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My husband brought a very small grey kitten home one day after work, knowing I had been wanting one badly. We had always had rescues. This one was no different, since he got the new baby at Lakefield Animal Welfare Society in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.

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PHOTO: SHARON DUNFORD

I stared and, for some reason, burst into tears. I was clinically depressed at the time, not that it is an excuse, and said, “But I don’t like grey cats!”

Then I looked again, and my tears and idiotic statement dried right up because I was looking at the most adorable kitten I had ever seen, Phantom.

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He remained the cutest kitten ever, and even though he grew into a 20-pounder, he always remained a kitten at heart. And boy, did he help with the depression!

His purr could be heard across a crowded room, and he loved nothing better than to snuggle. He was a bit timid with strangers, but as long as they made a fuss over how beautiful he was, he soon dropped any standoffishness and deemed them worthy of a snuggle, too!

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PHOTO: SHARON DUNFORD

We had him for 15 blessed years, and not a day goes by – still – that I don’t miss him. Can’t wait to cross that rainbow bridge myself just to see all of our wonderful cats and kittens again.

Story submitted by Sharon Dunford.

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