Don, you have a lot of people thinking about what you are going through, and feel your sorrow.You cannot have an animal for length of time and not get attached to them; the strays that come our way are just looking for food. I tell my wife no more cats, I start to feel sorry for the new one and it starts all over again. The one I was calling the visitor his name is now Michael, he just fit right in with the others. We were not going to keep him but he was sick when he got here, and we had to get him well before giving him up. I’m sure some of you guy’s know how that goes by the time you get them up to par he has found your weak spot, and is now your friend. Michael wasn’t going to go through the long process off getting us trained he came right in ahead of the one we have been feeding since our little Libby our only little dog we came to the country with had to be put to sleep. The other cat (my wife calls him socks because of his white paws) right now that has made it through the winter; we have been putting food and water out for him. Just the last few days he will let us pet him while he is eating. Now the guy has a bad front paw, we try to get him so we can take him too the Vet but he will not let you get him.

I think if more people had an animal around the house they would be less uptight and maybe have a little more compassion for people less fortunate.

Don, this latest cat could be a twin to your Sniffy, same markings.

Richard