Goodbye, Milesy, Mrs. Goodcat., Her Life, ? to March 10, 2008 Options

[Jon730]

Perhaps twelve years ago, a timid black cat crept onto my deck, to steal kibble I had left out for the Raccoon Family. She was afraid of people, and would slink away when approached. Over months, she overcame her fear, and would visit me. I noticed her fur was missing in places, and she did not walk well. One day, in payment for food, she butted her head against my hand, and let me pet her for a moment, before warning me away.
Over the Summer, she began to get fat. As Fall approached, she showed up with a Tabby kitten. I had to catch them and bring them in. They were taken to the vet's immediately. It developed that "Miles", the mother had a food allergy, hence prescription food for life.
Being starved and pregnant and sick out there, it appears she was calcium deprived and her teeth and hip joints were affected.
I have had many cats and dogs in my life, and even a few reptiles, but this cat was highly intelligent, and a genuine character. She formed a devoted attachemtn to me, and declared herself my Cat Wife, and worked on me till I believed it. Even animal lover friends remarked on our "Abnormal" relationship.
She devotedly waited every day for me to come home from Work, and when I worked too long in my shop, she would come down and scream at me, her kind of ratty tail wiggling like a cheap New Years noisemaker, and demand to be carried upstairs. Her happiest moments were when I held her in my arms and stood in front of the mirror, so she could look at us together and GLOAT! The purring could be heard in the other room.
She was otherwise quite lazy, but not so much that she did not insist on being Top Cat.
She constantly schemed about sneaking into the other cat's rooms and stealing their forbidden Fancy Feast, and when caught, she would EAT at top speed before she was stopped. One day, she fell asleep on top of the television, and slept so deeply she slowly oozed down the back..and awoke just as she fell, shouting "WHOAAA!".
She was my constant companion and followed me like a dog. I have never had such total love with an animal in my life, and she sucked me in totally. She loved hearing all her names, "Miles", "Mrs. Goodcat", "Friend".
I could go on, but it is hard to type.
Over the last few weeks, she lost her appet*ite. She had a lump on her chest from the last food allgery breakout. The "Lump" was cancer which very quickly had spread to her lungs. I nearly fainted when I saw the XRays..and all this time, she purred when held, even though she apprantly could hardly breathed. She purred till the very last.
She was what a lot of people would not have bothered with..a ratty looking old sick cat..But I am so glad I met her and loved her, and have never had such a total relationship with anyone or anything. I am heartbroken.
But yet, I have contacted a nearby shelter and will be "Conducting Interviews". It hurts terribly at the moment, but I do not want to live without some chance of the next grateful rescue paying me back so beautifully.



Milesey's Favorite Trick. Sleeping.




Scheming about stealing food. Her other trick!
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I'll See You at the Bridge, MyCat-Wife. Wait a while, I love you.

[goliath]

The story of your Mother is hillarious. I can just picture this happening. No doubt she was completely appalled and you held in your laughter. Am I right?

Your story of of Pepper mounting your Tonkinese triggers a very funny story that happened with my mother-in-law. She was about 84 at the time.

All of my inlaws along with us took a trip to the cider mill. There were 10 of us altogether. After filling our picnic baskets with goodies we found a picnic table near the river and layed out our spread. Gidget and Goliath were under the table as the rest of us enjoyed our food and each others company.

My mother-in-law is a very complex individual and always has been. She dresses to this day in perfect coordination along with her nylons and polished shoes to go with her dresses, her hats, makeup and jewelry.

SUDDENLY..........Goliath got up from where he was laying. He walked over to where she was sitting where he could only see her legs. He raised his leg and peed all over hers! My niece was sitting next to her with a mouth full of food when she looked down, began to laugh and spit her food all over the table, as she screamed......."GOLIATH JUST PEED ALL OVER GRANDMA'S LEG!!!" Everybody stayed completely silent trying to hold in their laughter and wait for my mother-in-law's reaction since she doesn't have much of a sense of humor. LOL After what seemed like a very long time, my mother-in-law actually burst out laughing herself and the rest of us joined in. YUP!!! That's my boy!