It is with a very heavy heart that I have to report that my beloved Abbey has passed away suddenly. I found her collapsed next to her food. Best I can tell, she had a heart attack while she was eating her favorite snack. She was my furry shadow and fluffy little princess and I miss her so much 💔
The first time meeting Abbey at the shelter, she arrived a half hour before we got there
When I was flying back from a conference at NIST in 2016, I was missing Abbey terribly, and had Queen stuck in my head, so I spent the entire flight writing a parody to Bicycle Race, completely about Abbey. It took me 2 1/2 hours to write as I flew from BWI to BOS.
I present to you: "Abigail"
🎶A-bi-gail,
A-bi-gail,
I want to see my A-bi-gail,
I want to pet my Abbey,
I want to see my A-bi-gail,
I want to pet my-,
You say "cat"
I pet that,
You say mouse,
She pounce that,
You say meow,
I say "hey man, that cat was always my cat"
And she loves her belly rubs,
You say "rolls"
She does flop,
Dec 17, 2025 00:07You say "rubs"
She meows "STOP!"
"I meow meow meow meow"
"Meow meow meow"
"Meow meow feedme"
But all I wanna pet is...
A-bi-gail!
A-bi-gail!
A-bi-gail!
I want to pet my A-bi-gail
I want to pet my Abbey,
I want to pet my A-bi-gail,
I want to pet my-
...
(Abigail's running all over the room)
So forget about petting, oh yeah,
(Abbey's running without a clue),
So get out of the way, oh yeah...
On your mark,
Get set,
MEOW!
🎶dodoDOOOO🎶
🎶meowdodoDOOOO🎶
abbeythecat...
Abbeythecat...🎶
