Chelsea Clinton’s Cat-SOCKS Dies At Age 19

Chelsea Clinton’s Cat-SOCKS Dies At Age 19. Socks was adopted by Chelsea Clinton when her father was governor of Arkansas but will be remembered for his stay in the White House and the 8 years that he was there, taking over the Oval Room and making President Bill Clinton his friend and consort.

Socks, the cat who won international fame during his years in the Clinton White House, was euthanized Friday, February 20Th, 2009, after months of treatment for cancer.

Socks, who was born in 1989, was put to sleep about 10 a.m. at Three Notch Veterinary Clinic in Hollywood, Maryland, said veterinary assistant Rae Dera. The Veterinarians guess he was probably either 19 or 20 years old.

The cat had been losing weight since November and had been treated at the clinic, Dera said. He had been suffering from a cancer in his mouth and jaw.

Since Socks left the White House in 2001, he lived with Betty Currie, former President Bill Clinton’s secretary. Socks and Betty did get visits from the Clinton’s when they were in Washington.

Socks was a stray when adopted by Chelsea Clinton.

R.I.P. Socks…you were a great “First Cat!”

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