Sad News - Squeek Passes

I am so sad to report that one of our domestic cats, Squeek has passed. She originally came from Cat Adoption Team, and was one of their "long timers". We had no idea of her background but we knew she was fearful of people.  She would hide and hiss and spit if approached. Not a cat that too many adopters are looking for. But we wanted to give her a chance to live where she could be comfortable, and not worry about pesky humans bothering her.  She was here for 5 years and in all that time, she never did warm up. She would allow a bit of petting on her head, but only when she felt like it and only for a short time. As much as she didn't like people, she found a wonderful friend in Caesar, (another Cat Adoption Team alumni :) She followed him around like a fluffy black shadow, always keeping him close and cuddling with him every chance she got :) Yesterday doing rounds I saw her on the deck just hanging out and found it odd that she was alone. I didn't give it much thought, since she had started exploring more and more without Caesar. It was a nice day and it was good to see her out and about. But this morning when I went out I noticed her laying under the walkway into Hybrid Haven and when I went up to her, found she had passed. I'm still in shock and so very sad. Even though she didn't like people her quality of life at WCH was much better than living her life in a shelter. She had fresh air, plenty of space inside and out and really enjoyed her time with Caesar and the others.  It's always heartbreaking to lose them, but after the necropsy is done, we will take her ashes and scatter them among the pine trees and wish her safe journey & peace at last.