Tracey, my family has always had cats - two of them. The last cat my mom had was the old family Siamese, who lived to 19 1/2. We hoped he would go in his sleep, but the poor guy just got worse and worse and the vet had to send him to the Bridge.

When my sister died in 2006, my mom took in her two lilac points, Pyka and Shiney. She adored them! Sadly, Pyka got nasal cancer which the regular vet didn't pick up - Mom had to ask for a referral. Although he had surgery, the results came back that it was malignant and that they couldn't get it all. Mom syringe fed him for weeks and weeks...he was happy to have him feed her but he wasn't improving at all.

Rather than wait for the cancer to return, Mom (and I) made the very very hard decision to send Pyka to the Bridge in 2007.


Shiney remains a spoiled only cat.