Maggie was a beautiful long haired calico Maine Coon kitty I found at PetsMart adoption. She so reminded me of Cricket, my grandma’s 20 year calico, I had to get her for Grandma as she was sans kitty.
Maggie was wonderful, she adored grandma. She was always on the top of her recliner or on her ottoman or on a kitchen chair near her. She had long lovely locks and didn’t like to be brushed. Poor baby got so matted one summer I took her to the vet, had them put her under and shave her nekked. She LOVED being nekked. 
When I’d come to visit grandma, she was always so excited to see me, she couldn’t even wait for me to sit all the way down in a chair to get in my lap and purr her GIANT purr. Maggie Mae was very vocal, she usually sounded mad, but I think that was just the way she talked.
When grandma broke her hip she had to go to a nursing home and Maggie came to live with us. She was not thrilled to be one of 9, she was much happier as an only kitty. She tolerated mostly all the kitties and us even. When the 3 gray kittens came to us, she would often be in the rafters in the garage. Jasper ADORED Maggie, wee bitty Jasper followed her up there somehow and Ian walked out just in time to see Maggie bat the heck out of wee Jasper and knock him down. Ian caught the little guy. For some reason from then on Jasper worshiped Maggie. He wouldn’t leave her. He’d run to get her at treat time, make sure she knew and wasn’t forgotten. He’d sleep out in the living room with her, since she wouldn’t come to bed with the rest of us. She was his girl! 
We lost our darling Maggie Mae to cancer at 13 years old. Way too young.
4 comments:
She was very pretty ...
A true beauty, like a supermodel for kitties.
Yes, indeed, she was a lovely cat...
Love the pic with the lion cut. Had to do that once for my Maddy (The one who recently went to go live on a farm.....) and she did not appreciate that one little bit. She had gotten into some kind of glue or something. What a mess!
I love your musings about your kitters!
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