Spaz Duke Kahanamoku Nandi

On the morning of this last Memorial Day, after a long night at the pet hospital, our beloved cat Spazzo had to be put to sleep.  His urethra was blocked, a common problem with male cats, and he didn't make it.

We brought him back as a kitten, along with our other cat Gertrude, from Maui, where we'd lived for a year in 1999.  We lived in a jungle section of the island and they were both little wild jungle cats.

They had quite a transition moving to the big city.  Surprisingly, both adapted quickly and actually seemed happier in the city.

Spaz was always an outdoor cat, and with a robust "spray", we couldn't keep him inside for long.  Here in the Mission, he reveled in catching rats and birds, which he always completely ate - except for the random bit.  He became a legendary ratter in our neighborhood, and although he was a big, fearsome hunter he was also fuzzy and cute and very personable.