A very handsome little guy!
Even though I never met Oopy, reading his story makes me feel as if I did. I choked up when I found out about his final illness and the little dog toy, because that brought back memories of my own dearest feline friend ever (Samantha, whose life was also shortened by cancer). Just as Oopy had an older mentor who led him to a better life, Samantha taught a semi-feral cat of the household (now my closest companion) that it's okay for cats to allow themselves to be petted and to snuggle up to humans. I hope that Oopy trained a successor to follow his example. I never met him, yet I miss him terribly... even over a distance.