June 16, 2009
Thanks for your messages regarding Casey
Lamont holds Casey in her glory days as a giant purring fluffball, aka Fat Kitty. He reminds me that as she got thinner, as seen in the photos in my previous blog entry, she was renamed The Artist Formerly Known as Fat Kitty.Thanks to all for your messages of condolences regarding the loss of our senior cat, Casey (Miss Casey enjoying cat heaven).
My sister Maureen sent For Every Cat An Angel, a simply wonderful little picture book that I promptly reviewed on Amazon.com.
We also received kind and thoughtful e-mails from our other siblings.
In addition to wonderfully written cards from both her vets, Casey was remembered by our former housemate Cassie and her friend Jeff, who wrote in a sympathy card, "We have good memories of her sleeping in her favorite spot on the couch, and her warm and friendly purrs," which pretty much sums up Casey in her mature years perfectly.
Lamont also found the photo above, which although a bit marred on the surface, captured Casey in her more spectacular incarnation when we first got her at about age 8. She was striking and gigantic and well-groomed.
He reminds me that as she lost weight over the years, he called her "The Artist Formerly Known as Fat Kitty." That spurred my memory that I used to call her a Fat Kittycat and a Fat Brown Tabby, to her purring delight every time.
And our former neighbor, Lynda Maslanka, notes, "Sounds like Casey had a peaceful, quiet, respectul passing. Could we all be so lucky? Truly the last gift you could give her."
Thanks again, everybody.
