It was some time in the summer of 2001 and someone at work told me about a cute, friendly homeless kitten that was roaming around her property and scoring regular meals. She said I should make her my pet so I purchased all of the necessary cat items to take on ownership of what would be MY first cat in my "adult" life that I'm 100% responsible for. Unfortunately, I received a phone call that all of the sudden the kitten stopped coming around so we had to cancel the planned trip to her property. I was so sad especially at the thought of what might have happened to the kitten.

I took her to the Webster Groves Animal Hospital for the first time on Dec. 21, 2001. She was approximately 1-1/2 years old when I got her. I don't know her birthday.

In 2005 I rescued Simon from a shelter. Daisy wasn't too happy about that. It took awhile for them to live together peacefully. Mainly Daisy just tolerated him, but on occasion I'd find them being love bugs. It was more like a love-hate relationship. And, of course, she was always THE BOSS!

We moved from Affton to Creve Coeur in the summer of 2006.

In September of 2017 Daisy was diagnosed with late stage feline kidney disease and wasn't expected to be alive for the holidays. She fought hard and thrived, surrounded by my attentive love, until January 8, 2018. I was blessed to be her Mama a little over 16 years and she lived a long, healthy life of nearly 18 years. She was a huge part of my life and captured my heart. I knew her longer than I knew my own Mother who passed away when I was 10.

If you would like to read about the progression of Daisy's kidney disease in more detail and how I supported her to the end, please visit this page.