Dear Slick, now the thread is here that I dreaded to find for days and sweet Max has passed to Rainbow Bridge.
I know that he will be ok wherever he is. He had the best of lifes and was loved by the depth of your heart. He may have met Tigris yet and they may have discovered common friends.
I am rather worried about you. I know how much the feeling of a beloved cat lingers one and actually I feel tears for Tigris right now- and I know that you my friend have the same feelings of a soft paw that you will never hear again making that snow-like impression on your carpet.
I send you hugs- it gets more bearable with time in general- but he will never leave you.