Our dear Japanese Bobtail cat Sunny died last September at almost 18; she had been diagnosed with an inoperable and untreatable cancer in February. She was her charming self until almost the end; when she started having intermittent breathing problems, we elected home euthanasia and she left us very peacefully. We were then catless, but earlier this month, I spotted a handsome ginger cat at Oakland Animal Services, and brought him home on April 20. He hid under the couch overnight, but since then has been master of all he surveys.
His name is Julius (yes -- orange Julius), and he is a big guy at 13 lbs. He lives up to ginger cats' reputation for sweetness. He likes being near us, purrs a lot, is very talkative, and just lay there purring as I clipped his nails yesterday. He's around 7; he was brought to the shelter as a stay, but he had a chip. The shelter workers called and his people surrendered him. More photos here.
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