Alley aka Allison
10/6/12 Alley and her brother were adopted from STC in 2008 when they were just kittens. Sadly we heard from their mom today that Alley had passed away. She wrote "Very sad to announce Alley has suddenly passed away this morning. We heard a noise like sliding papers-(she loved to lay on those)we turned around to find her on her side and she gave a faint meow (as if to say goodbye). We picked her up to put her in a carrier but she was very limp. After rushing her to the vet they gave us the terrible news that she was gone. The vet thinks maybe something to do with the heart. She was a beautiful calico cat. Loved her colors including the cutest little spots on her back legs and mouth. Loved how she greeted us with little consistent mews. We and her brother Jack (aka Armstrong) will forever be heart broken."

Isabelle
7/27/2011 Isabelle was the most amazing cat I've ever known. Calico's have a bit of a reputation for being divas but Izzy was anything but. She would greet everyone who entered the house with a head butt and a request to be pet. She was also a lap cat. She loved to curl up with me in the recliner particularly on those chilly winter evenings. She was the queen of the house but ruled with patience. She put up with my Boots when he was a pesky kitten and let him share and hog the bed with her. Occasionally she'd put the two boys, Digeo and Boots in line but they needed it. She was always even tempered and the only time I saw her even a bit testy was on the very rare occasions when I'd have to remove a matt from her long fur. Isabelle was born with bad kidneys. One didn't work at all and the other was subject to frequent infections. The vet warned us that she wouldn't live to be an old girl but she did make it to 10 before her kidney finally failed completely. For her I guess it was good that the end came quickly. I just wish we could have had more time together. I don't believe I'll ever meet another sweet soul like hers again in this life and I miss her every day.

Spencer
December 1, 2007: Spencer was a very loving cat. He showed up as a stray in Kensington looking for someone to feed him. Luckily a good samaritan took him in out of the cold. He loved to be held and petted. For the short time he was with STC he won the hearts of many volunteers.

Jar-Jar
December 14, 2007: Jar-Jar came to Save the Cats from a kill shelter that was going to euthanize him because he was under the age to get neutered. He came in with his brother Jinx that has since been adopted out. The foster mom came home from work one day and found Jar-Jar very sick and took him to the vet so he could pass very peacefully. Jar-Jar was just not able to thrive and he passed away very quickly. We miss you Jar-Jar, you are loved.

Molly
At around 10:19 AM on January 31, 2006, Molly drew her last breath. She would have turned thirteen sometime this year. A little more than a week ago her appetite started to diminish greatly. I got her to eat reasonably last Tuesday, but then she ate almost nothing Wednesday and Thursday. I took her to the vet on Friday, where they hydrated her and prescribed an appetite stimulant. When we returned home, she ate a decent amount of food and seemed close to her old self. The last time she displayed affection/purring was Saturday, when she jumped onto my lap and kept me company while watching TV; but once again she stopped eating. This continued over the next three days and by Tuesday morning she was in noticeable discomfort. I realized the time had come and I returned her to the vet. I spoke my last farewells to her while the doctor sedated her, and then put her to her final rest. I stayed with her to the end. She was my precious pet and good friend, the love of my life for the last six and a half years. Losing her is totally devastating. She was diagnosed with incurable cancer two months ago but had shown no behavioral symptoms until last week. I am so grateful to Marnie and Save the Cats for allowing me to adopt her. She has been a gift, a blessing to me and our entire family. She was my shadow. She slept with me every night. Whenever I made a lap, she would sit on it: watching TV, working on the computer, reading. She loved music and would be an ego boost to any budding musician. She would sit by the piano whenever I played, no matter how poorly. And when my son had his extremely loud rock band over for practice, she would find a cozy spot nearby and sleep, soothed by their playing. She had the most beautiful fur, with long calico/tortoiseshell hair, a black splotch covering her right eye, a brown splotch over her left, and white from the top of her nose, spreading out across her jowls. I will no longer be awoken in the middle of the night with her loud purring or when she jumps on top of me and kneads my chest with her little paws. I can't believe she is gone. I miss her terribly.