Gremmie

Although we have trouble remembering exact dates, my husband, Kelvin and I will never forget the day our Miss Gremmie came into our lives. We had gone to the Waffle House in Dayton, OH for takeout and went to a near by park to eat. We drove into a circular parking lot surrounded by trees. The lot was vacant except for a beautiful calico colored cat laying smack dab in the middle, grooming herself. Kelvin drove the car up to Gremmie. We were about two car widths away from her. She never budged, just kept grooming. We coaxed her over to the car with our food and she ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ATE! Afterwards, I took her to the park office to see if she belonged to them – nope, thankfully, for us! That first car ride home, she was the quietest, most content kitty cat! After a few weeks we took Gremmie to the vet and learned she had the two worst kitty diseases, FIV and Feline Leukemia. Needless to say, after the vet trip, Gremmie never was quiet in the car again but, instead incessantly vocal!

Since, our other cat, "Thoppy" was vaccinated and had already been exposed, we decided to keep Gremmie to let her live out her life however long it would be. She was an indoor-outdoor cat and remained healthy for six + years. She was very vocal. She loved to be a part of everything. When we added three small Tibetan Spaniels to our family, Gremmie joined them as if she belonged. After all, she did! She would go outside with them and come in when they did. If we whistled or sang, Gremmie would meow and come to us. Something about singing and whistling had a real affect on her. Gremmie loved to curl up by my head and go to sleep. (I have always been allergic to Gremmie and my eyes would water up but I never let on.) During her sleep, Gremmie would change positions from time to time. When she did she would first announce the move by meowing.