More pictures of my cat Sooty

here she is, lounging on the sofa in my bedroom

here she is, investigating food:

this is my brother feeding Sooty kitty crack treats, aka 'Takeout for the Cat' catnip flavored munchies

First picture: "Daddy, isn't my butt cute?"

Second picture: "I'm on the hunt sure to find my kill"

Third picture: "Ah, there it is, my kill, right there in Uncle's hand"

She looks like a total sweetheart.

she is the nicest little cat imaginable. Very shy around strangers, but an absolute sweetheart to those she loves.

Cat pix make me melt, as well, and I'm a girl! But your cat is just lovely and extremely photogenic! She is obviously a charmer!:-)

Here's my beloved girl. I lost her three years ago and miss her everyday. She was practically human, this cat, I took her everywhere, to save her, and she was totally calm, even during acupuncture, totally amazing for a cat. She would just fall asleep. I totally believed that she'd make it. Her name was Rhiannon.;(

Your cat is now in a place where there are always sunny spots under the window and fat, lazy rodents roaming around

:hug:

I inherited her and another cat, Angela, when my uncle died. His unpleasant wife just got rid of all his animals and no one would take the cats. My cousin was in pretty rough shape about this, because she had rescued Angela and she had belonged to her mother, my aunt, who had also died. And my cousin is married to a real jerk who doesn't like animals, plus she already had two cats who pre-dated the husband, so she couldn't take them. So I agreed to, even though I was scheduled for surgery, and already had two dogs, but I couldn't let them just be dropped off at some shelter to an uncertain fate. They had had a good home with my uncle.

Angela was a nice cat, though reclusive, but she did come around. Nobody could tell me a thing about the other cat except that "it" was friendly. What an understatement! My cousin traveled from her home in Conn. to my uncle's in NJ, picked up the cats, and drove them to me in NY! After that long trip, when I opened up her carrier, she made a delicate little leap out and into my life. And my first words were "aren't you a pretty thing!" She was really amazing, loved my dogs and everyone she met. A real lap cat. And, because she was still quite young, I figured I had found the cat of a lifetime and that I could have her for 20 years.

But then she got sick. My vet finally threw up his hands, but sent me to a really wonderful place, about 40 minutes away, where they offer a huge range of treatments, including alternative, hence the acupuncture. I would have done anything. And this vet never gives up and, after consulting with neurologists, finally thought he had found the answer, but that was the day he discovered the tumor inside her ear. It had finally grown large enough for him to see it and it was inoperable. I was devastated. I lost her the morning of the day she was supposed to have her next visit. She was only seven.;(

Thank you for your kind words, and I know all about the Rainbow Bridge, but it is still pretty lonely down here without her. I acquired another cat, who I rescued myself, but there will never be another Rhiannon. Thanks for listening.:-)

...I'm so sorry for your loss.

you know the quality of life your pet has is in the love you give it, not in the number of years. Your little Rhiannon led a life of very high quality because you cared for her so much.

I wish you many fine years with all your pets throughout your life. :hug:

long gone but not forgotten. He was a big gray tabby named "Aldo."