I remember the first time we met...June, 1993. It was my birthday and Skip handed me a tiny jewelry gift bag. I looked inside and saw the funniest looking little kitten I have ever seen! He weighed 1.5 pounds at 8 weeks old and his fur was going in 20 different directions at once! I named him Einstein, because of the hair.

Einstein had a lot of health problems, mostly due to malutrition and mouth ulcers called Rodin ulcers. It took the first 2 years of his life to recover from this but, he always had an obsession with food, he would eat, barf, then eat some more. Silly cat. At around 18 months old Einsteins full coat came in and under that 'ugly' duckling facade was a huge, beautiful Maine coon/mix with the most charming personality.

He loved to take showers with my husband and would rub his legs dry afterward while Skip serenaded him in a voice no one would appreciate but Einstein! He became know as "Absorb the bathroom attendant" and never responded to the name Einstein again only to Absorb, Abby, Abble-Babble or a whistle and he would coming running to have his tail pulled. He really loved that. No cat on earth ever enjoyed a nap like Absorb. When he napped he would put his heart, soul and body into it and it was a site to behold.

Toward the end of September 2000 I made a comment to Skip that Absorb was dropping weight and his coat was looking odd, it was time to see the doc. The doc immediately told us that he was very ill and she suspected kidney failure or pancreas trouble. The blood work showed a sick liver and pancreas. We tried aggressive treatments, IV's, antibiotics, round the clock care but, after 5 days it was apparent that Ab's little body was not gonna respond. So on October 11, 2000 we helped him cross the Bridge.

Absorb was only 7 years old. We thought he would be here a long time but, in the blink of an eye...he was gone. I came home and hugged all my babies, you just never know. We can still feel Absorb everywhere in the house. His poor body got sick but, I know he was not ready to leave and a part of him is still here.

Absorb (Einstein) Claud

April 1993 - October 2000

I see you walk to me with those huge, gentle paws,

wearing those fuzzy pantaloons and it makes me smile.

I miss you,

Love Mommy

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