It is so sad that most pets have such sort lifespans. When my kids were about 6 I thought I was being nice and bought Dan a Hamster. He was the coolest little guy, a Teddy Bear and didn't have a mean bone in his body (some of them bite, etc) Every morning he would sit up in his cage and I would feed him some pieces of fruit from my Breakfast. Just a cool little guy.

But after a year he started to get sick so we rushed him to the Amimal Hospital and they gave us the bad news, Hamsters only last about a year or so. Dan and I cried together, he was heartbroken and it was a tough lesson for a 6 year old.

As I have mentioned, I am dreading the day when my cats get to that stage. They are getting up there and I see them slowing down quite a bit.

Don