Seventeen years ago, a little buff yellow kitten was rejected by his mother, because being a good mother she know that this baby was ill and would not survive.  With the help of a team of vets and a human father, Sammy was nursed, bottle fed, and lived in an incubator, where he grew stronger, stopped crawling in circles,  and eventually grew into full kittenhood.  He was then adopted by Kathy, sister of Sammy's human father, and moved to California.  Sammy was a "special" cat, a little "different", but he had all the "cat things" down pat, and was a excellant "mouser".  He was a frequent flyer, crossing the country, coast to coast many times.  Eventually, he moved to Maine, and like all the "old folk" he spent his winters in Florida.

Although he was being treated for thyroid, and was a little wobbly, Sammy was doing fine till this week, when an emergency brought him to the Vet's office.  Cancer was to be his downfall. On that day, Sammy was released from any suffering.

He will be so missed by his human companion, Kathy,  Goldie the dog, and his human father. Bob.