At last, I've got two pictures of Mr Kat
Having found that all Mr Kat's digital photo's had been accidently deleted, I have managed to get two, at least.
One was from my daughter, who took it on Christmas day, when Mr Kat jumped on 84 year old Aunty Bets lap, and as you can see Aunty Bet is not amused She is not a cat lover, but thankfully let him sleep there for a while. He was already ill again then, but we didn't know untill later.

The other one came from my brother, who took this, one day, when he opened the door and saw Mr Kat looking decidedly miffed at being left outside, when we had visitors.

I am so happy I have these pictures, even though they are not the best, they are much better than none at all.

Here is the second photo.

I only got this photo myself this morning, now I really love it. One of the things I loved about Mr Kat's face, was the dark rims he had round his eyes, and the expression he had in them. Both show up in this photo, even with only one eye showing.

Mr Kat

a beautiful soul
a beautiful cat ( i was sure about that )
cannot find any scars at his lovely face
i am glad you have those pictures
thank you for posting them
Eva

Thank you again Eva,
you are always so ready to give a nice comment to everyone here, I appreciate it very much

Luckily, you can't see anything on Mr Kats face in these pictures, but when I first got him, he had very little hair under his left ear, and down his face for about one inch, and the skin which showed through was very red looking. I think he was boxed about the head a lot.

I once saw him in action on top of a hapless cat which had roamed into 'his territory'. That's when I saw the boxing action, and it can get quite vicious.

We didn't let him out at night, so he stopped getting into fights, and I think he regained some hair while we had him, but it was always thin there.

I have been trying to think of the quote (below) I read not long before we lost Mr Kat, and to understand that he is in a much better place now. It makes me feel better for him, and consequently more able to deal with his passing. Every time I start to cry, I remember he was in great pain, and no matter how much I didn't want to be without him, that was a fact, and he was probably so happy to be out of pain.
So the tragedy is ours, we feel sorry for ourselves without these wonderful companions to help us deal with the world, and life as we knew it. They were such a joy to us, so much a part of our existance, and constantly in our thoughts, so when they are no longer with us, it's like losing part of ourselves, and we have to learn a new way of living life, without them in it.

Mr Kat's Mum, Linda

Linda, i can not quote, so far
"death is only a tragedy for those left behind"
once again, i do not know
maybe the pets are playing at the the rainbowbridge, and will see all the loved ones again, humans, and furbabies.........
but, who can be sure ?
there is a touching poem in German, by Mascha Kaleko
i was trying to find her in wikipedia in English,but i could not
it says something like : i am not afraid of my own death
it is just so hard to live without all those i have been loving so much
Eva
PS : yes, the expression of your Aunt Bet is priceless
she will never know the great love of an animal
(my mother acts the same way)
but, like you said, your aunt allowed him to rest a little bit !
i can see, she did not touch him, but Mr Kat was feeling good, resting at Aunt Bets lap

The picture behind the screen shows what a beautiful boy he was! Thanks for sharing your pictures.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to look at my beautiful boy.
I love to see all the photo's up here, but at the same time, it's so sad


Katlin48

What a beautiful cat! Aunt Bet's face is truly priceless. I'm glad that she let him sleep. Thank you for sharing such sweet memories.

I love Mr. Kat's photos. He looks like a real character. I love that about cats. They are characters. Now Aunt Bet looks like she is in complete shock that he came to her. Priceless stuff.

Bonny'sMom

Mr Kat
you are just a wonderful big boy
i wish i would have known you
Eva

I want to say thank you to everybody who has visited, and those who have commented on Mr Kat's photo's. I haven't told Aunty Bet about her picture being on the internet but at least she may be making people smile!

I have read many posts, since I found this site, and I never fail to be moved, mostly to tears, by the sad stories, and the wonderful photo's of beloved pets. But what I feel most, is a renewed faith in human nature, because of all the people willing to spend their time sending comfort and love to complete strangers, and not just once or twice, but time and time again. To all of you, thank you from the bottom of my heart, you are wonderful!

Linda