Remembering Sally Ann

With much sadness, and little surprise, we watched as Sally Ann left us for the Rainbow Bridge last night. She and her three sisters came to Sanctuary House years ago, as small kittens. Two kittens were short-haired: gray, green-eyed Sally Ann and tuxedo Mary Jane; the other two were long-haired: tuxedo Anna Justine and brown tabby Pansy Louise. The kittens were beautiful, but sickly, and very tiny - even as adults, each weighed only about six pounds. Mary Jane, who was actually the most active, died as an adolescent. Anna Justine was one of the cats stolen from Sanctuary House - Pansy Louise and Sally Ann just never were the same after their sister disappeared. Sally Ann who had never been really healthy, lost weight; she stayed close to her cat friends, especially Liev and Evans, and to Pansy Louise. Unlike her sister who always wants to be picked up and held, Sally Ann became more aloof and withdrawn. She loved canned cat food, and always ate well, but no matter what foods and medications we tried, she could not gain weight.

On the day she died, she curled up close to Evans and Victoria - Clegg and Pansy Louise kept watch.
Farewell, Sally Ann, go find Mary Jane - we'll see you again at the Rainbow Bridge.

Anna Justine - stolen Nov. 2017

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Wren update and Goodbye to Anastasia

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