Remembering Krista

[daftcat75]

May 5, 2019:
She gets her 15th birthday present. Whether it be the hospital stay she had earlier this year or arthritis catching up to her, she was losing a little on her hops.

This is the “before”. This jenky setup intended to bridge media bench and tree. It’s no wonder she never touched it.

We got the Katris pieces a day or two before. I unpacked the full set and made a quick shape.

Krista tests the Katris.

First assembly:

Testing the build:

Final assembly:

Happy Krista!

 

[tarasgirl06]

May 5, 2019:
She gets her 15th birthday present. Whether it be the hospital stay she had earlier this year or arthritis catching up to her, she was losing a little on her hops.

This is the “before”. This jenky setup intended to bridge media bench and tree. It’s no wonder she never touched it.
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We got the Katris pieces a day or two before. I unpacked the full set and made a quick shape.

Krista tests the Katris.
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First assembly:
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Testing the build:
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Final assembly:
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Happy Krista!
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Krista: "Dad, this is MUCH better. I apPURRove."

 

[daftcat75]

May 6, 2019:
I made a montage of my efforts the day before.

And a zoom on Krista. That face!

 

[tarasgirl06]

May 6, 2019:
I made a montage of my efforts the day before.
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And a zoom on Krista. That face!
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Definitely a good setup and Krista has "the look of love"!

 

[daftcat75]

Well. It seems like I had a new visitor today. I came back from my run and saw a tail swishing on my deck. She ran off as soon as I opened the door. Probably too soon to judge. But maybe more feral than stray.

New friend?

• daftcat75
• May 6, 2021

Well hello there! What’s your story?

I’ll be checking my cloud recordings over the last few days to see if she’s been showing up before today.

 

[tarasgirl06]

Well. It seems like I had a new visitor today. I came back from my run and saw a tail swishing on my deck. She ran off as soon as I opened the door. Probably too soon to judge. But maybe more feral than stray.

New friend?

• daftcat75
• May 6, 2021

Well hello there! What’s your story?

I’ll be checking my cloud recordings over the last few days to see if she’s been showing up before today.

What a gorgeous panfur!!!

 

[daftcat75]

What a gorgeous panfur!!!

Smaller than my Cabbie. She appears to be about the same size or maybe a bit smaller than Krista. That's why I presume she's a she. She's definitely smaller than OC/Buddy who is built like a tiny orange pit bull.

 

[tarasgirl06]

Smaller than my Cabbie. She appears to be about the same size or maybe a bit smaller than Krista. That's why I presume she's a she. She's definitely smaller than OC/Buddy who is built like a tiny orange pit bull.

Could be a teenage boy, though, too.
My sweet Calo angel was bowlegged in front and barrel-chested and so I called him, "the Bullcat." His personality was very calm and laid back. I first met him when he turned up in my yard two locations ago, with two other cats. They were "an item" and he was always their guardian. He and Rojita were adopted by us. Tim was accepted into Best Friends, successfully treated for a skin condition and adopted by a wonderful woman in Vancouver, B.C. who became and still is a friend of ours. She gave him the low-light luxe life he needed, as an all-white cat.

*Calo "the Bullcat"*

 

[daftcat75]

Found another video of her earlier in the morning, peeping in.

Maybe a stray tortie?

• daftcat75
• May 6, 2021

Curious. But skittish. There’s another five minutes of her sitting under that chair in the...

 

[daftcat75]

 

[tarasgirl06]

Oh, a tortle after my own heart!!! She's gorgeous.
And Krista felt you merited a reward, obviously!

 

[JulietteTruong]

Aw. My Juli’s a licker too. Loves them little licks! They’re like little kisses from the sweet baby Jesus

 

[daftcat75]

Aw. My Juli’s a licker too. Loves them little licks! They’re like little kisses from the sweet baby Jesus

Krista was an avid licker. She would often leave wet spots on my clothes, blankets, or couches from one of her grooming sessions. Then she started having dental problems in 2018. She's missing a few teeth in this video. But it wasn't until the next big round of extractions in January of 2019 that something changed in her mouth. Her licking had all but disappeared. Whenever she did lick me after that, I always made sure to thank her because I knew she must be licking me through some kind of discomfort.

 

[tarasgirl06]

Krista was an avid licker. She would often leave wet spots on my clothes, blankets, or couches from one of her grooming sessions. Then she started having dental problems in 2018. She's missing a few teeth in this video. But it wasn't until the next big round of extractions in January of 2019 that something changed in her mouth. Her licking had all but disappeared. Whenever she did lick me after that, I always made sure to thank her because I knew she must be licking me through some kind of discomfort.

The UNCONDITIONAL loyalty and love of a cat! Through thick and thin, in sickness and in health...it's what we all say we want. And it is found in CATS.

 

[daftcat75]

May 8, 2019:
Enjoying her Katris birthday present.

And thanking me for it.

 

[tarasgirl06]

May 8, 2019:
Enjoying her Katris birthday present.
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And thanking me for it.
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A very nice PURRthday present, Dad! Fangkew!

 

[daftcat75]

I haven’t seen my tortie visitor since Thursday.

The moment where her curiosity brought her to inquire at the door. I opened the door and she spooked.

Spooked

• daftcat75
• May 8, 2021

She looked so comfortable until her curiosity sparked my interest. ‍

 

[tarasgirl06]

I haven’t seen my tortie visitor since Thursday.

The moment where her curiosity brought her to inquire at the door. I opened the door and she spooked.

Spooked

• daftcat75
• May 8, 2021

She looked so comfortable until her curiosity sparked my interest. ‍

But she sauntered. She didn't run. So she's not scared. At least not to a high level.

 

[daftcat75]

But she sauntered. She didn't run. So she's not scared. At least not to a high level.

She sauntered from under the chair to check out the door. She scurried under the fence at the end of that video.

 

[tarasgirl06]

She sauntered from under the chair to check out the door. She scurried under the fence at the end of that video.

*Better safe than sorry.* But the sauntering was good.