Pet Memorials

Jezebel

Jezebel Heller, 21, passed away August 23, 2009. She will be missed by family, friends and Mason.

She was born in 1989/1990, in the San Fernando Valley area of California. She was rescued at roughly the age of one, however, being the alpha cat drove two of the four feline occupants (including a 30 lb cat named Pattiwhack) out of the house and therefore was put up by adoption. Her fairy godmother, Lisa Kaplan, found the rescue notice at work and was responsible for matching Amy and Jezebel together. She graduated Phi Betta Catta, from the feline extension program of Santa Monica College, where her major was Cat Psychology and Human Training.

Jezebel enjoyed bossing around younger male cats- Sammy, Stewie and Mason-and hunting mice and birds. She was also fond of sunning herself, eating people food (such as goat cheese, ice cream, potato chips and toast with butter) and sitting at the dinner table during parties. Jezebel also enjoyed drinking water directly from the bathroom sink, sleeping under the covers with humans and catnip filled socks. A lesser know passion was sleeping in suitcases while they were being packed and I am sure this is what led to my suitcases being hand inspected and x-rayed after being identified by airport security dogs as a suspicious item on several occassions.

I am sure in her previous life she was a Parisian Resistance fighter with a passion for smoking Gauloise, quoting Voltaire, Sarte and Derrida, and discusing the meaning of free choice.

Jezebel was a great cat. She was greatly loved. Even by Mason. And of course by Simon. And Amy. And Dr Bolch.