17?
Didn’t know Cats lived that long.
Sorry for your loss..
One of our dear calicoes was put to sleep 2 months before her 22. She was not ill-— just age. Others have had to be put down because of renal failure, or other reasons at younger ages. But —— as much as I missed those lovely cats, nothing was quite like losing a wonderful tabby to a pack of dogs. We live in a suburb, and all dogs are on leashes, but a pack was formed and we were aware of them, so we kept all our cats inside. Somehow Teddy got out. How I wish I had had him well into old age.
We do love our sweet pets, don’t we. It hurts no matter how they leave us. They are special treasures. Our memories of them give us comfort.