" Oh, yes—that thing about house cats is true. Your faithful golden retriever might sit next to your dead body for days, starving, but the tabby won’t. Your pet cat will eat you right away, with no qualms at all. Like any opportunistic scavenger, it will start with your eyeballs and lips. "

― Judy Melinek , Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner