Jim,,I never said anything at the time(I dont think),,but Lynda and I came home from our little holiday acrooss the ditch,(Aussie) to find our 16yrs and soon to be 17 year old tabby with a very fast growing tumor under her tongue..Mind,we didnt know that at the time,,we thought it was a crook tooth,but on taking her to the vet,,we were informed of the tumor,which was pushing her tongue out,and so she couldnt eat properly,and was going down hill rapidly.. The inevitable.......... the poor old girl was not going to last too long,so the vet had to put her to sleep..We were both pretty upset for a while..They are like the kids we never had,,and not a lot of people can understand that..We just have the one cat now,,soon to be joined by a kitten,,oh boy,,someone will not be happy..