It was July 2005 and I had been chatting with my colleague, Kat, about wanting a kitten - preferrably one that needed to be wanted when she called me one evening and said that there was a small cat wandering around her complex yallowing. I decided to go check the kitten out - she was great! Though skinny, slightly injured, and obviously starving - she had a feisty little spirit. 
At the time we didn't know if she was a boy or girl (not so easy to tell on kittens you see) and so we named her Sammy. Turns out she was a she, but the name still stuck - it suited her.
There was a bit of uncertainty as to whether she would survive, but survive she did. She grew from a scraggely, big eyed, big eared kitten into an incredibly loving and beautiful cat.
We believe that she had been trapped by something which had caused her back leg to be slightly crippled, though it didn't impair her in any way, and she had lost a one claw and a tooth - but these injuries healed well over time.
When we brought a new little homeless kitten in, Sammy detested her for the first few days. However, once she decided that Mika could stay they became insparable with Sammy meowing if she couldn't find Mika.
Unfortunately, a week ago Sammy took ill. We may never know what it was that caused her to become so sick, but on Friday Feb. 23rd, in the loving care of Paul and Kat, Sammy passed away. She will be missed.
2 comments:
Just looking at different blogs, I ran across your post about Sammy.
She was beautiful, and I'm sorry you lost her.
I have a couple of Calico's. They are very special girls :)
Hi Its Cameron....sorry to hear about your baby...I just lost Toumis...15 years old on the 8th of feb...what a horrendous night . Spent all night with him as he went quietly...and now I miss so many things about him and our days....
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