#shadowthecat

Always ShadoW #shadowthecat

Guide Cat. #shadowthecat (at Clonmel Garden Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1q9HdWi0Qc/?igshid=1r4sltcbb8lv7

Our rehomed feline loses her collar with her name tag every fortnight but she returns from her daily walkabout because she can only get the cuddles she demands from her 11yo buddy. #shadowthecat #cat (at County Tipperary) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lgcs0id78/?igshid=b8ml2a2wal4u

Hunter pose. #shadowthecat (at Ireland (country)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-BPFLiJCe/?igshid=18633c4du6a2u

#shadowthecat (at Clonmel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8NCMSF78U/?igshid=60uvtoh4ieg1

Two rehomed friends. #shadowthecat #lunathecat #cats (at Clonmel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0B9y_CPNa/?igshid=1w5xrbb6yg3d7

This is the funniest picture I think I have of Shadow. It makes me laugh every single time, without fail. It’s out of focus and ridiculous, but it’s the one I think of every time when I remember her personality. She’s been gone for a little over a week now and it’s the funniest things that come to my memory about her. The latest is the time she would not leave the curry Aubrey and I had alone. She ate so much while we were distracted playing video games. Chunks of carrots covered in spicy curry. She loved every bite. That and the time she stole eggs from our plates when we went back for forks. She loved listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Within Temptation, drinking the coffee she wasn’t supposed to have, and cuddling on the hottest of days, especially when the AC was broken. I miss her so much. She was only with me, personally, for six years, but it felt so much longer than that. We had our issues at first, but we settled them eventually. She had a special whistle that I won’t be able to hear without the thought of her. I’m trying to teach our youngest cat a similar, yet different whistle, but I almost always default to hers every time I come home. I have so many feelings about the loss of her that I can’t explain. She was young compared to the other cats I’ve had previously, who lived to 18 or older. Shadow had cancer, and died relatively old for her disease at 12 years old. We did all we could for her, but it was still painful in the end. She’ll always have a special place in my heart and even though she was old for her disease, she was taken from us way too soon. She was a true companion, and I only hope to have another like her some day, sassy-ness and all. Rest In Peace my diva. I love you. #catsofinstagram #ShadowTheCat #rip #rainbowbridge #tuxedocat https://www.instagram.com/crazyoncemore/p/BvEQo6Qliyq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l7esa8wl2nin

Our dear Shadow has crossed the rainbow bridge this morning. She was 12 years old, and would have been 13 in May. We will miss her dearly and will play Ella Fitzgerald and drink coffee in her memory. #ShadowTheCat #catsofinstagram #tuxedocat #rainbowbridge https://www.instagram.com/crazyoncemore/p/Butf8nUDefu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ssk153hcr408