Piper is a 13-year-old domestic short-hair cat in Essex, MD, who needs $622 for a tooth extraction.

My cat’s name is Piper. Her life prior to coming to live with me is largely unknown to me. I got Piper in 2009 from a friend who’d only had her for a few months. She had gotten Piper from a family that needed to rehome her because they had too many cats for them to manage apparently. I call Piper a rescue story because even though both homes she lived in before were healthy, caring environments I got the feeling that she’d lived in more than just the two previous homes. When I brought Piper home, I kissed her forehead, gave her skritches behind her ears and made her a promise that I would never give her away. She would never have to worry again because she found her furr-ever home. We’ve been best friends and cuddle buddies ever since. The vet estimates her age to be around 13-ish. However, Piper doesn’t seem to realize this and continues to have almost kitten like energy with her playful, active nature. Her name, Piper, was given to her by a previous owner and it suits her well, so I haven’t felt the need to change it. However, she has a few nicknames – Piperloo, Pipes, Fuzzy, Fuzzy Face, Fuzz Butt, Sporty Spice, Sweet Girl and for the rare times she’s naughty enough to need to be middle named – Piper Elizabeth. She has a kitty sister named Baby Bee who is the same age. I call my cats My Girls or My Fuzzy Kids. They have a typical female cat of non-related sister type relationship. There is some standoffishness, but they bond in many ways. For example, they cuddle on the bed together although not in a big pile of Cat, lol. There must remain some space between each other. But don’t let them fool you, I have seen them snuggled up together 😉 shhh … don’t let them know I told their secret to you. They are united in solidarity against the terror of The Vacuum and try to help soothe each other under my easy chair or in the bathtub. They also love to play with toys together in the tub and take turns drinking from the faucet. They love chasing the “red bug” aka the laser pointer, they love watching birds and squirrels together and of course the goings on of the neighborhood. Like most cats, Piper and Baby Bee are silent sentinels keeping watch.