Miss Mouse - RIP

Mouse, Munchkin, or whatever seemed appropriate at the moment - four pounds of fur and bones passed on this Saturday, Nov 12, 2005. We found her on a visit to PetSmart for some cat food in 1995. The Humane Society brought her in for adoption and, well, we bit (or Amy did).
We already had one cat but Amy had already fallen in love with her. I love cats and animals, but our apartment manager didn't allow animals. Amy came out crying and said, "she's so cute, we need to save her". I gave in and we now owned little Munchkin Baroness Van Munchausen (thanks Jeff), or just Mouse as we affectionately called her. She loved us and loved to be loved. A female tortoise-shell, she was the beauty queen of cats, bathing what seemed like every hour. Even in her last hour, she would not be denied a good self-bathing despite the pain it caused her.

Mouse loved the heat and took every opportunity to seek every heat source available - the sun, the heat vents and the electric blanket she slept on for the last two years (I know, I know). She could be found following the sun around the house during the day as it dropped in and out sight. Because of this trait, she earned another nick-name - heat-seeking moussle.

Many people don't understand the love a cat or dog can give (or demand), and Mouse wouldn't be denied. Over the last few years, she found her voice and lost her hearing. We were often the recipients of many awakenings via the mouse scream because she couldn't hear herself meow.

You know the day will eventually come to say good-bye and today was this day. For a few extra dollars, we decided to have her cremated. The passing was painless (for her) and now she's basking in the sun on her own cloud.

Miss Mouse - RIP.