I Was Going Through My Dropbox and I Came Across a Bunch of Images of Patricio.

As many of you know he died almost three months ago. The feelings came rushing back. I might be a big guy but when it comes to family and friends I am a big softy. Patricio was by far the best non-human buddy I ever had. He was a street cat for a few years before the lady we adopted him from took him in. He was the most appreciative fat cat ever.

His favorite thing was digging out the lizard holes and catching them. He just played with them and rarely killed them, thank goodness. He would always bring them to me and I would set them free. He would get filthy in the process. I admit that he was the least tidy of any cat I have ever had. I actually had to wipe him down sometimes because he was just terrible at self grooming.

Here is an image of him chilling with me as I was relaxing in the hammock. He always would follow me wherever I went.

Patricio Would Go On Walks With Us!

Have you ever heard of a cat going on a walk? This was a first for me. He would usually make it about half way and turn back but I always thought it was cool. All the neighbors thought it was funny. They were not too happy when we would just wonder into their homes though. On more than one occasion a neighbor was knocking on our door with Patricio in tow.

Our Cats Tolerated Each Other.

They rarely showed each other affection. It was more like a love, hate relationship. The image below shows them next to each other but that image is deceiving because within a minute Susy would be swatting him. He was very jealous and would often chase her away by laying on her if she was too close to me. It was pretty funny because he weighed twice what she weighed.

Now Three Months On Susy is Happy as Hell.

I took this photo the other night. Never in 4 years has she laid on my feet like this. She has turned into the most loving cat ever. Now she follows me all around the house. I take her for walks on the leash and she loves it. Of course I miss my buddy Patricio but at least Susy is now becoming what I always hoped she would be, a part of the family.