Bella

It is a sad, sad day at Casa Stardom. Earlier tonight through many, many tears, we made the difficult decision to put down Bella.

Before Max made his debut last September, Bella was the baby of the house. She was the older of our two cats but her tiny size and kitten-like looks made her look much younger than her twelve years. She was also super spry and could jump on any high surface with ease.

In the words of our friend Kerry, Bella was a "lover cat". She absolutely loved people and loved attention from everyone. She could convert non-cat people into cat lovers. Seriously. We had people over who never wanted a cat and wanted a cat after spending an evening with her.

Bella was chock-full of personality. She loved her Zoom Groom grooming tool and would go absolutely crazy for a good grooming. She loved to drink out of running taps and glasses of water, much to John's dismay. She went crazy for Swiss Chalet chicken. She once ate injera, the unleavened Ethiopian bread. She liked to drape herself over couch arms like a rag doll. She had the biggest and most beautiful eyes. She let Max pet her. She loved long hair. She always wanted to be as high as possible so she would sit on one sheet of paper on a big piece of floor because she was technically higher up that way. She loved to sleep under the covers with us in the dead of winter. She loved to sleep in confined spaces like dresser drawers and laundry hampers. Recently, she had taken to perching between the shower curtain and liner and playing while we were in the shower.

Unfortunately, Bella also had way more than her fair share of health problems. A few years ago, she had a full mouth tooth extraction to counter chronic stomatitis. Crazily enough, she continued to eat hard food with no teeth! She was a serious trooper.

She really was the best cat anyone could have asked for. We loved her oceans and we'll miss her terribly. Bella Boo, I hope kitty heaven is full of all of your favourite things. You deserve it.