Nineteen-year-old Snickers and her soulmate, Elizabeth, reside in Texas where everything is bigger, including courage. Though small in stature, this gutsy feline has the heart of a lioness and the determination of a mule.

The books in the painting are appropriately titled "Beyond Nine Lives," "Feline Longevity," and "Winning Through Stubbornness." Snickers doesn't really need self-help books, though - she applies her life experiences to each new challenge and comes out a winner every time.

Snickers has fallen from a tall building. She has been hit by a car. She nearly drowned in a swimming pool. She required many stitches and a long convalescence after a nasty tangle with a grouchy raccoon (witnesses say the raccoon got the worst of it). An unsuspecting canine once foolishly pegged Snickers as easy prey and was instantly sent fleeing with his tail between his legs. Word must have gotten around, for there's not a dog in her neighborhood who is willing to venture within fifty feet of her territory - which is anywhere Snickers happens to be at the moment! During a veterinary examination following one of her accidents, it was discovered that Snickers had some buckshot pellets under her skin which had evidently been there for quite some time. This mystified Elizabeth, for Snickers had never exhibited any symptoms of this condition. It hadn't diminished her feistiness in the least.

It seems no matter how many catastrophes befall her, Snickers continually overcomes the odds and bounces back even more determined to live forever. She is one tough cat, and her resilient attitude is an inspiration to all who have been lucky enough to make her acquaintance.