He was a $10 pound kitty with a million dollar heart that reached out to me almost 19 years ago. I was unemployed, unsure of my future and not sure of adopting a pet. But something sent me to the SPCA that day and
that was my heart.
While several people were looking at cats that day this one kitten, a silver tabby, kept reaching through the cage to me. He would not go near anyone else. I knew he was meant to be a part of my life. At the age of five he had liver lipidosis and showed such a strong constitution that the vet and I spent the next 30 days trying to save him. True to form we knew that he had survived an illness that kills most cats and that was when he ate a Taco from Taco Bell.
The first food that appealed to him after such an ordeal. He always did like tacos and spaghetti on special occasions. I never gave up on him and he never gave up on me. Our bond was so unique and special that I have never known a cat like Jazz. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 he would often just come be with me, quietly loving me. I now have advanced breast cancer and the pain of losing his love sits heavy in my heart.
And for me he will always have a special place in my heart because he was the first pet I ever had that was truly my own and he picked me out at the pound.
He is survived by two brothers Bogey, a chihuahua and Rumor, a bengal kitty.
Always In My Heart,
| Jazz Lox Chutzpaw |
| 21, Mar 2003 |
| Toni Pallett Riss |