RIP Neelix

Some time last night or this morning, our cat Neelix passed away. Linda adopted him from the RSPCA when she moved to live in Tasmania and he was a close and special companion to her. He kept her company and provided many hours of laughter at his antics.

When we first saw him at the RSPCA he climbed up the wall of his cage to say hi to us. It turned out that this cat was full of antics. It would hit about ten o'clock at night and he would have his 'psycho hour' where he'd ran madly from one end of the house to the other.

Linda asked me to name him, so I chose Neelix, after the furry chef on Star Trek Voyager.

Neelix was a source of great amusement to Chloe who was just starting to reach the age where she noticed him and would interact. She tried once to pull his tail, and she loved to laugh at him and crawl after him, chasing him around the house. Neelix was always very careful and gentle with Chloe (though not always with her parents)

Goodbye Neelix.