Kenzie has never been sick, since I got get at age 3 (approx, I'm her
third human; she may be older) in 1999.

She does have some spreading pigment in her right eye, but the cat
ophthalmologist says it isn't serious. Expensive to check, but not
serious, at this point.

She is a bit overweight; she's an indoor only kitty, and I can't get her
to exercise much.

My 2 RB kitties (Lucky and Blizzard) would chase the laser pointer
endlessly; I could get them to run around as much as I wanted. Kenzie
just lays down and waits for the dot to come into reach, and then bats
at it.

Same with my cat dancer, and similar toys: she likes to roll on her
back, and bat at them. Sigh. This may be her only fault. She's such a
good kitty; never gets into trouble, ever.

The past two times (2 yearly check-up and shots) my nice TED said at 12
lbs, Kenzie was about 2lbs (1 kilo) overweight.

So, she doesn't get nearly as much food as she would like, and often
begs for food before mealtime.

I gave her woefully small (in her opinion...) breakfast this morning
before work. As I was leaving, I noticed she had barely touched it.

Normally, she polishes it of in a few minutes, then pulls the 'I'm a
poor starving kitty' routine on me. I do feel bad that I can't give her
as much food as he would like, but when TED mentions things like
diabetes, I've gotten pretty strict about trying to get her to lose
weight. And she has lost a little, I think.

So when she didn't eat her breakfast, I was very concerned. Of course, I
was running late, and there wasn't anything to be done.

All day, I worried about her. Of course, on a Friday, a bad day to get
sick....

I left work as soon as I could, and came home. Her food dish was
polished clean, and she has the nerve to meow at the closet where I keep
her food!

So I picked her up and gave her some serious scritching. Lots of
scritching. She likes to be held with her head and paws over my
shoulder, as if I were burping a baby. I love to put my ear to her side,
and listen to her purr. She's such a sweetheart.

Then I  opened a can of sardines, and gave her some.

B*astard cat trick. Had me worried sick. I'm so glad she's OK.

She means the world to me, and she's my only kitty. She's getting older,
and every time I light a candle for a RB kitty (and there have been so
many, of late...) I know the day will come when I'll be lighting one for
my Kenzie.

I hope that day is many years from now.

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"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha