Your story about House Kitty was so touching. He was indeed a beautiful and special guy and it is so sad that his life was cut short. My wife and I have 6 furry children and we volunteer with a local cat adoption and rescue organization. Our group adopts out a great many special cats and we have a requirement that any cat adopted must be strictly an indoor kitty. The world outside is so unsafe with cars, other animals (some cats carrying FIV and feline leukemia), and, alas, some people who hate cats. All of these pose such risks to our beloved pets.

Please adopt another cat soon, but please, please make it a strictly indoor pet. Cats are quite happy indoors as long as they are loved and cared for by their parents and they have a much better chance of being around for many years to share that love.

God Bless!