fergus - please meet zigster

submitted by davidp on thu, 2006-10-12 18:24.
Fergus - please meet Zigster

Fergus, please meet "Zigster", our 20-year old, constant companion! I am more than mildly allergic to her but… I lost the gamble when I said to my spouse, "it's either the cat or me" - she (my spouse) doesn't like making choices! No regrets, though, even when she (Zigster) walks on the piano keyboard when we're almost asleep and on my computer keyboard when I'm in the midst of something and now, in her old age, wails in the middle of the night, sounding like someone being tortured. She follows me to the garden, and down the street when I go to work and runs up the street to greet me when I come home. I used to be embarassed by that, no longer.

submitted by daniel on fri, 2006-10-13 14:35.

20 years old?!? Wow. Zigster looks great for a geriatric cat.

submitted by davidp on thu, 2007-03-01 15:44.

Well, turns out that Zigster had a quick but graceful demise and took her leave today, March 1. She was offically 20 on Feb. 11, which made her 96 in human-equivalent years, I am told.

submitted by daniel on thu, 2007-03-01 20:01.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, David. It's always so hard when this happens, no matter how much you think you're prepared for it. I already dread the day when either of our babies leaves us. At least Zigster lived to be on the Internet!

submitted by susanjillian on sat, 2007-03-03 12:41.

Zigster was our first cat pic on Syrinx. She is such a cute little red head - no doubt she will be missed. Thanks for posting her picture. We need more critter pics and she was a great addition.

As she was introduced to meet Fergus.. you may enjoy knowing, he likes cats. He doesn't know he is not supposed to.

Nice meeting you little Zigster.