1. Farewell to a Good Cat A Tribute to Chat-chat’s Life, Part 3: The Final Years

2. In 2010, while Chat-chat was still adjusting to life in Burwood, the family dynamics changes once more, with the arrival of another creature that will take what little was left of our attention from Chat-chat: Alma!

3. Very quickly Chat-chat learned that this one was not about sweet cuddles and gentle pats, as even at 6 months she would try to dismember him if we weren’t looking.

4. Their relationship improved greatly with the introduction of solids... But still, Chat-chat tried to keep out of Alma’s reach.

5. When Alma turned one year old she was a lot better at handling the cats gently and he no longer avoided her. He got especially interested if she had something good to eat...

6. Bottom right: Chat-chat’s last collar, which Hahgoot chose

7. Last Father’s Day together Right: in the bean bag that he loved dearly, and where he was found dead on the 15 th of December, 2011, late at night, from a suspect heart attack.

8. Top: last family portraits together Right: last photo alive, a day before his sudden death

9. Chat-chat’s burial morning was very hard for all of us, but especially for Barak, who was strongly attached to this loving goofy cat that we’ll miss dearly in our life in Emu Plains.

10. Barak wrote a poem in Hebrew (and translated to English) as a tribute to Chat-chat If you are having problems seeing the text, you can read it straight from Barak’s blog: http://morbidick.wordpress.com/category/poetry/ שלום לבונבונייר המוות בא וטפח על כתפך וקצת הופתע מהאאוּ המיידי והוא לקח אותך עימו אל החופשי מהחרדות, מהסגוֹר, מכלובים אמיתיים ולא אמיתיים ולנו הותיר מה שהיה פעם גוש מגרגר של אהבה צפון בבוקעתו בשנת חלומות ארוכים מבטו אל הנצח וחיוך של חתול So Long Bonbonyer Death came and tapped on your shoulder And was slightly surprised by the immediate Aauw He took you with him, setting you free From the anxieties, from the fixations, from cages Real and unreal Leaving us with what once used to be a purring lump of love Concealed in its bean bag in a longlasting dreamfulness Gazing on eternity And a smile of a cat