I got Shadow from the Longmont Humane Society as a companion to Stormy. Storm had never been by himself. He had grown up with his sister Mystique in CO Springs. As a grad student, I worked long hours in the lab and Storm made is clear that he was unhappy with the situation. So after a month, I got Shadow. She turned out to be a very sick kitty. She was allergic to chicken, which made feeding her hard but we figured it out. She was really sweet though and showed her love by digging her razor sharp claws into your leg when she was happy and kneading.

Unfortunately, Shadow didn’t make the move to Minnesota. She passed away at the young age of 7 about three weeks before we moved. I miss her very much, but Juliet makes a pretty good substitute. They look so similar, I occasionally call Juliet “Shadow”!