Sophie's 8th Birthday!

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Do you celebrate your cat's birthdays?

Of course you do, anyone who actually loves, honors and respects their pets does such a thing.

Today is, for Sophie, just such an occasion.

Sophie turns 8 today.

How do I know this?  Sophie's previous owner was good enough to give me all of her vet records, and sure enough, the date April 22, 2010 was listed as Sophie's birthday.

Simple enough, right?

Happy birthday, old girl.  Hard to believe you're already 8, and hard to believe this summer marks 4 years since you succeeded Tyler.  As I've said countless times, Sophie is the perfect successor for Tyler.

The perfect alpha cat.

Despite all that has gone on in her 4 years as the boss: from losing Jackson, to finding Tucker, to Minnie's arrival, to the comings and goings of The Colony, Sophie has remained large, in charge, and above the fray.

Sophie does things her way, and remains a pioneer in my lifetime with cats.

The first female cat I ever adopted.

Not to mention the best female cat I've ever come across.

Happy birthday Soph.








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