iluvcats says:
You are so very right ... even with the best food, the best care, the utmost love and adoration eventually the little darlings' bodies start failing them. They are so very brave through it all ... we can sometimes never know the effects. My beloved furry boy Quigley was my first kitty ... at 17 he succumbed to a cold that care and love just couldn't overcome. I can still remember so much about him and his life with me ... he's been gone 21 years ...