On August 30, 2022 I got the tragic phone call that I knew would come eventually. Mocha, our family cat had passed away after living over 25 years as an outdoor cat his whole life and beating all the odds! That’s equal to over 116 human years! I always thought he’d beat the world record for the oldest cat to live. He was born at our house and has been by my side his whole life. He never let me be alone no matter what. He would listen to every word I said and was the true definition of loyalty in every sense. 🐈 ⠀⁣⁣ As a young cat, Mocha was afraid of everyone except for me. As he was growing up, he trusted me so much that he listened to me when I told him he was okay when others wanted to pet him. Eventually, he got to the point where my parents would throw parties and he would be the center of attention with everyone surrounding him and petting him and he loved every second of it! 🥰 As he was getting towards the end of his life, he stopped grooming, he became deaf, he wasn’t able to jump up high anymore, he wasn’t eating much, and his personality had started to change a bit in the days before his death. I knew he did not have much longer to live, but even so, you are never truly prepared when the day actually comes. I’m sitting here crying putting this post together for him. It was really hard for me to do, but he deserves a tribute to his amazing life. I have more photos and videos of his smaller years, but I don’t have it in me to look at those yet. The best way I’ve been coping is by keeping myself busy and giving Mocha’s younger brother Fluffy lots of extra love and attention because he lost his older brother he’s known his whole life and he’s now the lone cat at my parents house. I will bring Bowie over for play dates with him soon. I will be continue posting more Bowie content again this week as I have deadlines to fulfill and when I stop to think, I break down. Thank you all for your kind words and understanding. I am trying to respond to everyone as much as I can. It’s been really difficult to come to terms and cope with. RIP to my furbaby Mocha. Until we meet again. 🤍🕊 Give your furbabies lots of extra love in honor of Mocha today. -Cat Mom