Rags

Rags is one of the sweetest cats I've ever known.

I went to an animal shelter and instantly

fell in love with this giant furball of a cat.

He was so sweet and loving,

a big teddy bear of a cat

who loved to crawl up in a warm lap

and have someone scratch his chin

or brush out his back.

We had Rags for about 5 years.

Just before Christmas last year

Rags became very sick.

There was nothing that could be done for him

It was very hard on our family

and we stayed with him until the end.

I came across some pictures of

this gorgeous cat and had to share

him with the world.

Rags loved to sit in baskets, boxes, trays--

anything he could wedge himself into.

Rags liked catnip.

Understatement.

Rags LOVED catnip.

In these pictures our cat

is enjoying rolling himself in

catnip as he licks it all.

I guess you could think of

catnip as recreational drugs for cats.

Rags did.

The most embarrassing shot of all--

Rags, fang hanging out and all,

in la-la land enjoying the catnip.

 No, we never tortured our beloved cat.

Rags loved this crazy ball toy and would

sit next to it until we opened it up

and he could crawl inside.

Then we'd let it slowly close.

He was very content,

although this photo shows him deciding

it's time to get out of the ball.

We now have two other cats, Lexi and Boomer,

both animal shelter cats.

I think those are the best kind.

RIP Rags

You were one of a kind.