What a wonderful story you have shared about your gray boy and your Mom. It makes me very teary also. We love our gray kitties (and all of our other kitties) don't we? My Mr. Jinx is 14 this year, and thankfully he is doing great, altho he has had many different health problems throughout his life. Your Mom was a wonderful woman to feed the strays. There are so many of them everywhere, we need many more people like your Mom. I drive around my town a couple times a week, and put out cat food and water in several different places, where I know they wait for me. I adopt any that I can tame, and try to place them, or I get stuck with them. We have no shelter here, so that is not an option. There are many worse things in life than getting stuck with a few cats. I love them all. And yes, have no question about the barking dog. It is silenced here, becuz God took it to Heaven for Oopy. Thank you for your awesome story, and everyone please keep adopting. God Bless.