Sunday, I found one of our cats had died. He was 12 years old and we thought that he was our healthiest cat. They are indoor cats and he was the only one who could still jump up on the counters and he was not overweight. We have 2 other 12 yr old cats and 2 14 yr old ones, so we expect more of this in our future. For some reason, I thought they would live until their 20's. It makes me think of those of us planning on our money lasting until our 90's or 100. I don't really think I will last that long. We buried our sweet Elo. It was hard, since my DH is not supposed to bend or lift over 15 lbs, due to his cataract surgery.
We lost our dear, oldest cat awhile ago. She had a good 15 years.
This gets me teary-eyed even now, but Garrison Keillor wrote this touching little poem about the death of his cat: In Memory of Our Cat, Ralph - Garrison Keillor | Garrison Keillor. Bitter-sweet.