My pretty Kali kitty.
I suppose you could call this a cat post, but it's just 3 pictures of my pretty kitty Kali.
She is 10 years old now, and the most loving, beautiful cat I have ever owned.
She just lays there, purring away, while I snap a few pictures.
I would have kept taking some more, but my batteries were dead, and I found my other pair of rechargeables in the GH3 guitar.
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I love her colors.
She has the most gorgeous coloring, and it's so soft, like a nice blanket soft.
Her fur is thick, and she's always grooming herself.
I love that her nose is just as colorful as her fur, it's cute, makes her so unique.
She is getting older now, has to eat special food, and you can tell her age is catching up to her.
At night, it's almost like she has muscle spasms.
She shudders while she sleeps between my feet, it shakes the whole bed.
I'll be taking her to the vet when I get my income tax back, just to have her checked out.
I hate to think that something may be wrong with her heart or something.
She's my baby, my cat, my best fur friend.
When I was in the hospital, she was so sad and worried, she licked all the fur off of her belly, it was pure flesh by the time I came home.
And when I did come home, she didn't leave my side for weeks.
I was in bed for hours and hours every day, and she would stay with me, right by my side.
She'd run out to the kitchen and swallow down food in a flash, a quick drink of water, and then rush back to my side, where she would spend the next hour just licking my hands, my arm, my face.
I hate to think of the day she will no longer be with me.
That thought consumes me sometimes, and I am flooded with emotions.
I know it's coming, I hope not soon, but I have to prepare myself for that day whenever it comes.
It kills me to think of going to bed and not having her between my feet, her back up against one of my legs, one paw outstretched, touching my other leg, doing that loving kneading touch she does when she's happy.
If I lay on the couch, she can barely wait till my body is settled and comfortable, before she jumps up on top of me, licks my face, and then settles into a sleeping position on top of my chest and stomach.
She's my pretty baby, my girl, my Kali kitty.
Comments
Spoken like a true cat lover. You've brought me to tears. I think about the same thing when it comes to my favorite cat, Mynx, who is almost 8 now. When my son had his surgery his cat had licked all the fur off of her stomach, too. She's almost 11 and never leaves his side when he's here, and waits by the front entry until he comes back.
Posted by: Laurie | February 11, 2008 10:43 PM
Kali is so beautiful. Hopefully, she'll be with you for a good long time.
One of the four cats we lost last year was my Mitty the Kitty. He was 14 years old, and I've had him and his sister, Dusty, since they were tiny kittens.
Mitty was truly *my* cat, or should I say that I was his human. He was always there to comfort me, especially during the difficulties of my first marraige and subsequent divorce. He always seemed to know when I was sick or just hurting inside.
When I got to do the locket review, I used a pic of Mitty in it, and I made a video commercial in which Mitty appeared. Now I treasure those even more, and I find myself watching that video a lot. I miss my Mitty so much.
It's sad that they can't be with us forever. Treasue the time you have with Kali...I hope you won't have to go through what I've gone through for a long, long time.
Posted by: Christine | February 12, 2008 9:56 AM
What would we do without our furry best friends? Those are great pictures!!!!
Jo
Posted by: jo | February 12, 2008 10:24 AM
I agree, spoken from a true cat lover. I love my babies, and there isn't a day I could go without seeing them. I have a plaque that says, Cats are little women in Fur Coats. She is beautiful. For her having possible leg spasms. Our kitties do that too, and I never thought about it being something wrong. Let us know ok?
Posted by: Christie | February 12, 2008 10:42 AM
Aww...she's so beautiful. I love cats but, my husband is allergic (so he claims). I think he's just more a dog person.
Posted by: Brandi | February 12, 2008 11:30 AM
She's gorgeous, Kat. Absolutely gorgeous.
Posted by: Lisa | February 12, 2008 1:32 PM
She IS beautiful! Her facial features make her look like a lioness in the second pic :)
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | February 12, 2008 10:50 PM