Peach Lantern

Ashes was a wild rescue; she was found at a crematory when she was about six weeks old. I wasn't supposed to keep Ashes, but her forever home bailed out last minute and she became my little shadow. Everywhere I go in the house (she's indoor only), she follows. She sleeps under the covers with me as well. Ash is a darling that always wants to be nearby wherever I am. Most of the cats that I've had in life have been fairly independent, and this one is the opposite. If there's a door closed between us, Ash is trying to get her paws underneath it to "dig" me out of my "prison". The only place that she's not within 6 feet of me is when I'm soaking in the tub; she's good on that one, she thinks.

Ash is pretty mellow and will let me carry her around however, dress her up for holidays, and put medicine on her when she needs it. She actually seems to like being dressed up for Halloween and will sit in view of the doorway so the trick or treaters can see her from a safe distance. She made an an adorable jack-o-lantern this past year; her and Star had matching costumes and both kept them on all night without issue or fuss. I had to buy her a onesie recently because she had a hot spot near her tail and she let me put that on her pretty easily. That one she didn't care for; I'd ordered up in size because she's thicker across the chest and it made the neck/legs too wide/long for her and fit awkwardly. But she didn't do the faint-fall or flip out like some pets will; she dealt with it until I decided that she was more uncomfortable in that and was willing to put up with the topical treatment just fine without needing a suit.

I call Ash my little bear because she will sit in my lap like a teddy bear, with her back legs kicked out front like a person almost and her front arms or paws over my arm. She will sit there and purr and look around, watch movies with me, or fall asleep in my arms sitting up.