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R.I.P. Kitty Miller

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This was Kitty Miller. He was a stray cat I found wandering the streets of Greenwich Connecticut many years ago. I am a sucker for any animal without a home so it’s a good thing I don’t live in the South because I would be the proud owner of a gaggle of crocodiles.

I would see his scrawny little body sitting in a small park off the main shopping district where the rich and famous would shop for all sorts of wonderful things like gold encrusted check book covers, his and hers hand made silk thongs, and organic goat meat.

Somehow I managed to lure him up the hill to my restaurant with a juicy, plump, smoked shrimp. I was going to keep him but soon found that he and my other cats would never be friends. They were spoiled stuck up shelter cats and didn’t want to mingle with a lowly street cat. So I gave him to my Mom and quickly moved to San Francisco before she could change her mind. Kitty soon became a part of the family. And gained about 20 pounds.

He lived a good long life, and estimate that he was about 17. We can look back and fondly remember him delivering the bloody heads, entrails and other miscellaneous body parts such as the ears, eyes, and limbs of birds, chipmunks and baby bunnies to my mother’s doorstep. He was so proud…..

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13 Comments

  1. Shey
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 10:55 am | Permalink

    It's good you found him because it sounds like he had a good life. Now, he's in kitty heaven. Wherever that is. :)

  2. Genny L.
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 12:12 pm | Permalink

    Awe, it's very upsetting when kitties leave. : (

  3. Amanda
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 4:53 pm | Permalink

    Hi Shey – That's what I tell my daughter when she asks where our old dog Timber is. Dog heaven.

    Still not sure where dog or cat heaven exactly is or if it even exists but it sounds good to a kid!

  4. Amanda
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 4:55 pm | Permalink

    Yes Genny it's just not fair!

    I have the ashes of all my cats and dogs. Somewhere. I can't find them….

    I'm sure they are safe and sound someplace in this house.

  5. John C
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 7:20 pm | Permalink

    That's a pretty kitty. And now you've made me come out of a bit of a depression and want to go find pics of long lost pets gone by.

    (hugs) Thanks, Amanda.

  6. Amanda
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    Aw shucks John, glad I could be of help, you're very welcome.

    It's so incredibly tough to lose a pet, but happy memories and photos are such a nice comfort…

  7. Mountain Momma
    Posted July 29, 2009 at 10:26 pm | Permalink

    We've had 2 cats for 7 years here in the mountains, but we just lost one recently. She was probably coyote food. But she had a good run while it lasted.

  8. Amanda
    Posted July 30, 2009 at 6:53 pm | Permalink

    Boy, you really DO live in the mountains…

    So sorry to hear about your kitty.

  9. obbop
    Posted July 30, 2009 at 9:00 pm | Permalink

    That looks akin to the stray cat that drug off my little brother and ate him a few years back.

    Mom was devastated and Dad figured it was one less mouth to feed and I was grateful for the extra room within the shanty.

  10. Amanda
    Posted July 31, 2009 at 9:20 am | Permalink

    Well obbop I would send you my condolences but you don't seem to mind that your little brother is gone….

    Do you happen to have the phone number of that cat?

    I have a few relatives I'd like him to meet.

  11. Suhasini K Bhat
    Posted July 31, 2009 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

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  12. C.J.
    Posted August 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm | Permalink

    Sorry about Kitty Miller. I'm sure he was one of the good guys.

  13. george
    Posted August 3, 2009 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    Listen Amanda! I come here for laughs, NOT to be reminded that kitties are NOT immortal!

    I am very sorry for your loss. I've had my kitty for 9 years. Sometimes, when she is sleeping, I pet her and plead that she never die!

    It's creepy, I know. But I don't care.

    RIP Kitty Miller