I had a darling cat for eighteen years. My father died and he was such a big help with that. He liked to cuddle and be with me. He would wait for my dad at the tip of the stairs everynight for about six months after he died. He would always come up and pet him on the head before going to bed. It was sad to see Sammy waiting for my dad.

I taught him how to shake hands, box and meow on cue with my hand movement.

I waited about twenty years to get more cats. I got one shortly after but it was sick and I sent it back to the breeder since I did not want another lose after my dad and Sammy who died around a year after.

My two cats now are cute as well but they will never replace Sammy. They all have their own personality. I wish these cats were more cuddley and more like Sammy but they maybe have each other and one is claustrophobic and does not want to be held very long. So I still miss Sammy and always will. Maybe that's just life.

Like no one can replace our human friends. They are all different. We love them all but for different aspects of their personalities. These cats are so quiet, more so than Sammy was, so they may be better that way and not so irritating at night. I guess we bond with some animals more than others and the time of our lives we have them.