Very little is known about Selkie’s early life. Ever the lady, she keeps the truth about her first few years as a stray cat on streets of Calgary a secret, though she enjoys playful speculation. Rumour has it that Selkie once avoided being captured when the white stripe down her back caused rescuers to think they’d trapped a skunk! Some whisper that Selkie lost her upper canine tooth defending her kittens from a C-train coyote. Some even say that while she’s not the reason Alberta has no more rats, she IS the reason they haven’t come back!

Nevertheless- she took a well-deserved early retirement from her free-spirited lifestyle, and then spent seven full months turning down one application after another at the Calgary Humane Society until she finally chose a human, and has spent the past 13 years training her human to meet her every need.

Selkie enjoys all of the luxuries that she can be afforded. Her favourite toys are pom poms, specifically the pink ones- which she carries around at the same time every night, screaming her little heart out until she gets praised for her big catch. She is an avid birdwatcher, with magpies being her favourite. Selkie is very chatty by nature and has been a very affectionate and empathetic member of the family over the years- even toward her adopted brother, Finnegan.

In 2021 her ‘star quality’ was discovered, and Selkie was animated and featured in a music video! You can catch several glimpses of Ms. Selkie in the video for a song called “Grow” by the Derina Harvey Band.

Now in her golden years (though a true lady never reveals her age), Selkie still zips around after a little sniff of catnip, and watches life go by with the same sparkle in her mischievous yellow-green eyes.