Sincere sympathies from another person who's had cats around his whole life.

I grew up with 4 dogs who we had before I remember, and one dog we got later by taking it away from bad owners and one cat. We only have one of the dogs left who is 2 weeks older than I am and doesn't have a long time left. Losing pets is really sad, I remember when I used to be sick all the dogs and the cat would curl up on the couch with me and try to make me feel better.

Patchouli's loss has hit me pretty hard and I really appreciate everyone's kind words.

I am sorry to hear that. Having had many pets over the years, I know exactly what you're going through.

My sympathy. Losing pets is an awful thing, as I experienced several times myself.