You can call me Al

We received this lovely piece for inclusion into the Book of Remembrance about a lovely cat called Al, who is very sadly missed by his owner:

“He would always nudge under my armpit for me to move it so he could sleep under my arm. He always had to have his body very tightly close to me (he would keep pushing until he was close up hearing my heart). He didn’t really have many toys, but if I got him a little mouse with cat nip in he would play for a while and go loopy! Also if I said to him “show me what you want” he would go to the kitchen and open the cupboard door where we kept the food!

Al always greeted me when  I got in from work. He just loved a cuddle big time from me whenever he could. Once, I was going to Australia for 3 weeks and when I packed my suitcase he got in it and was hissing and crying. He missed me when I was gone and kept hiding in the wardrobe rubbing against my clothes (how sweet!). When I got back I went to kiss him as I could always get that close to him, and he swiped me against the face because he  missed me – he was  soon ok after that though. I have nursed him 4  times, he had 3 abcesses and I drained them with salt and hot water and put antiseptic powder on them. They soon went and he always came to me when he was ill. Gosh I miss him, I could go on loads. He was not an ordinary cat he was kinda human too, he understood me and talked alot.”

Al sounds like a really special cat and looking at his picture, we can all see how very handsome he was. Thank you very much to his owner for your contribution.

If you would like your loved one remembered in this way, please send some words and a photo to abigail@grovelodgevets.co.uk