This gallery is dedicated entirely to Smudge one of the many cats I have. Smudge was my first cat, that was solely mine (even if he did love everyone else too). He was a stray kitten which someone had dumped out on the street after deciding they no longer wanted him. All because he was ill, so they left him to fend for himself... When asked if the cat belonged to them they denied ever having one! He followed me and I took him back to mine with him being so scruffy and ill. He had an upset stomach, so kept being sick and having diarrhoea. He would sit and sleep on your lap while like that, glad to be loved no doubt. We took him to the vets to be cured, vaccinated and then decided to keep him. He is a black and white moggy. He was a very loving and caring cat but could be temperamental too and would attack people at times if aggravated. He would bop other cats too if he didn't get his own way. He was very loyal and followed me all around the house and garden, wherever I was, he wasn't too far from me. He was also very big and fat like a fox. In his later years he developed jaundice and liver / gallbladder problems, with his health going downhill very quickly. Due to a mass which had formed, he became gravely ill, thin and unable to be cured. He became more weak and ill, until he could no longer enjoy life, move or live and so my dear childhood friend had to be put to sleep to end his pain and suffering. RIP 2002 - 2015 (14/08)