Last week I lost a dear companion. Our oldest and first cat Amber left this life. She had suffered from cancer for a year or so. In the last few weeks her quality of life disintegrated drastically . She could no longer eat and seemed to be in great discomfort. As she died I held her and cried. She was the cat who slept with me every night and snuggled close. When I was upset, she was the cat that placed a paw on my leg and stayed by my side. More importantly she was the cat that taught us to love cats.
