Yoshi Cat, 2007–2021

Yoshi cat, November 22, 2019, displaying his mittens

Born: Sep 30, 2007

Died: Apr 15, 2021 (aged 13 years, 6 months)

Characteristics:

• Ways he woke us up to feed him:
• "Murr": noise he might make
• Running across our torso or face
• Lightly clawing exposed skin
• Favorite toys: 
• Chicken chew toy with feathers
• Wand of a boa teaser toy (not the boa itself)
• Christmas ornament with bow
• Folding stepladder
• Plastic leftover syringe from the vet (chew toy)
• Biting any accessible plastic bags, shower curtains, etc. and leave tooth marks
• Eyes: warm green
• Parents:
• Feral parents
• Fostered in Sacramento
• Adopted via Happy Tails / PetSmart in Sacramento
• Personality:
• Preferred to sit nearby; only occasionally cuddled
• Greeted strangers
• Independent
• Mouth open when investigating scents (e.g., birds)
• Liked:
• Some fruits: Bananas, grapes
• Popcorn
• Corn on the cob
• Disliked:
• Sound of plastic bags (e.g., garbage bag)
• Memories:
• As a kitten:
• Foster home name: Flash
• Had a question mark tail
• Before he could meow, he made "Eh, eh, eh" sound
• Sniffed sometimes like he was snuffling for truffles
• Falling asleep in Dawn's arms 😻
• Infinite Cat Project Christmas Day 2007 cat
• Nicknames: sweet potato, Cheetoh, orange panda, fluffernutter, cheesy poof
• Perched on a leg with front paws (when hungry)
• Rotated his ears when we'd talk about him
• Fell asleep sometimes on the pillow by our heads
• When outside, he liked to sit on a stump and rest
• Nighttime routine: came up on the bed, visited with each of us (possibly resting for a moment), then went to his pet bed for the rest of the night
• If laying in bed, patting on my chest would usually coax him into laying down on me for a while
• Occasionally I'd wake and feel him not only on my pillow but with his body wrapped around my head 💜
• During 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation, watching metal birds on final approach to the San Jose airport, from our downtown high-rise hotel room window ledge

We used this Google Hangouts emoji to refer to him