Life Of Doctor Ben In Pictures

My big handsome boy Doctor Ben passed away peacefully last week. He was 14. He was my pal through the end of my first marriage, the beginning of my second marriage, our first house, the birth of my daughter, our second house, and a thousand other things. I'll be reminded of him whenever anything happens that takes me back to my late twenties, early forties, and everywhere in between. This is going to be the thread where I post too many pictures of him.

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RIP <3

We salute you Doctor Ben

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same old apartment, hiding in box

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new house, also in box, this time swearing in to his cabinet post

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no you can't do the crossword

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no caption necessary

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These are the wrong vegetables

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he was also very attentive to our child's nutrition

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this was literally his stance all the time. he was a husky gentleman

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he much preferred it when his people did the crossword on tablets, instead of paying full price for the NYT

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like all of us, he was susceptible to the influence of drugs. we have all been stoned at the bottom of the stairs from time to time.

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however, he had the power to levitate any box he was sitting in, as this photograph proves

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last one for now, my fam. look at this stupendous motherfucker. god I love him.

tremendous cat achievement there, rest easy big fella

looks like a life well-lived. condolences to you + your fam.

RIP Doctor Ben

farewell and hail, Doctor Ben

May the streets of cat heaven be filled with weird boxes to climb into, and plants to bat away.

Beautiful memorial Tombot. Truly sorry for your loss. I hope there's some comfort in knowing he found the best possible home to spend 14 good years in.

for sure. i can see his contentedness in every photo.

RIP Doctor Ben <3

RIP Doctor Ben.

I am privileged to have known the good doctor in person, and can attest that he was indeed a superior feline.

So sorry, Tombot.

Dr. Ben was a dapper feline ~Tombot, I'm sorry for your loss.

thats an excellent looking cat in all aspects

although stray boxes may now sit empty, my heart is full seeing Dr. Ben enjoying his life

aw doctor ben

rest in power, king

Doctor Ben looks like he had led a very industrious and loving life. RIP.

aw, RIP Doctor Ben, what a handsome doctor

condolences to the Tomboto family

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I promise he's in this picture, you just have to look very hard.

(no I don't know why the paper towel is there)

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I am so sorry for your loss, tombot!
Was Dr. Ben a tonkinese? He looks a lot like my cat; that pillow picture could be my Rafi, who has also grown up to be a substantial presence who likes to smash his face into pillows

He was definitely part siamese or tonkinese. He got up to almost 10kg though, the big man traveled in a pet carrier designed for medium dogs.

Hey buddy - it was about a year ago now. We still miss you very, very much.

El Tomboto at 7:43 22 Jan 20
(no I don't know why the paper towel is there)