Bailey was a sweet companion for 12 and a half years. She was a very loving sweet girl who snuggled on my lap every day and next to me each night. When she was a kitten a friend sent me a funny costume for her to try. I figured she wouldn’t like it but I tried it on her and she acted as if she wanted to model it around the house, just purring away. I shared photos of her in the costume and then the costume pile continued to grow, friends and family would gift different costumes to Bailey and she would happily be a model and pose for the camera. My favorite one was the sunglasses and jean jacket. She was all full of cat-tittude! She was my constant shadow and even liked to jump up on the bathroom sink while I got ready in the morning. She was a talkative kitty and purred often. She would roll around on the floor and want you to pet her, but sometimes she would growl and purr simultaneously. She was all talk because she never once hurt anyone. She would go on car rides with me and loved to look out the window. She didn’t like her carrier to be closed and on the top, I could open it up and she would pop out and look out the window. Sometimes she would curl up and fall asleep on longer car rides, and as long as the top was open she was happy. She liked to snuggle up right next to my side at night and sometimes even put her head right under my chin, she would purr loudly until she fell asleep. She always was a loud breather and would snore sometimes too, so I would rub under her chin and then the snoring would stop. Everyone always said she was the sweetest and softest cat they ever met. She however hated going to the vet so no one saw that side of her, only the scared growly side at the vet. Bailey had beautiful colors, browns, tans, red, and black, with stripes and patches. her tail at the very end had only black and gray stripes and we used to joke that the ink ran out when she was born so the end of her tail was just black and white. Bailey was with me through so many life changes and always was the best friend I needed. I will cherish all my time I had with her and love her forever. She took a piece of my heart with her when she went. I know it will always miss her but she is at peace now, and I hope one day when I pass I will be able to snuggle with her again. Love you my sweet Bailey, or as I liked to call her sometimes Bailey-bird.
