This was a faux taxidermy piece made for my little sister after the passing of her cat, Poof.
Poof was an awesome little guy who lived to be 19 years old! He was only a couple years younger than her and was almost like a little brother to her.
She kept him close until his last day, but lamented to me that she missed him sleeping in her arms.
This doll was made to remedy that.

Pattern was designed by shop Thread Tutorial on Etsy.

Please give ThreadTutorial a look. They have many lovely patterns for realistic dolls of almost any species of animal you can think of. They also have crochet tutorials.