Full name Tortie Tamara van de Felixhoeve (11/10/78-19/9/93)
Tamie was a chocolate-point Siamese. Poor
thing came as part of a package-deal to us. We went out buy two cats. When we
came to the cattery, they showed us a incredibly cute
male kitten called Red Rapsody or Rapsie. We fell in love with him immediately and said
we would take him. Before we could inquire about a second cat, they said we
could have him if we would take a three year old Siamese who had adopted this
small kitten.
Tamie had had a horrible life before she came to us.
She was brought by dog-owners, who had her only to show her of at cat-shows.
Then, when she won a number of first prizes, they mated her. But Tamie's kittens all had Spina-bifida.
She had to have a Caesarean and lost all her kittens. That was when she came to
this particular cattery and immediately adopted Rapsie.
When she first came to us - she was afraid of everything. She would slide along
the floor and disappear at the slightest sound. Eventually, she came to sit on
my lap - That was a great day!
She went from strength to strength, and when my parents retired to
She died in her sleep (15 years old) and is now buried in our garden. Three
years later Rapsie died as well and is buried next to
her.
A selection of photos celebrating her life
I am always a Sun worshiper.
Keeping a mother's eye on the world (and my son!).
and that's when I am very angry!
Go to Rapsie's
- her son's page.