Sassy, an Introduction

Let me introduce you to Sassy, one of our two cats. She is my baby.

When we first got her, we also had another cat, Bandit, who has passed away unfortunately. But when we got her, Bandit was quite busy intimidating the intruder to his territory. One of the ways he did so was to hover over her in the litter box. As a result she would go to the bathroom on me in bed in the middle of the night. Every.Single.Night. I wracked my brain, until I came up with a litter box that had a cover so Bandit couldn’t hover. That cat was one cover away from being given away, ’cause I couldn’t take doing laundry in the middle of the night any more. But I realized why… I was her mommy. I think she literally thought so.

When she was a kitten, she would sneak up in the middle of the night, bake biscuits, and suck on my neck. I wouldn’t wake up, so when I did wake in the morning, I had little baby hickies. I tried everything to stop her doing that, but it gave her comfort, like a baby sucking his thumb. Eventually she grew out of the sucking. Now she bakes biscuits, and well, snorgles me. I can’t put another word on it. She tucks her nose into my neck and cuddles, sniffs, and purrs.

This cat sleeps every night with me. If it’s cold, she gets under the covers, under my chin, and very much wants to be hugged. If it’s hot, she sleeps above the covers on my head.

During the day, her favorite place to sleep is on my pillow.

She the boss, even though she’s half the size of her little sister. She’s sweet, and feisty, and her favorite toy in the whole world is feathers on a stick. She greets all visitors, and whether you like it or not, you may have a cat on your lap.

More photos after the jump