She came to me in the form of a pregnant stray, Slick (mom). She had 6 black and white kittens...3 girls and 3 boys. Homes were found for four kittens and I kept her, her brother Fetch and Mom. They were born on my sons birthday, March 26, 2009.
She was such a beautiful little girl, but little she was not. Tall and long. All the kittens ended up with that build. But what I will remember are her eyes. They could penetrate steel.
She loved the laser. She lept like a monkey on and off of the cat tree in pursuit of it.....never caught it tho. Catnip was another thing. Only a smidgen and her and her brother would really start going crazy. Knocking eachother over, head locks, rabbit kicks. I had to referee these two. Even Mom was not immune and they would tackle her too.
Three days ago, on Sunday, she started wanting to be left alone. Stopped eating. Took her to the vets and subsequently was informed she had a level 6 heart murmur. Heart disease. My vet said he had not doubt it was hereditary. She went down hill.
Last evening, she went home to be with all the others we all have lost. I would not have her suffer a minute longer. My mom, no doubt, welcomed her with open arms. I asked her to. Like I had to ask her to hold a cat. She was never without a kitty in her life.
Today, my big strong husband had tears running down his face as we buried her in the kitty graveyard at the rear of the property, under an old crooked apple tree. This man who people said did not like cats hugged me and I could feel quiet sobs. I cut a piece of her fur for me, left a snip of my hair with her along with tears that fell on her.
So in ending, she was a baby. My sweet little girl. Maybe in honor of her, we could all go give our kitties a hug and tell them how much they mean to us. Because in a heartbeat, they can be taken home. Now her heart is good again, but she left us with broken ones.
Thank you for all the beautiful words. I wish I could give everyone a huge hug. Feel my arms around you guys. Here are a couple pics of that sweet girl...the one and only little Beeshee Marie. 3/26/2009 to 1/7/2012
It's especially hard when they're taken so young and so quickly. 
She was a BEAUTIFUL girl. 
It's devastating to lose such a young fur baby, especially when it happens so quickly and you're unprepared for it. Fetch must really be feeling her loss, too. RIP, sweet Beeshee Marie, watch over your feline and human family, know you were loved very much and 
