We had to put down our old cat yesterday afternoon, when I got home from work. "Itty Bitty" was named by my son when he arrived 20 years ago, a gift from our friends & a family member for all that time. My son was in 1st grade then, he finished doing two years as a drill instructor in the Army last December. Gives you some idea of the amount of time we spent with this old cat in the house.
Paul called when he found out, to tell me how sorry he was about his old cat passing away. He thanked me for doing what had to be done. As it turns out, today is his 26th birthday.
My build has some cat prints along the top of one wall in the finish. Last year, when I was doing the urethane on one of the walls, the old man jumped up on the saw horses to examine the work & do a close inspection for me when I wasn't there. He ambled across one edge, then must have jumped down. As the finish dried I noticed the paw marks. I decided to leave them in place & now I'm glad I did.