Jazzy, the Human-like Cat

04/09/2022

One year ago today, Jazzy crossed over the rainbow bridge. I still miss him greatly. - Rob

06/09/2021

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you all that Jazz has passed over the rainbow bridge. In the very early hours of Saturday morning he lost the use of his hind legs and had difficulty getting around the living room - he was not in any pain but seemed very confused as to why he couldn't get around as he should. He was taken to the vets and was diagnosed with a sudden onset of ataxia, with something in his spine affecting his central nervous system. Due to his age, any surgery that could have been attempted had a very poor prognosis, so I made the decision to have Jazz put to sleep, thus preserving his dignity and preventing any further distress on his part. He was in my arms as he went to sleep for the final time.

Since moving to Lowestoft, my life has not gone at all the way I hoped or planned, in fact I have had some of the hardest times of my life here. However, from the moment I met Jazz and he took enough of a shine to me to start coming to my house (leading to him becoming my cat), he has been a constant source of light and happiness. I have never known a cat like him and shall never know another. In many ways he was almost human. It upsets me greatly to know that I will never again have him riding up on my shoulder, or following me to the shops, or running halfway down the street to meet me, mioawing his head off all the way. There are so many things he used to do which I will never again get to experience, but I am forever grateful that I got to experience them at all.

Jazz was well known and loved by many who live in the local area, and he was an exceptionally sociable cat to anyone who happened to pass him in the street. So, I would like to say a heartfelt THANK-YOU to anyone who ever stopped and gave him a fuss or gave him some sort of treat - he would very much have considered you a friend, and I'd happily bet real money he put a smile on your face and brightened your day. Thank-you for being kind to him, thank-you for being his friend. As I struggle to come to terms with his passing, thinking of all the interactions he had serves as some comfort to me.

My most heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Vetinary Surgery, Alexandra Road, and to the staff of Rainbow Bridge Pet Cremation Services, Great Yarmouth, for their support, empathy and professionalism.

This page will be left up in remembrance of Jazz.

- Robert M. Cassidy

15/08/2021

Hello everyone! I thought I would just post a quick update since I appear to have had a lot of new page likes over the last couple of weeks, ever since that nice man took a selfie with me! I am a very friendly cat and I love making new friends, so if you see me out and about feel free to say hello and fuss me! Please don't be tempted to take me anywhere though, because my family will worry if they don't know where I am.

I am doing well, but getting older so I tend to spend a lot more of my time sleeping. Sadly, one of the other cats in the house, Daisy, passed over the rainbow bridge last month, but we have a new cat with us now, he is a one year old ginger Tom called 'Simba'. Rob tells me he is named after a famous lion. Meanwhile, I have discovered that in addition to a style of music, I share a name with a robot that transforms into a car! Madness!

Here is a recent photo Rob took while I was asleep (the cheek!), As you can see I am 'doing a blep' :)

29/12/2020

Hello everyone!

I hope you have had a lovely Christmas! I have eaten a lot of lovely food over the past few days and I got a LOT of Dreamies :)

I am a spending a lot more time sleeping these days, especially while it is cold, which is why I have not posted in a while. Well, I am getting old after all, but I am in good health for my age.

Rob tells me 2020 has been a very bad year for you humans, what with the Coronavirus and social distancing, and now the Brexit. I really do hope that 2021 is a much happier year for all of you! X

28/05/2020

I'll be riding shotgun, underneath the hot sun, feeling like I'm someone :)

03/01/2020

This arrived this morning. It is now mine. I do not know what it is, but it is mine.

24/12/2019

Well, here we are again...for the second year in a row, it's FISHMAS EVE! I am enjoying a nice bit of fish with my Rob :) I hope you are all well, and warm and fed, and spending time with your families and friends. From me and that cheeky little Johnny 5, have a lovely Christmas!

MerRy CHRistMas, peOpLes! From JoHnNy 5 :p

15/10/2019

hAllo peoples! ThiS is johnny 5 agAin. jAzzy let me mAke a Post on His bookFace to ASk you aLL a question. iT is HalloweEns soon, so My queStion is What arE yOU doing For hAlloweens? Rob is doiNg a Ghost BusTers. I have A ghost busterS collar, which mEans i aM not afraid Of any gHosts And I do NoT cross The bEams! ThoSe arE thinGs from ghoSt busters :) bye PeoplEs!!

15/10/2019

Hello friends! I'm sorry I have not posted in a while. Some interesting things have happened in the past couple of months. I was out for a walk and a kind lady mistook me for a stray! Then she took me to the vets to make sure I was okay and THEY mistook me for a girl!! Erm, go back to vet school? After that, Rob took me back to the vets to be 'chipped', as I had never had it done. I felt a sharp pinch and then it was all over. Rob says there is now a teeny tiny chip inside me that will tell people who I am and where I live if I am ever lost! I also have to wear a collar now as well. On the plus side, we have had a lovely new carpet put on our staircase which is very warm and comfy, so much so that I have started sleeping at the top of the stairs! 😁

08/06/2019

OMNOMNOMNOM I love Tiramisu :)

22/01/2019

Hello everyone! I hope you are well. It has been an odd couple of days. My human Rob has bought a big dog made of wood which sits in the dining room and doesn't do anything (at least it's quiet!), and today Rob is currently in a lot of pain because he has had one of his teeth pulled out! It was in a very poor state because he has never cleaned his teeth regularly, that's a very painful way to learn a lesson! Tonight is also the 35th Anniversary of Rob's favourite TV show, 'Airwolf'. I don't know why the helicopter is called Airwolf, because it looks more like a shark and also wolves are generally not known for flying!

I have had some sausages and beans for my teatime treat :)

22/01/2019

Well now that is very cheeky!

A local cat has been hotly tipped for an Oscar after pretending not to have been fed five minutes after stuffing his face.

24/12/2018

Fish and chips on Christmas Eve?!

FISHMAS EVE

10/12/2018

Hello everyone! I have not posted in a while because the weather has gotten colder and wetter and so I rarely do anything except curl up and sleep on the sofa. I am posting today because it is my human Rob's birthday. I was 'given' to him on his birthday three years ago because I had started going over to his house a lot and we had taken a shine to each other. Since then I have provided 'emotional support' :) Rob says I am the best birthday present he ever had, and that is really saying something because his coveted Blade Runners case with five discs and a little police car in it was a birthday present from his dad one year! I love my Rob and he loves me. I think I will get a piece of cake later!

07/10/2018

Tonight I am a confused cat. Some of my humans are watching 'Doctor Who' on the telly. Rob loves 'Doctor Who' but he is watching a different one on a DVD because he says the one on telly is not really 'Doctor Who'!? I am so confused!!