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Remembering KeiMonday, Feb 23, 2009 9:20 AM  A cat came by the house in 1993. Mo, then four years old, asked if he could keep the cat. Vasco and Mia agreed. At the time the cat was more a kitten that had taken to the streets of Place Plan. It made its way into the house and quickly became a part of the family. She became Kei. Well known in the neighborhood, Kei entertained cats at the house by usually sharing food and drink after playing in the yard. One cat became Kei's mainstay and came to be known as Fat Cat. A male, Fat Cat was black and white and wore a spiked collar. The two became intimate and had a long-standing relationship. From time to time Fat Cat would leave for a few weeks and upon returning he was often beat up and required healing methods and recovery time. On one occasion Kei opened the window to let Fat Cat in. The following morning both were laying on the couch, Fat Cat badly beat up from street battles and catting around. As mousers, Kei would bring them by the house and play with them. Fat Cat didn't move unless the mouse came to close, at which time he basically one swiped it and finished it off. Ultimately Kei got left at Jingles' house because everyone was headed some 2,300 miles and to another country. After moving, it was reported that Kei ran away and was later found some 7 miles distance and back on the porch of his former home. Given the scenario, Kei was flown to Canmore, Alberta where she came to live in the Rocky Mountains until her death due to natural causes in 2006. While in Canmore Kei was well known and respected in the southern part of town. She was skilled in healing, sensing illness, boxing and vertical leaping. She was frequented by cats, dogs, rabbits and coyotes at the home and in the yard. It is said that in the end Kei went outside to leave forever, during which time she was surrounded by rabbits that kept her warm. South Canmore cats payed their respects for two-weeks after Kei passed. Some stayed overnight at the house. Kei is remembered by her immediate family to include Peck the Lovebird. Peck, whose leg was broken by Kei in 1998, came to be good friends with Kei.
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