Thank you for visiting Keeper’s e-shrine. I am so, so grateful that he touched so many other peoples’ lives, whether they were cat people or not, whether they got to live with him or just met him once or twice, or even if their day was brightened just by seeing pictures of him. Please feel free to leave a few words in the guestbook or visit Keeper's instagram.

an excerpt of what i wrote for his eulogy:

Some things Keeper loved: sitting at the window and taking in all the smells and sounds and sights. most forms of food including bread and pasta (which I tried to make sure he didn't get to). cuddling you on your lap, on your chest, next to your legs, in his little blanket cave. playing with crinkly plastic and throwing lollipops across the floor. meeting new people and hanging out with everyone where all the action was.

Every day, I say I miss Keeper, and it never feels like those words are enough to describe how I really feel. I miss watching him do his silly pace around before meals and chase bugs when they would get inside. I miss his meows and his silent, thoughtful stares when we would exchange glances. I miss how his paws feel, I miss his warm, little presence in the crook of my knees when I’m going to sleep or waking up.

Keeper was naughty and mischievous, too, sure – he’d knock over glasses because he wanted our attention endlessly, he’d do anything to try to get at the trash or our food, he loved running out the door without any plan whatsoever. I got frustrated, sometimes, but at the end of the day I knew he just wanted to communicate with us however he could, and he clearly loved being a part of our lives.

It broke our hearts that we had to say goodbye in such a sudden way – he was just cuddling and playing with us just hours earlier, that day. But he developed a clot due to his heart condition that was causing him a lot of pain, and while I would have loved to have spent a bit more time with him, I wanted him to remember the day we had just before we let him go.

I love you so much, my cuddle buddy, my little guy. Thank you for sharing your love and affection with me, I’m positive that you knew I loved you but just in case it wasn’t clear, I loved you so much since I got to spend that first day with you. I couldn’t have asked for a better cat.