The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here!

She was a delicate flower princess that did not walk if I, her loyal stewardess, was around to carry her, draped lovingly over my shoulder.

PHOTO: ASHLEY SCHWEISS

She loved to have her primordial pouch shaken and tried to con our other cats into grooming her by sadly swiping at her face and meowing sadly at them.

She always greeted me at the door and had an entire essay to meow out what everyone else was doing and how wronged she was to be left home alone without her taxi.

PHOTO: ASHLEY SCHWEISS

She always screamed for her chemo tablets because she got treats afterwards and no one was allowed to forget to give her treats! She was very food-motivated and would do anything for a snack (just like me). When napping or sleeping, she had to be the little spoon or perched regally on someone's back, otherwise why even sleep?

Even though sneezing or coughing disturbed her, she always ah-ah'd a bless you so politely. She was the only cat I've seen that chose not to jump and instead waited to be taken off the high places she somehow found herself upon.

PHOTO: ASHLEY SCHWEISS

This story was submitted by Ashley Schweiss in support of San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition. To read other stories from the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest, click here!