tele_mark says:
My brother with Tabby, in 1961, He (or she) really did look like Storm!

tele_mark says:
"Berbele and Tabby, 1962". Looks like Storm!

tele_mark says:
1960 -- "Berbele and un-named cat"

tele_mark says:
It was only about 35F, not too cold. The thing was, the day before it reached 70F and there was no snow!

2catts says:
I am truly sad to read this. He was a fine old boy. Even when expected, the loss of our furry friends is sad. My Charlie (17) died very suddenly a couple of days before Christmas. I now have a gorgeous orange tabby rescue (named Handsome) who is about 3. We are starting our journey together and I have done the same math that you have Mark. It is a life's commitment that we make when we accept a new boy into our homes.

doerscheln says:
Brrr looks like here in Bavaria. At this momemt in the early morning it is -19 celsius. I don't want to leave the house today!

doerscheln says:
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

doerscheln says:
Yummy!

doerscheln says:
Wonderful to find such treasures. Only a few weeks ago I was looking at 50 years old pics together with my mother and we found something like this, too. I was holding a few days old kitten in my hands when I was about 6 years old.

tele_mark says:
My sister says the cat's name was Tabby. A color pic shows he/she looked amazingly like Storm, and was very much in love with the family dachshund, Berbily.

tele_mark says:
He'll eat all the raw string-beans I shuffle over to him.

tele_mark says:
I feel so lucky to have been privileged enough to take care of him and his mother and brothers for all those years. He single-handedly changed the direction of my life, and he knew what he was doing. "Just a cat".......

tele_mark says:
I'll have to ask my sister what the cats name is. This was a year before I was born into cat slavedom.

MickeysMom says:
I am so sorry....it is almost one year since my sweet Mickey left us and still miss her every day. A good kitty is such a special gift and Floppy was a wonderful gift to you.

tele_mark says:
Just found this in an old family album I've been scanning. This is from 1962. Apparently we've been cat slaves for awhile.

tele_mark says:
String-beans on the menu tonite.

eelias says:
I'm very sorry for your loss.

Eli says:
Oh Mark, I am so, so sorry to hear these sad news....RIP dearest Floppy, I will really miss you here on Picato.

smokeyfuffy says:
So sorry for tour loss. R.I.P. Floppy

tele_mark says:
Thanks everyone. It wasn't a blow like Daisy or Robocat. He's been in decline for a year or so. I remember this time last year wondering if he was going to be around in a year. The cancer was a big surprise, but I expected something to get him soon. The big thing is that it wasn't just the loss of one cat, it was the close of entire chapter that include his brothers and Daisy. And, this orange nutcase has me dying of laughter today...