Hello, Some of you may recognize me as an occasional poster on COTD for the past year and a half. I use the name "bobtail" (real name Peter) on this website in honor of the the name of the mother of two of my cats, Pauline and Stripey. Seven years ago, when we were relocating to a new city, we were never able to rescue the elusive Bobtail, but we did succeed bringing in her two babies along with three other cats from our old neighborhood. I'm very sad to say that after seven wonderful, loving years, Pauline died today from complications arising from an asthma attack that started five weeks ago. A very caring veterinarian unfortunately was not able to bring her back to health; I am in awe of her devotion to my pet. Pauline was my sparkle, my ball of sunshine, my friend, always full of love and surprises. If I had to tell you what happiness is, I'd say Pauline. I liked to say she was "made out of love," and others who got to know her thought so too. She and I were very devoted to each other; she loved lap time with me, to have her tail pulled, and sometimes she'd wait outside my bedroom door for hours without me knowing it (whevever I found her there, I'd just let her in). She was friends with every cat in my six-cat home, something you couldn't say about any of the others. I can't begin to say how precious she was. Everybody who came in contact with her had already known a lot of cats in their lives, and most said she was remarkable. She has given me so much happiness in the time I had with her. I do believe you receive gifts from above and she was a tremendous gift to me.
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