This cat was so much kinder to me than most people and she was always loving. We got her in Lodi Wal Mart parking lot out of the back ot an SUV "Free Kittens" and she had the most stripes so she stole our heart and she was ours. Stripie was easy to train and she was smart, protective, gentle, patience, so loving. She was able to communicate and I knew what she wanted and she knew what I wanted or needed, even if I was not concious to tell or ask her. She proved that several times and for that I am so very thankful and I owe her my life. Having a disease like Multiple Sclerosis and an animal that is sensitive to your body andy when it is or is not working right and when you are sleeping and unconcious that is a awesome smart animal. She will always be a gift from God and I will never stop being sad because she really did so much. I don't know why she passed, I took her to get vaccinations and the next day she became very ill, by that evening she was in an emergengy vet clinic on oxygen. Later that night I took her home and put her in bed with me, she would not eat or drink. The next morning I woke up and took her to emergency clinic in Stockton where they kept her all day from 10am to 5pm on oxygen and IV fluids  and medication for pain. I was calling all day to check on her and they said no progress, then at 5pm the vet called and said that she had passed. I screamed as loud as I could if I would have been stabbed with a sharp jagged edge knife 4 inches deep from my neck to my waist torn from side to side  it would have hurt so much less than loosing my fur baby my daughter and I love so much.