Some of you might remember these two awesome mancats - Crash and Coltrane!
Today, I am heartbroken to share the news that Cash has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
Anyone who is close to me knows how much I love and adore these two mancats. In fact, Angel Lita was afraid she was going to wind up with a couple of more brothers! Had I been able to afford to care for them, I would have seriously considered taking them home. But my circumstances at the time didn't allow for that. So I did what I thought was the nexct best thing. I visited Crash and Coltrane at the shelter often, and I promoted them here and on social media to try and help them find a good and loving home.
Crash (who was renamed Cash) had a tough time of it in the shelter. Most of the people there didn't understand him. I think Cash and I developed a bond because I could see his sweet soul. I knew without a doubt that when he found a good home, he'd be a little lovebug. He was rather cranky at the shelter - and who could blame him? Unfortunately, most people could not look beyond that, so Cash and Cole stayed at the shelter for quite a while. Cash and Cole were a bonded pair and had to be adopted together. You could often find them curled up together in a single bed.
Every time I visited the shelter (at least a couple of times a month), I would look for Cash and Coltrane (he was renamed Cole). I would usually find Cole first. If he wasn't already by Cash, I'd pick him up and we'd go find Cash together. I'd sit down, and Cole would sit on my lap, purring while I talked to him and Cash. Cash let me pet him, but I knew how stressed he was at the shelter, so if he didn't want to be pet that day, I would just sit by him and talk to him. I would tell him what a good kitty he was; I don't think he was hearing that enough at the shelter.