Ripleigh
Legacy Name: Ripleigh

I was only a few months old when my dad walked in the house one day with something hidden in his coat. I don't know why, but I remember this. I don't remember speech as such but I remember been called. I watched as my dad unzipped his coat and pulled out a dark fluffy thing.
This fluffy thing was my cat, he put it in front of me and that was that.
My first friend.

I had some problems with my hip and the only thing that used to make me happy when in hospital, besides Tots TV, was news about my cat and how she was doing.

Ripleigh had her first litter of kittens at a young age but none where alive. Her second litter was more successful.
She gave birth to them in my bedroom no less, under my drawers, and I was the first to find them. I remember them clearly, small furry lumps squeaking and mewing. Two survived and were given to a kind woman.

Some years passed and we moved home. We were not in this house long before Ripleigh had an unfortunate accident.
She had been to the vets before for various things, neutering, and she once cut herself on some barbed wire. This accident was much worse though.
Ripleigh had been missing for a few days and I was starting to get worried. One day after school I just had a feeling Ripleigh was in the outside toilet. Now, the toilet was old and it was no longer usable but we used the outhouse as storage. It had a very old door and she was able to get inside.

Ripleigh had been hit by a car presumably, and this had hit her face. My mother wouldn't let me see her because her face was such a mess.
It was touch and go, and if it wasn't for her been such a tough cat she may not have survived. She didn't even have brain damage! The worst long term effect of this accident was that she couldn't move her left ear anymore.

More years passed and I entered high school.
These years were tough for me and I can say honestly if I didn't have Ripleigh I dunno if I would be around anymore.
It's a bit silly owing my life to just a cat, but this cat really was my best friend. She knew when I was sad, and she would come and sit on my lap.

When I entered sixth form, Ripleighs age was getting on. She eventually grew a tumor. This tumor burst and so one day she wouldn't eat her food. She wouldn't walk properly either.
I never knew she had this cancer, and when I took her to the vets, the news she had cancer sickened me.
Ripleigh got put to sleep on the 24th September. 15 days after my birthday. She was about 17 years old.
I miss Ripleigh so much.
My best friend, please wait for me.

R.I.P Ripleigh

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xxx by User not found: cappu (myself)
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Credits

-Ripleigh used to be one of my cats. She was my best friend and although she was just a cat to some, to me she was everything.
-All art and profile is created by me Sparrow
-Coding by Emotional tweaked by myself to show important pet information.
-Songs used in the profile are two songs by Hyadain, Hajimete no Tomodachi and Hajimete no Tomodachi ~ The Answer.