Beautiful Patches Sunset ~ 6/18/2007
Two years ago yesterday, we had to make the dreaded decision to put our beautiful Patches to sleep. She was suffering from dementia and ARF (Acute Renal Failure) so it was the best and most loving thing to do for her but the hardest thing for us. We had found her as a very scared stray 14 years before, someone else in the complex had sold their condo and left her behind. I will never understand the mindset of someone who can get a pet, have them spayed then just leave them behind like garbage to fend for themselves. But, if they had not left her behind, we would never have had her for those 14 years.
After love, a good diet and grooming, she was a beautiful tortoiseshell cat (offshoot of calico) with big green eyes. She was VERY territorial and would terrorize any cat that dared come near "her" home or deck. She was also a skilled huntress. She taught us that it is true that we don't "own" cats, instead we are their "servants" :) She used up most of her 9 lives and her Mommy always nursed her back to health.
We will always love and miss her. I especially miss when I am on the coomputer, in a bid for attention she would jump in my lap and "stomp" me :) She also tolerated that I would hold her like a baby and sing to her at bedtime...only because she would get treats afterward. Much love to my "booty cat"....you earned your wings, fly free and high Patches!
Love & Light ~ Mommy
