A Lifetime of Cats: Arthur
It's hard to know where abouts in "A Lifetime of Cats" to include Arthur as her remarkable long life made her a contemporary of so many, and she outlived 14 others. Originally named "Diamond", she lived rough for several years before moving in with my family and being renamed "Arthur" after the famous Kattomeat cat.
Her years as a stray had taken their toll, and that well over a decade she battled against skin cancer. Unbeknown to us, she was already almost 25 years old when we made the difficult decision to have the tips of her ears amputated. She made a remarkable recovery and the operation certainly increased her life expectancy.
A great 'grumpy old woman', Arthur continued to climb trees, catch mice and entertain over 400 Facebook fans right up to the end. She finally lost her fight against the cancer in August 2010.
You will be able to learn much more about Arthur in my forthcoming art memorial book, "A Lifetime of Cats".
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