My childhood cat, Sugar, passed away when I was 10. He was an absolute angel, and very close to having been a nanny to me! I was devastated; I still am when I think about it. But that August, HSHV was having a 2-for-1 adoption special on kittens. We checked out various fostered kittens, and eventually fell in love with and adopted Coco and Luna, who were rescued from a hoarding situation when they were wee kittens.

Luna has stayed a petite 7 lbs and is constantly glued to me, while Coco has always had anxiety issues and eats her stress to the tune of 16lbs. The two foster sisters are the sweetest girls, and absolutely dote on us. Luna is the best friend I have ever had and will ever know, and Coco is my mom’s guardian, who watched over her during her entire battle with cancer. Thank you so much. (Pictured is Luna, giving me a neck hug.)

Ophilia and Simone, now Luna and Coco