I am a new member and I wanted to share the news of mine and my roommate's cat, who was put to sleep on Wednesday, October 23, 2002.

Jesse (or Jesse James when she was bad!) was a beautiful cat. She was an English/Russian Blue and she had some white on her paws, her chest and a little bit on her upper lip. She attained the ripe old age of 16 1/2.

She was suffering from hyperthyroidism for the past three years and just in the last few months, her health started to deteriorate rapidly. We felt that the best thing to do was to let her go to sleep and be at peace.

She was a very annoying kitty at times, very affectionate (she loved to give hugs!) and would eat and drink the strangest things. Her favourite foods were perogies, egg yolk, cheese and potato chips. She also liked to drink coffee, tea, fruit juice and the water right out of our cups!! She would try to get into the chocolate and other bad things for her because that is what she liked. She would sneak the chips right out of our bag! She seemed to really like tortilla chips and sour cream and onion!

She was a chatter and would always greet us when we came into a room or came home. It was always nice to come home to a loud and pleased welcome like that and it made us feel good.

There are so many things about Jesse that will be remembered and there is too much to ever write down in one place.

I just wanted to share some of this with you and it helps me to keep her memory and legacy alive to share with you how much we loved her and will always remember her for the beautiful and special kitty she was.

Thank you.

In Memory of Jesse James
March 7, 1986 - October 23, 2002
May you always rest in peace, Jesse.