will surely remember a doll named Chatty Cathy. The way she worked was that you would pull a string in her back and she would chat with you, saying things like: “Let’s play house,” “Please change my dress” or “Tell me a story” — all in a sweet lilting accent from the American Deep South. It was high-tech for those days.

The animal in this week's Adopt Me! column may just be the reincarnation of Chatty Cathy — maybe a "Chatty Catty" — though it’s a “he” and his name is Odairi.

This cat is 13 years old, so he is getting on in years, but the 1960s were still way before his time. Odairi is, according to his foster parents, a “gentle, loving, mature cat and a survivor of Fukushima.” After he lost his owner of eight years, he spent the next four in a shelter before being placed in foster care.