{"id":27885,"date":"2016-01-18T11:16:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T10:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=27885"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:06:57","slug":"instagram-cat-gandalf-inspires-with-his-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/instagram-cat-gandalf-inspires-with-his-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram cat Gandalf inspires with his travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/pets\/cats\/0\" target=\"_blank\">cats<\/a> enjoy exploring outdoors, they\u2019re often content with just skulking around the same old haunts. Gandalf (the grey) Siberian cat, however is different and has a serious case of feline wanderlust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27890 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-9.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After being adopted as a kitten in South Korea, Gandalf \u2013 who now resides in California \u2013 has been to nine American states and two countries in the last year. His family are planning to move to New Zealand in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27888 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27889 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gandalf\u2019s owners said, \u201cWe started taking him out with us since he was just a few weeks. He loves it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27893 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27894 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe loves his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/search\/go?w=cat%20harness%20%26%20lead%20set\" target=\"_blank\">leash<\/a>! As soon as we pick it up he runs to the door and sits down for us to put it on. He is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/travel\/dog-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a> bug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27891 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope his adventures inspire you to share some of the world with your kitty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27892 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-7-690x606.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-7-690x606.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-7-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-7-930x817.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gandalf documents all his kitty escapades on Instagram and has now amassed 27,500 followers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27887 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-690x690.jpg\" alt=\"instagram cat gandalf\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-930x930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gandalf.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see where he journeys this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gandalf the Siberian cat loves visiting new countries with his owners and has been documenting his adventures on 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