[Velvet]

Cat scan be very intelligent. I had a friend leave his cat with me when his mother passed away. This was a remarkable cat, only cat’s portrait I’ve ever painted. He was always treated like a person and he thought of himself that way. He paid close attention to people and was always curious about what they were doing. One Christmas the family was over there were about 10 of us and the cat had not met 6 of them. I mentioned that the cat can remember names. They did not believe me. As we were standing around chatting, the cat came over and I introduced each person to him. They scoffed at the idea, then I asked the cat, “Where is John?” The cat turned his head and looked directly at him. Then I asked the cat, “Where is “Emmy”?” my daughter. The cat went over to the bottom of the stairs and looked up. She was upstairs.
This cat was a giving cat, he was a healer. When someone in the family was ill, he would lay by the person and give his warmth until the person got better. When my daughter tore her meniscus the cat stayed with her everyday until she could move around. He did so many kind things for us .... right up to when he couldn’t any more.