[boatbums]

I breaks my heart to think of losing a precious animal. We had to have our adopted stray, Emily, who we had for 15 years, put to sleep because she suffered from cancer. She was my best friend! I am consoled in knowing that the life we were able to give her was so much better than a life on the cruel streets. She was well cared for and very well loved, she had a great life and we cherish her memory.

I know they don't live forever, so I feel whatever we can do to help them and protect and love them for the short time they are in our lives the more they enrich ours. We now have two (6 years and 1 year - today - Happy Birthday, Beaux!)

[brytlea]

What a beautiful cat!
I know it’s hard to lose them. We had a cat when I was a kid, she was the funniest thing. We gave her to another family when we moved away (hey, I was a kid, it wasn’t my choice!) and she later died of feline leukemia. I was sad even tho I had not seen her for a couple of years.