About 10 years ago, Brenda adopted 2 kittens. About a month ago, Maggie (black & white tuxedo cat) was diagnosed with lympoma. She went downhill fairly quickly, & today she crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
Maggie adored Brenda and could usually be found sitting next to her on the back of the couch. Maggie was very loving to those of us in the immediate family, but less so to others. Perhaps her skittishness had something to do with the infamous Christmas Day stuck-in-a-tree incident. https://sussmans.com/wp/2017/cats-assholes-part-1745092/ But here's to hoping that today she's running around doing cat things with her cat predecessors Smokey, Pepper, Sheba, Tiger, & Cleo.
Maggie being saved on Christmas Day:
[December 25, 2017] So, it's Christmas Day, and Maggie, one of our new cats, decided to climb about 50 feet up a neighbor's hickory tree. Then, of course, she can't get down. The temperature was supposed to drop to the low 20s tonight, so we can't just leave her up there, or so I'm told. We called Adam from Out on a Limb Tree Service and he came out on Christmas Day, climbed the tree and grabbed the cat. It's a Christmas miracle! Thanks Adam! Here's video Amanda made of Maggie being saved.
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