I know how it feels to worry about an elderly kitty, my parent's cat Jip is about 15 now. It doesn't seem to affect her alot, she's still climbing trees, rolling around on the lawn, chasing flies and wants lots of belly-rubs. Still, we all know that with a few exceptions most cats will not become much older than 17 or 18.

My best friends cat Snor died last weekend, he was 17 and had been ill for a while, just lay down in the living room and was gone. It made me think that there might not be that much time left with Jip and that I should visit her more and enjoy her company.

It is good to know that cat's like Jip and your Ingrid will have lived a long and happy life when the time comes to say goodbye.