Schnuffy died this morning after suffering from kidney failure. She'd been having problems for months but last Wednesday she took a decided turn for the worse. Ian and I spent the weekend with her, and it was sad to see her so changed from her usual self.
I know we said bad things about her at times over the last almost-five years---because there were lots of bad things to say about her---she was a kitty that came to us with "issues". But she had wonderful qualities also---it's hard to believe that a cat could love anyone more than Schnuffy loved me---and as Ian and I were saying on the way home from the vets this morning, she was a good cat for us--she was lucky have found us (because many would not have put up with her lesser qualities) but we were lucky to have found her as well.
I miss her.