The morning of July 22nd I went outside, like I always do, to make sure the cats had food and water. I saw a cat laying on its back in our yard. When I got closer I saw that the cat wasn’t alive and then right there and then I knew that it was Bailey. I started sobbing and ran in and got Donny. I asked him, “is it Baliley?” and he told me, “I’m afraid so”.

She didn’t have any marks on her that we saw. She looked like she was just sleeping on her back, something that she never does, but Tommy our other tabby does quite often. Donny had to get ready to leave for work so he put her in a trash bag and placed her in our garbage can so he could bury her when he got home. I couldn’t stand the thought of my precious baby girl in the trash can, so I got the pick ax and shovel out of the shed went to the tree line where she loved to hang out and started rage/grief digging. I wrapped her in a blanket and covered her up with dirt.

Bailey was not your typical cat. I was her person. She would meow at me when it was time to go to bed, follow me into the bathroom while i washed my face and then would run into our bedroom, jump on the bed and wait for me. She was not a gentle cuddler. She would throw her body right up against mine and lay her head on my pillow. Most days I woke up with her wrapped around my head. She loved to watch TV with me and had to be right up where I was. I swear she was the most human like cat I have ever seen.

The first time I saw her was at the Harley dealership where Donny worked. I was in the car and the band that had been playing at bike night was packing up. I saw a little cat meowing at them to get there attention. I told Donny that we needed to get her, but he said that she must live around there. About a week later our friend Tara who works with Donny got in touch with me to see if we would take this cat she found living in the bushes at work. Tara does animal rescue on the side and told me she would get her spade and all of her shots if we would take her. Donny finally agreed and on August 19th 2019 Bailey became a member of our household.

I will forever miss her superman arms when she wanted to be held and carried around and just how much confidence and spunk was wrapped up in such a small body. I don’t know if I will ever have another cat such as her.

Rest in Peace my sweet baby girl