For 4 ½ years, Juicy graced our space and our hearts. She was gentle and sweet and loved to lie in the way of whatever you were trying to do. When I sat at the computer, Juicy was there; not helping exactly, she just wanted to be near me. She had eyes that seemed to look right through you as though you weren’t even there sometimes and yet we knew she just wanted to be close. I’ll never forget the day I first noticed a change in Juicy’s health. She was lying down close by when suddenly her whole body began to shake. It didn’t take long for the vet to figure out that Juicy had become Epileptic. Juicy was given medication daily and her seizures were kept under control.  

In the last months of Juicy’s life, her feisty spirit began to deteriorate. She seemed content to laze around most of the time. But no matter how her day was going, Juicy always seemed to find the energy to steal food from whatever cages she could reach into. Even the cats in those cages seemed to respect Juicy and her right to do what pleased her as I don’t remember ever seeing any of the cats getting upset at Juicy for eating their food. It was almost a game with her. Several of our cats eat different brands of food and I will lay odds that Juicy had her share of food tasting every one of them!

October 27, 2008, will be remembered as a very sad day for me as we lost two of our long-time residents that day. However, after the tears are shed and I have had my fill of feeling sorry for myself at her loss, I will remember the good times we shared, the joy we had, and the immeasurable gift I was given all these years. I loved Juicy and I will miss her terribly, but I am also grateful to have had her in my life. She was more than a cat to me, she taught me patience and perseverance as I watched her deal with her Epilepcy. Juicy lived a good long life where she was loved. Goodbye……..

I have been a volunteer at Animal Aide for over 4 years now. Juicy was a big part of those 4 years. Before her health started to deteriorate, you couldn’t sit down for more that 2 minutes before Juicy would materialize out of nowhere and be curled up on your lap. Any lap would do, she didn’t discriminate. If you happened to have food, she was there even faster. Another favourite sleeping place was on top of the printer.  She even learned to turn it on. Juicy was also the first one at your feet when it came to dishing up wet food for meds. She didn’t stay at your feet though. As soon as your back was turned, Juicy would be up on the counter eating, as fast as she could, every scrap remaining in the can. She got to be very sneeky. It has been a couple of months now, but I still expect to see her curled up on the printer. It  probably works much better now, but I’m not so sure about us. We all miss you…Juicy.