Here is Sonatina’s sister, Alizarin. (We usually called her Ally or Ally Cat). Alas, she died at 12 due to feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a couple of years ago.
But the mere fact Ally lived to 12 (after being diagnosed at 2) was an accomplishment! All due to medication, 4 pills near the end, which she took gracefully – and due to an excellent couple of vets.
Ally was the mellowist cat I’ve ever seen. She loved laps, shoulders, and upside-down cradling. She never had a complaint (except when our male cat bothered her; then it was screechville). Well, vet trips weren’t fun either.
Some weird coincidences, related to her heart: Her humane society name was “Cupid.” We named her Alizarin, after the crimson pigment, to sort of honor my mother who loved to paint (oils then acrylic). This was before she was diagnosed.
She had a prominent heart shaped blotch on her side, which you can sort of see above.
I worked with regulating prosthetic heart valves for a while, so I could sort of understand what was going on when Ally had one of her ultrasound scans. She had some valve problems at first, but that was sorted out with medication to slow her heart.
Weird, but I would have loved to have not had the coincidences and still have her here with us.
I think Sonatina misses her, or did. Her eating habits abruptly changed for about a month after Ally died; I think she was grieving, but who knows. We all miss Ally a lot, but we do have a lot of good memories! What more can you ask of a pet.