June 14, 2009
My Boy Bill
Yes he is my Bill. And he came to me as Bill, just Bill. I did not name him.
photo © Kat Caverly 2009
Bill is 15-17 years old we think; no younger. He lived outside our apartment building in
Hell's Kitchen Manhattan for a couple of years. Those were tough years for Bill. I had so
many cats that Tom announced that if I brought even just one more home with me one of
the cats was going to go and that Kat would be ME! That was ok until I actually met Bill.
Bill looks just like my dear Buster, except Bill has a good attitude! You can't tell from the
portrait above. Bill is very camera shy; unlike Buster. Though if the truth be know Buster
did not like being photographed! Cats just mostly do not like to wear clothes!
Back to Bill. I brought him in to our studio in 1998. He was already full-grown and had
been since he was spotted outside near the train tracks. I'd say he was already 3-4 years
old in 1998. Yes I think he is 15 years old now.
Bill did not like other cats. I mean, he really hated them and would not tolerate another
cat in his space. So he lived as the only cat in our studio until 2007. In August 2007
he was reunited with our other cats and moved to our new studio. Everyone suffered but Bill
showed the wear and tear.
Bill was handed two death sentences in October 2007; stage 3 kidney disease and cancer.
He was given only a few months to live even with aggressive treatments. We opted
to not continue the treatments and give him a wonderful time with whatever time he
has left and that was almost two years ago!
He looks better than ever now but there is no doubt that Bill is an old cat and he is now
living the good life. He shares 4200 sq feet with two other cats who pay him very little
attention and defer to his greatness. He has 2 humans to wait on him hand and foot.
He eats whenever he wants to, which is 7-9 times a day and he gets table scraps and
treats regularly every day.
Never underestimate the power of Will to Live!
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