It is just a shame that cats who have given MANY good years of companionship, end up in shelters or at a vets office to be PTS. I have been known to adopt those, just so they can live out their lives as they should and I will do it again. It is not their fault a owner got sick, was moving, or died. My Mom's kitty is still alive and well, 5 years after Mama died. As long as we have her, we still have a piece of Mama and it will be a totally SAD day when we loose her baby!