In Memory of our sweet Bubba

This entry is dedicated strictly to our old cat Bubba. In November Bubba suffered an injury we think from the neighborhood raccoon who took a swipe at him. Following two surgeries and a long recovery with ups and down, his body finally succumbed to kidney failure and we had to have him put to sleep. We had him exactly 14 years so needless to say he was a very important member of our family. Even though he looks good in this photo taken at Christmas the other side of him was entirely shaved. His body weight went from 9 pounds to 5.5 pounds in January. I will never forget the day Mac and I went to the foster home to pick out a kitty. She wanted the long hair white fur ball kitty and I kept trying to lead her to Bubba. Of course I was thinking of all the hair I would have to chase if we got the white one. We never looked back after she chose Bubba, he was such a great cat. His only bad habit was as a kitten he loved to chew on anything wool and needless to say our wonderfull Cenarussa white wool blanket(a wedding gift) ended up being a blanket with numerous holes! Bubba always maintain his svelte figure and many times he would be lying on the porch when we came home and was known by many neighbors as "flat cat". Bubba loved catnip and also loved to be rubbed down nightly. He was a great purrer. Bubba was the only cat in our neighborhood that walked the block every evening with dad and Bailee. We miss you Bubba and we will always love you!