Sixteen months ago…
a stray kitty joined our family.
Over the past year, we grew to love her like she’d been with us her whole life. We found out that she’d originally belonged to a neighbor down the street who’d kicked her out when she had a baby.
She had the perfect personality for a family. The girls could literally carry her around the house like a doll and she never complained and her favorite place to sleep was curled up on someone’s chest or lap.
I don’t know how, but she was also house trained. No kidding. She’d come into the bedroom and meow to wake us up when she needed to go outside, so we never had to get a litter box (which was a deal breaker for Tim) and she was able to live in the house. Surprisingly, she didn’t bother Tim and Rachel’s allergies.
She’d been acting sickly, though, and three weeks ago, she disappeared. We left food out for her, combed the neighborhood, asked our neighbors to keep an eye out for her, but to no avail. We’re 99% sure that she went off to kitty heaven.
Her absence has left a hole in my heart and I keep expecting her to meet me at the door when I get home from work in the morning. :( I can only hope that her passing was peaceful.
In memory of Jarael (click to enlarge):
Cutie face
Her favorite place to sleep
Her second favorite place to sleep - on my laptop, lol
A funny pic with her namesake’s comic book
Guard Kitteh protects the preciouses
The last pic taken of her in what Rachel decided was her Halloween costume
I'll miss her more than I can say. <3
Over the past year, we grew to love her like she’d been with us her whole life. We found out that she’d originally belonged to a neighbor down the street who’d kicked her out when she had a baby.
She had the perfect personality for a family. The girls could literally carry her around the house like a doll and she never complained and her favorite place to sleep was curled up on someone’s chest or lap.
I don’t know how, but she was also house trained. No kidding. She’d come into the bedroom and meow to wake us up when she needed to go outside, so we never had to get a litter box (which was a deal breaker for Tim) and she was able to live in the house. Surprisingly, she didn’t bother Tim and Rachel’s allergies.
She’d been acting sickly, though, and three weeks ago, she disappeared. We left food out for her, combed the neighborhood, asked our neighbors to keep an eye out for her, but to no avail. We’re 99% sure that she went off to kitty heaven.
Her absence has left a hole in my heart and I keep expecting her to meet me at the door when I get home from work in the morning. :( I can only hope that her passing was peaceful.
In memory of Jarael (click to enlarge):
Cutie face
Her favorite place to sleep
Her second favorite place to sleep - on my laptop, lol
A funny pic with her namesake’s comic book
Guard Kitteh protects the preciouses
The last pic taken of her in what Rachel decided was her Halloween costume
I'll miss her more than I can say. <3