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Jul 12, 07:59 PM

Mum brought Freddie home as a tiny kitten when I was 21. We were instantly best friends. If I ever went away for a few weeks he'd be absolutely glued to me for days after I returned. Always happy, always purring, always wanting to hang out with new people, particularly if they had food.

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"Wouldn't it be cause you are a cat? Want me poppers? Oh, my handsome bee. Ready? Let your heads come off."

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · Jul 11, 05:45 AM

<div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5">  <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" />  <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Sooz Kempner</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@soozuk.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 11, 05:46 AM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">He loved to eat crisps. His favourite drink was directly from the bath. He wasn’t raised around kids but he loved them and was manhandled by many a toddler, never complaining. He was never remotely afraid of thunderstorms or fireworks. He was terrified of tinfoil being unravelled.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="mt-2"> <div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5">  <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" />  <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Sooz Kempner</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@soozuk.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 11, 05:58 AM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">You could hold him like a baby and wear him like a scarf.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="mt-2"> &lt;div class=&quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&quot;&gt; &lt;!-- Avatar --&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q&quot; class=&quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&quot; /&gt; &lt;!-- Comment Content --&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex-1 min-w-0&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&quot;&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&quot;&gt;Sooz Kempner&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&quot;&gt;@soozuk.bsky.social&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&quot;&gt;· Jul 11, 05:58 AM&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&quot;&gt;He would grab your arm and fight with you but never get his claws out. He’d stop the second you gave him a kiss on the head. You could blow a raspberry on his belly.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;!-- Replies --&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;mt-2&quot;&gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Sooz Kempner&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;quot;&amp;gt;@soozuk.bsky.social&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;quot;&amp;gt;· Jul 11, 05:58 AM&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Until yesterday the only thing he’d needed to go to the vet for was fleas we could not shift without the heavy duty stuff. He was absolutely useless at cleaning himself, the What-A-Mess of cats.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mt-2&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;img src=&amp;amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q&amp;amp;quot; class=&amp;amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;amp;quot; /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Sooz Kempner&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;@soozuk.bsky.social&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;· Jul 11, 05:58 AM&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p class=&amp;amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Everyone on our street knew him. He would do the rounds daily like a visiting dignitary. They all loved him. It was impossible not to. Several of my friends would say “I’m not a cat person” before being won over by Freddie.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;mt-2&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=&amp;amp;amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreidqqwzngjjx644xvcqnz7vz5pu7oqu5m5zqlw2risa24uzgw74c3q&amp;amp;amp;quot; class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;amp;amp;quot; /&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;Sooz Kempner&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;@soozuk.bsky.social&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;· Jul 11, 05:58 AM&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;A family friend who gets animals for TV used him for a Samsung phone ad and brought him home, apologising because everyone had adored him and he did everything perfectly but his wonky face meant he wouldn’t feature. Freddie and I were kindreds, just two pals whose faces didn’t quite fit.&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </div> </div> </div> </div>

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