I voted "other" for Kuhio. Yes, she was 17, a ripe 'ole age. Yes, she was on medication for a hyper thyroid and had the beginnings of kidney disease.

But she died because she got outside while my husband and I were away. The catsitter didn't look for her. She wandered down the street -- 4 houses away and her fragile condition (due to the hyperthyroid) convinced the neighbors that she was a stray. They called the pound who kept her for 3 days and put her to sleep. My husband was there looking for her and filling out a lost pet form the day before she was put to sleep. They could find no record of her. Denied they had her. Never bothered to match up the found cat and lost cat form, etc. When our neighbors came forward and backed us up, the shelter was forced to admit that they had made a "clerical error".

That's why we encourage folks to microchip their pets and we have gotten involved with a no-kill shelter.