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Goodbye Sandy

Sandy wasn't our cat but belonged to neighbours across the road. However, I often looked after him when his owners were away and he spent many happy hours dozing in our kitchen or wandering down the road to see what everyone was up to. The local primary schoolchildren adored him and he would often place himself out on the pavement or in front of the school gate at school out time or first thing in the morning. Sometimes as many as six children might be around him patting his head and talking to him -and he loved it!

Sadly, Sandy had a thyroid problem and despite tablets he gradually lost interest in food (although he could choose from an extensive menu!)

Sandy died in his sleep at his home on Sunday night -a well-loved "community cat".

This is Sandy where he shouldn't have been, on our kitchen table -with some editing. He was about 16-17 years old but he had a colourful history which included a life in London, going stray for months and being returned to his original owners after being in an accident, moving to Eastbourne -and finally deciding to move in next door to his original owners when they got another cat and a dog.

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Uploaded on November 30, 2022
Taken on September 3, 2022