Cricket adopted us at the shelter by jumping into my mother’s lap, nuzzling the top of her head under Mom’s chin, and settling down – clearly, “Here I am and here I stay.” Lucy got a home with us because I’m a softie, she’d already been returned to the shelter once, she was older, and she was a beautiful little lady. Buzz joined us because I (mistakenly) thought Cricket would welcome a baby (she liked to groom ME).
I chronicle Cricket’s life and the anguish of losing her in Breaking My Heart – Losing My Sweet Cat Cricket.
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- Cricket was 2 but looked like a kitten.
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- At 4 1/2 pounds, Cricket was all legs
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- Here you can see the scar on her left cornea
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- Lucy was often a prim and proper lady
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- Lucy could also be playful.
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- Cricket contemplates macrame
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- When Cricket decided she liked sleeping on the stove, I bought her a griddle-sized bed.
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- One of the few times Lucy (right) and Cricket were close together – but they still needed a barrier.
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- People thought Cricket was black – unless they saw Lucy.
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- Cricket helps me reorganize my filing cabinet
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- Baby Buzz – 9 weeks old
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- Buzz did this once. Just once.
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- Buzz age 3. He got even bigger.
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- That is NOT a cat toy, Cricket!
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- The last picture I have of Cricket, aged 13.
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Hi Marcia,
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