It's amazing how deeply connected we can become with these incredible critters! I remember each and everyone of my kitties and, their names. I still miss them! My first was a tough cat, named, Tiger, he was a yellow tiger tabby, that was in who knows how many fights. Sadly we lost him in the big earthquake in 1964. I always believed he like so many, pets just got lost, and took up with another family, just like he adopted ours!
My older sister had a cat that lived 23 years. During those years her health slowly went from ruff to rea2bad. Her baby, just seemed to know and understand. Anytime she was in bad shape, he would not leave her side for days, except for, have to moments. He died a few weeks before she did. The bond between them was incredible. Sadly I will always believe, his passing, was such a loss to her, that her will to live, what little she had left ended, with his passing!
Dwain