Purrfa (Raptor) turns 12 this year
Purrfa came to us via the Cat Distribution System. A friend had this random kitten show up at his house, and we became her adopted family. We estimate that she was born in June of 2014.
As a kitten, she would often lie in wait in the bushes around our walkway and pounce on our legs as we walked by, not unlike the Velociraptors of Jurassic Park--hence her nickname Raptor. Rather humorously, she discovered the soft JP Blue Raptor mask when it was lying around somewhere, and she often uses it as a bed.
She loves to cuddle, but on her own terms: if she lies on you, she's happy. If you pick her up to set her on you, she'll hop away. She has a super-loud purr, audible across the room. She's also a super-empathetic cat. If someone is sad, she will always come up to console them with her cuddles.
She is still trucking along, happy and healthy, still able to leap up a tall china cabinet in a single bound to perch up high and look down on her domain.
Hoping for many more good years with her.